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Pregnancy and maternal health amid COVID-19 (including vaccines): UNFPA IEC material
For pregnant women and new mothers, as well as the healthcare providers who tend to them, the COVID-19 pandemic triggers significant concerns about the safety and wellbeing of women and newborns... Read more
Mental health of expectant and new mothers during COVID-19: UNFPA IEC material
For pregnant women and new mothers, as well as the healthcare providers who tend to them, the COVID-19 pandemic triggers significant concerns about the safety and wellbeing of women and newborns... Read more
Continuum of maternal healthcare during COVID-19: UNFPA IEC material
For pregnant women and new mothers, as well as the healthcare providers who tend to them, the COVID-19 pandemic triggers significant concerns about the safety and wellbeing of women and newborns... Read more
Do you own your own body? For millions of women in Asia-Pacific and globally, the answer is no.
BANGKOK, 20 May 2021 - Nearly half of women in 57 countries, including several in the Asia-Pacific region, are denied the right to decide whether or not to have sex with their partners, use... Read more
Bodily autonomy, LGBTIQ rights and climate justice: Noelene Nabulivou's story
Noelene Nabulivou leads Diverse Voices and Actions for Equality (DIVA), in Fiji. A veteran advocate and activist for women's empowerment intertwined with LGBTIQ rights, climate justice and other... Read more
Moving from concept to reality - achieving bodily autonomy in Asia and the Pacific, and globally
On May 20, 2021, the UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office launched the UNFPA flagship State of World Population Report, My Body is My Own, at an online event under the auspices of the Generation... Read more
UNFPA Pacific hands over PPEs and Reproductive Health kits to the Fijian Government
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) consists of coveralls that will augment the government's efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic while ensuring continuity of essential reproductive health... Read more
Advocating for bodily autonomy through hard-hitting art: Nikki Luna's story
This is the transcript of a talk delivered by Philippines artist Nikki Luna on May 20, 2021, at the Asia-Pacific regional launch of My Body is My Own, UNFPA's flagship State of World Population... Read more
Trust the evidence: Invest in midwives
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives 5 May 2021 Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Day of the Midwife Every day in every part of the world, midwives save... Read more
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until 12:01 a.m. EDT / 11:01 a.m. Bangkok, Wednesday 5 May 2021 New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives Fully investing in midwives by 2035... Read more