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Family planning and gender equality In Timor-Leste
This week the fourth Ministerial Meeting on Equality of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) is taking place in Dili, Timor-Leste. For the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in... Read more
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns
Statement on the Occasion of International Day of the Midwife 2016 by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund On this International Day of the Midwife... Read more
Midwives save lives in remote Myanmar
The remote region of Magway has the highest infant mortality rate in Myanmar.
Against all odds, quadruplets are born safely in the remote Afghan mountains
Late at night in the remote Afghan mountain village of Balakoh, Zainab was deep in the throes of labour.
Bhutan's holy women share lessons for humanity
Words of wisdom from the Buddhist nuns of Bhutan.
'Dignity First' and other key lessons from the Nepal earthquake
On the first anniversary of the devastating Nepal earthquake of April 2015, UNFPA Nepal Representative Giulia Vallese reflects on the lessons learnt.
Nepal earthquake - one year on
As the world rushed to help survivors, UNFPA worked flat out to make sure the needs of women, girls and young people were not forgotten.
Women emerge stronger in quake-hit Nepal
One year on from Nepal's devastating earthquake, women and girls are tackling the deeper issues that drive sexual and domestic violence.
One year on, new lives and new hope for Nepal’s earthquake survivors
When the devastating earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015, Ishwori Dangol lost her son. Seven months pregnant, in increasing pain and afraid she... Read more
Zika Virus Emergency
Key news and information on the Zika Virus Emergency