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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect
DHAKA, Bangladesh – For women suffering from obstetric fistula, a traumatic and debilitating childbirth injury, the effects are much more than... Read more
End fistula, restore women's dignity: Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
UNITED NATIONS, New York - Significant gains have been made in improving sexual and reproductive health and advancing reproductive rights since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population... Read more
Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam highlights need for access to family planning
Breaking down barriers to contraception in Vanuatu - Cyclone Pam drives up demand for sexual and reproductive health
UNFPA Nepal Goodwill Ambassador Manisha Koirala to support women and girls devastated by the earthquake
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Bollywood star and social activist Manisha Koirala, one of Nepal's most renowned citizens globally, has announced her support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as its... Read more
For the quake-shattered women of Sindhupalchowk, dignity has arrived in a simple packet
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nepal – Rapidly expanding their operations in the field, UNFPA personnel visited Sindhupalchok District – one of the worst-hit by the Nepal earthquake – to meet pregnant and lactating... Read more
Restoring health, hope and dignity for affected women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal
KAVRE DISTRICT, Nepal – Dignity cannot be delivered in a kit alone – it is a human right. But dignity kits have gone a long way in alleviating the spirits of Bipana Karki in Mahendra Jyoti village... Read more
UNFPA and IPPF to partner in providing Sexual and Reproductive Health services to earthquake affected women and girls in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) have entered into a partnership to ensure that the need for sexual and... Read more
International Day of the Midwife: Celebrating the work of midwives in Asia-Pacific and around the world
Midwives – and people with midwifery skills – are the main caregivers for women and their newborns during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and in the post-delivery period. Skilled midwives are the... Read more
International Day of the Midwife in earthquake-shattered Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal – This year’s International Day of the Midwife in Nepal comes at an especially poignant time, a little more than a week after the devastating April 25 earthquake. UNFPA estimates... Read more
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
There is no stronger testament to their care and commitment than baby Obada, the 3,000th baby delivered safely at the women’s clinic in the Za’atari Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Since the clinic... Read more