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29 March 2023
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Vanuatu Cyclone Response

Responding to the devastation of twin cyclones in Vanuatu

Responding to the devastation of twin cyclones in Vanuatu Back to back category 4 cyclones this month have left thousands of women and girls at... Read more

24 March 2023
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Cash & Vouchers is an approach that can contribute to bridging humanitarian and development programming. ©UNFPA Bangladesh

In Focus: Cash & Vouchers

How cash and vouchers are changing the way UNFPA reaches the most marginalized in Asia and the Pacific.

16 March 2023
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Midwife Suhila Rasuli on her way to visit a pregnant woman in a remote area of Nimroz province, Afghanistan. © Naqibullah Rahimi

UNFPA midwives on call to ensure safe births in Afghanistan’s most remote villages

“Wake up! We have a delivery!” Suhila Rasuli whispered urgently the phone so as not to wake up the rest of her family so early in the morning.

8 March 2023
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UNFPA and partners are innovating to meet the needs of women, girls and the most vulnerable. © UNFPA Bangladesh

Opinion-Editorial: Harnessing digital innovations and technology to advance women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights

This year’s International Women’s Day sheds light on how digital innovation and technology can promote gender equality and improve the lives of women... Read more

24 February 2023
News
Sr Mary Sitiang celebrates new delivery with healthy mother and baby in Port Moresby General Hospital.

Maternal Health Kits deliver 80% decrease in newborn deaths at hospital in Papua New Guinea

The World Health Organization estimates that neonatal (newborn) infections result in over 550,000 deaths every year globally. Almost all of these... Read more

17 February 2023
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Indonesian Midwife Nur Hidayah at her private clinic in Sidenreng Rappang.

Indonesian midwife continues to innovate to save lives

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the provision of sexual and reproductive health services more challenging. However, midwife Nur Hidayah, known by her... Read more

10 February 2023
News
Midwives training at Provincial Health School Oudomxay Micka © M.Perier/UNFPA Lao PDR

Lao PDR: The First Country In ASEAN To Achieve ICM’s Midwifery Education Accreditation

ICM's Midwifery Education Accreditation Programme (MEAP) is an international best practice benchmark for evaluating pre-service midwifery... Read more

2 February 2023
Statement
Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS: First Regular Session 2023

Statement of the Executive Director to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2023

The Executive Board holds its first regular session of the new year through 3rd February. The UNFPA segment begins on 2nd February, with a statement... Read more

16 January 2023
Press Release
UNFPA’s Pacific-Customised Dignity Kits, Women with Disabilities Dignity Kits, and Menstrual Hygiene Management Kits are handed

Tuvalu’s Drought-affected Women and Girls Receive AUD 51,000-worth of Essential SRH and GBV Supplies

FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu – A Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Pacific, Tuvalu, has been suffering from drought in many parts of the country since... Read more

12 January 2023
News
Midwife helps deliver the future in Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh

What does it mean to live in a world of 8 billion people, and counting?

Perhaps you’ve heard that we will soon overload the Earth’s carrying capacity – or that, on the contrary, population collapse will crash the global... Read more

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