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19 June 2018 - 19 June 2018
Global
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
2018 Theme: “The Plight and Rights of Children Born of War”
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23 May 2018 - 23 May 2018
Global
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during childbirth. The condition typically leaves women incontinent, as well as subject to infections or other health conditions. Women with fistula are often shunned by their communities.
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5 May 2018 - 4 May 2018
Global
International Day of the Midwife
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 difference between life and death for hundreds of thousands of women and infants every year.