Amid pandemic disruptions, UNFPA Haiti’s midwives urge pregnant women to continue antenatal care PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – “In the past, I was really afraid because of COVID-19,” Frantzia Noël told UNFPA. She is 35 years old and 4 months pregnant, living in north-western Haiti. Fear of the virus has discouraged many women from seeking maternal health care. Some maternity facilities… READ ARTICLE
Midwives on the front lines working to reverse Afghanistan’s high maternal death rate SHAHRISTAN, Afghanistan – “It was midnight on 6 August when there was a loud knocking at my front door. My husband
Reproductive health centers resume life-saving services in Yemen, but funding remains scarce SANA’A, Yemen – In mid-May, just as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Yemen. But, funding for UNFPA’s life-saving reproductive health services
The Recent History of U.S. Funding for UNFPA More than 50 years ago, the United States was a driving force behind the creation of UNFPA, the United Nations reproductive
What we learn by listening to girls UNITED NATIONS, New York – On the International Day of the Girl Child, UNFPA, activists, and organizations around the world shine
Three things you need to know about contraceptives and COVID-19 UNITED NATIONS, New York – Six decades ago, the first oral contraceptive pill was introduced. Oral contraceptives – and other modern,
A lifetime -and a legacy- of advocacy “Together, we can improve the world long after we’re here to see it.” Mary Lindsay, one of Friends of UNFPA’s
Your Impact: Female genital mutilation outlawed in Sudan! Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the piercing, cutting, removing, or sewing closed of a girl’s external genitalia for no medical
ASK AN EXPERT: Sarah Craven, Director of UNFPA’s Washington, D.C. Office Sarah and her team demonstrate to members of Congress and other change-makers how UNFPA empowers women and girls to live
Progress towards gender equality at risk, say leaders at 25th anniversary of Beijing women’s conference
