As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks UNITED NATIONS, New York – As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the
UNFPA COVID-19 Updates- Reproductive Health During Coronavirus In times of crisis like the COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare systems are overburdened. Providing essential care – like family planning, prenatal
Coronavirus, the Elderly, and Pregnant Women: How UNFPA Supports the World’s Most Vulnerable Populations UNFPA has been following the coronavirus outbreak and tracking its effects on the world’s most vulnerable: the elderly, pregnant women,
The Current State of Rohingya Refugees and Reproductive Health Today, approximately 1.2 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh require humanitarian aid. Most refugees live in crowded, landslide-prone and hygiene-poor conditions where essential reproductive
What is gender-based violence (GBV)? Is it different from domestic violence? What about violence against women? The terms gender-based violence, domestic violence, and violence against women convey similar
Maternal death in Morocco declining thanks to midwives, but more support needed RABAT, Morocco – Madame Najat Baloui, a midwife in Casablanca, vividly remembers a childbirth that went horribly wrong. “A woman was
In rural Zambia, midwives at the Bwacha Health Center provide quality maternal care Central Province, Zambia – “Every time I report for work, I strive to offer quality services to mothers, including conducting deliveries
Left in the Dark: How Period Taboos Put Women and Girls at Risk Periods are a nightmare. Hers are worse. Every day, girls around the world have their first menstrual cycle. A period is a
Cut to the Core: The Long-Term Effects of FGM Female genital mutilation, or FGM, is a procedure in which a woman’s reproductive organs are cut, pierced, or otherwise manipulated.
Sex and Religion: How UNFPA Challenges Taboos Eight of every ten people in the world follow some sort of religious practice. Faith often plays a significant role
Staggering numbers of women unable to exercise decision-making over their own bodies, new UNFPA report shows
In climate change-affected Lesotho, self-injected contraceptives empower women to choose their own future
“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights
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