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
Women in Mongolia escape domestic violence during pandemic ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – When Dulam* first sought help from a center in northern Mongolia, she was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Yemenis, No Matter What UNFPA has been providing sexual and reproductive health care to the Yemeni people despite intense challenges and a funding shortfall.
2021: The Challenges Ahead No one expected 2020 to turn out the way it did. But now, with several vaccines approved for use, the
UNFPA’s “Cash for Protection” program helps single mother survive abuse 4 minute read The rainy season has come again in Tulanan, a city in The Philippines. For single mother Sarah,
Hindsight is 2020: Looking back on a year of humanitarian emergencies No humanitarian emergency quite dominated our news cycles, personal relationships, work life, or health quite like coronavirus in 2020. The COVID-19
Like Everyone Else, Sex Workers Deserve Health Care Sex workers are a diverse group of people. They are men, women, and transgender people. Some are parents, members of
For one breast cancer survivor in Gaza Strip, a journey of hardship and hope with UNFPA DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, Palestine – “I always encourage the women I know to do a self-exam and regular screenings,” Intisar,
UNFPA’s Ongoing Work in Yemen The world’s worst humanitarian crisis has been unfolding in Yemen for the past five years. UNFPA had to close 100
What You Didn’t Know About Teenage Pregnancy *Please be advised that this article contains information on sexual and physical abuse toward children. Every day, at least 20,000 girls
Mobile clinics treat reproductive cancers in along Ukraine’s contact line POPASNA, Ukraine – “I just hope it’s not cancer,” Valentina, 71, thought. She was visiting a UNFPA mobile clinic in Ukraine
Nine Latin American and Caribbean countries adopt the ‘San José Commitment’ on the rights of people of African descent
After years of conflict, Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, a UNFPA 2021 appeal shows
