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
The Power of your Contribution during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed numerous vulnerabilities in health care systems around the world. We have seen how our most vulnerable populations are left behind, how
Friends of UNFPA Statement on the Outcome of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Friends of UNFPA congratulates Joe Biden on winning the 2020 election for the U.S. Presidency. In particular, Friends of UNFPA
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
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,
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
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
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
