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Midwives — Defenders of Human Rights
Midwives are public health heroes, ensuring that a woman can have a healthy pregnancy, safe childbirth and essential care for her newborn – among the... Read more
Young people are at the centre of GBV, new HIV infections and conservative attitudes towards their access to SRH information and services
At the 63rd CSW in New York, I joined people from all regions of the world to review global progress towards gender equality and the empowerment of... Read more
Youth Voices: “My parents were ready to sell me off”
When I was 13, I found myself being forced into an early marriage,” says Catherine Mkandawire from Malawi. And for years afterwards, she was forced... Read more
Bloodied after being raped, her grandmother suggested that she marry her rapist
When a 14-year-old girl was impregnated by a herder in her village, much to the chagrin of her community her parents married her off to the herder.... Read more
Minister of Health leads high-level visit to George clinic as part of ICPD25 and UNFPA50 celebrations in Zambia
“To our new mothers, I would like to underscore that as a woman, you have the right to access information and services on maternal health, family... Read more
World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report
The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women, empowering them to govern... Read more
“It was inconceivable for a girl to get married without being cut.” - Mobilizing communities in Ethiopia against FGM
Ten years ago, Tadelech Ermias, 23, defied her family’s wishes and endured ridicule in her community over her decision to get married without having... Read more
UNFPA provides kits to ensure women deliver safely amid Cyclone Idai devastation in Malawi
UNFPA has distributed reproductive health kits for women affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, to ensure they have access to clean... Read more
Bringing new life in the midst of devastating floods caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
When their home began to flood shortly before midnight on 15 March, heavily pregnant Tina Patissone, 30, grabbed her 4 children and braved strong... Read more
UNFPA supports sexual and reproductive health after floods cut off Zimbabwe districts
Displaced women, among them pregnant women, have lost critical health supplies including ante-natal care records, iron supplements and ARVs,which... Read more