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2 April 2019
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MALAWI—UNFPA has distributed reproductive health kits for women affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, to ensure they have access to clean delivery, proper management of miscarriage and... Read more
22 March 2019
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Matundo, 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 winds to reach 3rd of January... Read more
21 March 2019
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Harare, ZIMBABWE–Displaced women, among them pregnant women, have lost critical health supplies including ante-natal care records, iron supplements and ARVs, which have been washed away with their... Read more
21 March 2019
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MOZAMBIQUE—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is providing humanitarian assistance to Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai to protect the health and well-being of women, through... Read more
21 March 2019
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Manzini, ESWATINI—Eswatini’s lowered fertility rate now averages 3.3 births per woman, compared to 6.4 births per woman during the decade preceding the International Conference on Population and... Read more
18 March 2019
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Lilongwe, MALAWI—Almost half a million women and girls are in need of sexual and reproductive health services in Malawi, following the recent floods caused by tropical cyclone Idai, which have... Read more
13 March 2019
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Harare, ZIMBABWE—The night before my first period started, I had a vivid dream about how it would happen and I was afraid. The next day, it happened as in my dream and I realized I had nothing to... Read more
8 March 2019
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Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2019
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8 March 2019
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed the strong partnership between his government and UNFPA during a meeting with UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, at State House in... Read more
28 February 2019
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The 25th anniversary of ICPD is an opportunity to reflect on the road traversed, to strengthen resolve, and for renewal and revitalization, said Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma... Read more