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9 July 2015
Statement

Message on World Population Day

MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin United Nations Under-Secretary-General and UNFPA Executive Director 11 July 2015   A recent United Nations report warns that the number of... Read more

6 July 2015
News

Female condoms give women more control

KIRYADONGO REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, Uganda – Miriam Akello, a market vendor, is becoming known as the female condom distributor in Maga Maga cluster in Kiryadongo refugee settlement, north-west Uganda. “... Read more

18 June 2015
News

Male midwife champions safe motherhood

ADJUMANI, Uganda – Chris Kwikiriza, 25, has beaten the odds. A midwife in the Boroli refugee settlement in Uganda’s Adjumani District, he is helping pregnant women overcome their fears of giving... Read more

16 June 2015
News

Invest in women and youth

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Significant progress is being made to empower girls and women in Africa, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin told the Organization of African First Ladies... Read more

9 June 2015
News

Born safely, even during conflict

Rwanda – Chantal Uwamahoro, 25, is full of joy as she cuddles her day-old baby girl in a maternity ward in Mahama Refugee Camp. With assistance from the UNFPA-supported facility, her baby was born... Read more

3 June 2015
News

A fistula survivor reaching out to others

“Assisting the women in my community suffering from obstetric fistula became my quest after suffering from obstetric fistula for 11 long years,” said Luciana, 48. This brave woman, who was operated... Read more

22 May 2015
News

“21 women die every day while giving birth”

NAIROBI, Kenya – After hours of pushing, 17-year old Janet Syombua was about to lose consciousness yet the traditional birth attendant helping her was determined to keep going. In a state of panic,... Read more

20 May 2015
Statement

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

Significant gains have been made in improving sexual and reproductive health and advancing reproductive rights since the 1994 Cairo International... Read more

12 May 2015
News

Banishing Ethiopia's 'Mother Stealer'

AMHARA REGION, Ethiopia – They called it the Stealer. It came to their homes in this remote part of northern Ethiopia, and claimed the lives of women in childbirth. It took Asmer Geremew’s mother, as... Read more

12 May 2015
News

UNFPA Nigeria supports women and girls rescued from Boko Haram

Over 400 women and children held by Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria were reported to have been rescued by the country's army at the end of April. UNFPA Nigeria quickly moved to provide immediate... Read more

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