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“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
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
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
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
International Day of the Midwife
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund The International Day of the Midwife – marked on 5 May. Today, on the International Day of the... Read more
‘My goal is to become the first female lawyer’
MANGOCHI, Malawi — In 2010, Sophie was just 13 years old when her older sister and guardian died suddenly, and her world was shattered. She dropped out of school and moved to the village of Namwera... Read more
UNFPA supports Burundian refugees
BUGESERA DISTRICT, Rwanda, 22 April – UNFPA has donated dignity kits for Burundian asylum seekers at a reception camp in Bugesera District in the Eastern Province. Over the past two weeks, the... Read more
Improving maternal health in Cabo Delgado
CABO DELGADO, Mozambique – It’s a hot day in Chiúre district. Constangelina Basílio, 23, poses for a photograph. She holds her two-year-old son, Magalhães, tightly. The image gives the impression of... Read more
Japan donates $3.2 million for South Sudan
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Japan allocates 3.22 million USD to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity among populations affected by crisis in three most affected states in South Sudan JUBA, South Sudan,... Read more
Tackling delays that kill pregnant women
LUPANE, Zimbabwe – Sithembiso Ncube, a 30-year old mother of three who is pregnant with her fourth child, smiles broadly because she knows she is lucky. She lives in Mtshakabandana, a remote village... Read more