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UNFPA and Partners Launch Midwifery Accelerator to Confront Maternal Health Crisis
07 April 2025
New York, 7 April 2025 – On World Health Day, and at the opening of the 58th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD58), UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, and global partners launched the Midwifery Accelerator — a coordinated effort to reduce preventable maternal deaths by expanding access to quality care provided by midwives.
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At least 173,855 pregnant women at risk following Myanmar Earthquake
04 April 2025
New York, April 4, 2025 – The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on March 28th has killed thousands of people and upended the lives of millions more, including at least 173,855 pregnant women living in affected areas, many of whom have lost access to lifesaving reproductive health services.
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Women in Gaza cut off from accessing maternal health supplies as aid blockade enters fourth week
25 March 2025
Gaza – March 25, 2025 – The ongoing aid blockade on Gaza is severely undermining access to essential health care for women and girls, as supplies run dry and hospitals once again come under attack. This marks the longest suspension of aid to Gaza since 7 October 2023.
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UNFPA Appoints Shudu Musida as Global Champion for Women and Girls
06 February 2025
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is proud to announce Shudufhadzo (known as Shudu) Musida as our Global Champion for Women and Girls.
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UNFPA launches $1.4 billion appeal to safeguard the rights and well-being of women and girls in crises
05 December 2024
More than 11 million pregnant women require urgent support in 2025.
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A warming planet, a world unraveling: Women and girls pay the price on the frontlines of the climate crisis, new UNFPA analysis finds
19 November 2024
New York, 19 November 2024 – Nearly 40 per cent of displacements driven by natural disasters in 2023 occurred in countries highly vulnerable to climate change but ill-equipped to respond, according to new analysis by UNFPA, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency.
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Financial support for women's health: UNFPA and Charité present new “WomenX Collective” programme in Berlin
15 October 2024
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, launched its new “WomenX Collective” programme at the World Health Summit in Berlin on October 15.
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Governments and Philanthropies Commit Approximately US$350 Million, Giving Urgent Boost to Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health Supplies and Services Worldwide
24 September 2024
Governments and Philanthropies Commit Approximately US$350 Million, Giving Urgent Boost to Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health Supplies and Services Worldwide.
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Domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa will triple by 2060 due to extreme heat epidemic and stalling development, new UNFPA research finds
05 September 2024
New York, 5 September 2024 – Tens of millions of women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa will experience catastrophic levels of intimate partner violence because the world is failing to make progress on the climate crisis, according to new projections by UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency.
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UNFPA announces winners of cutting-edge climate change research awards
03 September 2024
New York, August 2024 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in collaboration with academic partners, is pleased to announce the six winners of a groundbreaking initiative to research the impact of the climate crisis on women and girls and unlock innovative solutions that protect their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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H.E. Dr. Haifa Abu Ghazaleh of Jordan, and the National Alliance to End Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Ethiopia receive the 2024 United Nations Population Award
11 July 2024
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 11 July 2024 – The laureates of the 2024 United Nations Population Award are H.E. Dr. Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, in the individual category and the National Alliance to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Child Marriage in Ethiopia in the institution category.
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UNFPA launches research challenge to ensure sexual and reproductive health and rights inform global climate solutions
25 June 2024
New York, 25 June 2024 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in collaboration with academic partners, is pleased to announce the launch of Climate Change XX: Women’s Health in Focus. This new initiative aims to support young female researchers in addressing the intersection of climate change and women’s health, with a special emphasis on sexual and reproductive health (SRH), gender equity, and inclusion, to ultimately feed into global climate solutions.
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