Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

23 July 2020

Resources

Nepal: Gender-biased sex selections Explained

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

23 July 2020

Resources

Bangladesh: Gender-biased sex selections Explained

News

Health workers in West Africa “in daily danger” while providing reproductive health services

calendar_today29 June 2020

A midwife speaks about family planning at a family planning "open house" at a health centre in Assahoun, Togo. © UNFPA Togo/Rita Gbodui
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News

Meeting family planning needs in Nepal’s quarantine centres

calendar_today23 June 2020

Kabita Bhandari gives an information session about family planning to men staying at a quarantine centre in Baitadi District. © UNFPA Nepal
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Updates

Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life

calendar_today23 May 2020

Blandine with her new daughter and husband. © UNFPA/Didier Djiloni
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News

Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

calendar_today22 May 2020

A health facility in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, which was renovated through a two-year programme supported by UNFPA with funding from KOICA. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens
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News

In Nepal, COVID-19 turning pregnancy excitement into fear

calendar_today14 May 2020

When Maisarjaha Khatun went into labour, her family spent hours trying to find transport to emergency obstetric care. Image courtesy of Jiyaul Hak
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News

Pandemic heightens vulnerabilities of persons with disabilities

calendar_today12 May 2020

UNFPA is working with authorities in Pakistan to upgrade an app that provides emergency assistance to people at risk of violence, including women with disabilities. © UNFPA Pakistan
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Video

Midwives lost to COVID-19

calendar_today04 May 2020

Midwives lost to COVID-19

Midwives lost to COVID-19

This International Women's Day, UNFPA mourns the tragic loss of three heroic midwives amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Video

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

calendar_today04 May 2020

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

Celebrating Iran's midwives on the International Day of the Midwife

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