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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

calendar_today04 June 2019

Midwife Imama (left) checks on Salma and her newborn in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin
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Updates

Strategic partnership with Canada continues with new contribution for humanitarian action

calendar_today30 May 2019

Continued humanitarian funding from Canada will support UNFPA’s humanitarian response to address the sexual and reproductive health and protection needs of women and girls in humanitarian crises, like these Rohingya refugee girls Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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UNFPA

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Jan 2019

Resources

From Myanmar to Bangladesh: Reaching Rohingya Women and Adolescent Girls Requires Partnership

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One year on, Rohingya women and girls seek safety – and a chance to heal

calendar_today24 August 2018

Harrowing accounts of gender-based violence have been widely reported. A Rohingya refugee visits a UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Allison Joyce
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Health facilities, safe spaces reinforced as monsoon rains threaten Rohingya refugees

calendar_today02 July 2018

As the monsoon season hits Cox's Bazar, refugees at Kutapalong refugee camp and elsewhere fear they are vulnerable to landslides. © UNHCR/Adam Dean
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Sexual and reproductive health needs immense among Rohingya refugees

calendar_today29 June 2018

Health workers rush to assist Salima Khatum at the Nayapara refugee camp maternity centre. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce
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First monsoon rains descend on Rohingya refugee camps, omen of challenges ahead

calendar_today27 April 2018

Early monsoon rains have arrived in Cox's Bazar, reigniting fears about the health and safety of refugees. A refugee woman in a muddy camp in late 2017. © UNFPA/Prince Naymuzzaman
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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on the horrors facing Rohingya refugees

calendar_today26 February 2018

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador visits Rohingya refugee women at a women-friendly space in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Six months ago, a massive influx of refugees began to pour into Bangladesh, fleeing the violence in Myanmar. © UNFPA/Lauren Anders Brown
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Germany

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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New York, UNITED NATIONS – The Government of Germany has committed a total of €12 million to UNFPA’s Maternal and Newborn Health Fund until 2027. This funding demonstrates Germany’s steadfast commitment to protect…
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Denmark

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2024 | Top
Donor Global Statistics

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10 February 2025 Read Story
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New York, UNITED NATIONS – The Government of Germany has committed a total of €12 million to UNFPA’s Maternal and Newborn Health Fund until 2027. This funding demonstrates Germany’s steadfast commitment to protect…
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