News

Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed

calendar_today14 February 2020

Khadija Bahzad holds a baby she delivered in Marrakech. Ms. Bahzad is a midwifery trainer, strengthening the skills of other midwives in the country. © UNFPA
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Video

#BornComplete: Kenza's Story on FGM

calendar_today18 February 2019

#BornComplete: Kenza's Story on FGM

#BornComplete: Kenza's Story on FGM

Kenza is a doctor in her twenties from Djibouti. In the video, she speaks of her experience with FGM as a child and the long-term consequences of the trauma. 

Policy responses to low fertility: How effective are they?

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

May 2019

Author

Tomáš Sobotka, Anna Matysiak, Zuzanna Brzozowska

Number of pages

98

Publication

Policy responses to low fertility: How effective are they?

Working Paper No. 1

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Statement

Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation

calendar_today06 February 2020

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Publication date

Dec 2019

Author

UNFPA and UNICEF

Resources

Investing in Knowledge for Ending Child Marriage Publications Catalogue 2018-2019

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Publication date

May 2018

Author

UNFPA

Resources

Ending Child Marriage and Rewriting the Future of Adolescent Girls

Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Mozambique

Child marriage, defined as a formal marriage or informal union before age 18, is a global issue impacting the lives of millions of girls each year and hindering progress towards development the world over. Globally, more than 700 million girls and women alive today were married as children. More than one in three of these (about 250 million) entered into union before age 15. This report to the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation covers the period of 2015 to 2017.

Low fertility: A review of the determinants

Publication date

Jul 2019

Author

Elizabeth Wilkins

Publication

Low fertility: A review of the determinants

Working Paper No. 2

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News

Kazakhstan adolescents demand information to avoid teenage pregnancies

calendar_today23 January 2020

Despite the difficulties she experienced, Nadya is glad she chose to keep her child. © UNFPA Kazakhstan
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Updates

UNFPA and Philips reach important milestone to benefit 570,000 mothers and newborns in Republic of the Congo

calendar_today17 January 2020

At the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, the Republic of the Congo committed to ensuring that all pregnant women have an antenatal consultation and deliver their babies with a skilled birth attendant by 2022. © UNFPA Republic of the Congo
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News

In Uzbekistan, midwives learn to make calls that save lives

calendar_today17 January 2020

Ms. Jumabayeva assists Ms. Kholmurodova at the maternity ward of the Kanlikul District Health Department in Uzbekistan. © UNFPA Uzbekistan
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