News

As Russian air strikes escalate against Ukraine, a hospital in Kyiv struggles to care for pregnant women and newborns

The Kyiv Regional Perinatal Centre, supported by UNFPA, is a critical maternity and newborn health facility in the city. Credit UNFPA Ukraine/ Isaac Hurskin
  • 27 August 2024
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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the murder of Rebecca Cheptegei

05 September 2024

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Press Release

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

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04 September 2024

News

“Hope had no place in our hearts”: UNFPA mobile health teams treat pregnant women fleeing violence in Sudan

A health worker from a UNFPA-supported mobile unit attends to a woman who has been displaced in Khartoum, Sudan. Credit: UNFPA Sudan
  • 04 September 2024
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Press Release

UNFPA announces winners of cutting-edge climate change research awards

03 September 2024

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News

“It’s a burning issue”: How one midwife is harnessing new technology to support mothers and newborns in India

Lovepreet Saini sits at her desk at the National Midwife Training Institute in Punjab, India. © Maternity Foundation
  • 25 August 2024
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Updates

UNFPA joins national governments to commemorate Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day

26 Aug 2024

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News

Three years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, meet the midwife who stayed, delivered – and saved lives

Midwife Mariza Ahmadi assisted Ms. Sughra to safely deliver her son, Farhad, at the Ahangaran family health house in the remote Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 21 August 2024
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