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If Childbirth Isn't Hard Enough, Add an Earthquake and a Typhoon

<p>A pregnant mother overlooks the ruins of Tacloban City after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>
  • 15 November 2013

National Public Radio (NPR) – NPR talks with Dr. Angelito Umali, maternal health officer for UNFPA in the Philippines, who is on the island province of Bohol. The UNFPA is addressing maternal health concerns following the October 15 earthquake that destroyed much of Bohol, and added complications brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

Listen to the complete interview with NPR host Audie Cornish for All Things Considered.

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Experts call for Youth Empowerment, Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • 14 November 2013
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Press Release

World Bank Group, UNFPA, Pledge to Improve Maternal and Reproductive Health of Women and Adolescent Girls in Africa’s Sahel Region

11 November 2013

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Family Planning Conference Highlights Political Commitment and the Importance of Youth

<p>Balanish Gamada (left) is one of three million volunteer leaders mobilized across Ethiopia to provide counselling and help increase the use of health services, including family planning. She is responsible for a population of 38,000 in her local administrative district of Aleltu, close to the capital Addis Ababa. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA/Etienne Franca</i> </p>
  • 12 November 2013
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Media Advisory

UNFPA to Highlight Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People, especially Girls

08 November 2013

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UN, World Bank Boost Support for Women’s Health, Girls’ Education in Africa’s Sahel

  • 07 November 2013
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A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers

Classes have begun at the new National Midwifery School in Port-Au-Prince, housed in a new earthquake-resistant building following the devastating quake that hit Haiti in January 2010. UNFPA
  • 06 November 2013
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State of World Population 2013 Launches Worldwide

  • 31 October 2013
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Speech

The State of World Population 2013: Motherhood in Childhood

30 October 2013

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New York and Chicago Ad Campaigns Spur Debate and Controversy in Push to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy

  • 27 October 2013
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