United Nations Population Fund
  • Home
  • News
  • For one breast cancer survivor in Gaza Strip, a journey of hardship and hope

News

For one breast cancer survivor in Gaza Strip, a journey of hardship and hope

A festival is held in Gaza to raise awareness about breast cancer and encourage screenings and treatment. Image courtesy of Culture and Free Thought Association.
  • 17 November 2020
1
  • Home
  • News
  • Even amid pandemic, governments and advocates rally behind sexual and reproductive health and rights

News

Even amid pandemic, governments and advocates rally behind sexual and reproductive health and rights

Donor governments are already substantially delivering on the commitments they made last year at the Nairobi Summit. © Nairobi Summit on ICPD25
  • 12 November 2020
1
  • Home
  • News
  • Hondurans lose critical health services after Hurricane Eta tears through Central America

News

Hondurans lose critical health services after Hurricane Eta tears through Central America

Nearly 12,000 people are staying in shelters following the deadly storm. © UNFPA Honduras
  • 08 November 2020
1
  • Home
  • COVID-19: Norway pledges additional $1.1 million to strengthen gender-based violence prevention and reproductive health for women and girls in wake of cyclones

Updates

COVID-19: Norway pledges additional $1.1 million to strengthen gender-based violence prevention and reproductive health for women and girls in wake of cyclones

04 Nov 2020

Rainha, 35, stands in front of the local health center after a wellness check during the pandemic, where she received a UNFPA dignity kit and shared the preventive measures she takes to stay safe. © Alex Muianga/UNFPA Mozambique
1
  • Home
  • Republic of Korea commits $5 million to UNFPA-UN Women joint programme to advance gender equality in Tanzania

Updates

Republic of Korea commits $5 million to UNFPA-UN Women joint programme to advance gender equality in Tanzania

04 Nov 2020

A woman and her child attend the programme launch in Shinyanga. © Ally Mgoo/UNFPA Tanzania
1
  • Home
  • News
  • Mobile clinics treat reproductive cancers in along Ukraine’s contact line

News

Mobile clinics treat reproductive cancers in along Ukraine’s contact line

Dr. Kyslytsia and Dr. Ieriomin stand in front of the mobile clinic they use to travel to remote and conflict-affected communities. © UNFPA Ukraine
  • 30 October 2020
1
  • Home
  • KSRelief pledges $1.6 million to improve women and girls’ protection services in Yemen

Updates

KSRelief pledges $1.6 million to improve women and girls’ protection services in Yemen

02 Nov 2020

Gender-based violence survivors in Yemen participate in skill-building activities. © UNFPA Yemen
1
  • Home
  • News
  • Midwives on the front lines working to reverse Afghanistan’s high maternal death rate

News

Midwives on the front lines working to reverse Afghanistan’s high maternal death rate

A midwife takes a woman's blood pressure at a family health house in rural Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 21 October 2020
1
  • Home
  • UNFPA and Canada join forces to support women and girls’ reproductive health in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Updates

UNFPA and Canada join forces to support women and girls’ reproductive health in Zanzibar, Tanzania

15 Oct 2020

Uninterrupted and equitable access to quality maternal and child health care and ensuring healthcare workers are protected as they deliver these services is a priority for UNFPA in Zanzibar. © UNFPA Karlien Truyens
1
  • Home
  • United Kingdom commits £425 million to family planning, preventing millions of unintended pregnancies and hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide

Updates

United Kingdom commits £425 million to family planning, preventing millions of unintended pregnancies and hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide

14 Oct 2020

© UNFPA Karlien Truyens
1
Subscribe to Funding

We use cookies and other identifiers to help improve your online experience. By using our website you agree to this, see our cookie policy

X