Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Sep 2020

Resources

COVID-19 Situation Report No. 8 for UNFPA Asia and Pacific

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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

30 September 2020

Resources

COVID-19 Situation Report No. 8 for UNFPA West and Central Africa

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Publication date

Sep 2020

Author

UNFPA, UNICEF

Resources

Adapting to COVID-19: Pivoting the UNFPA–UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage to Respond to the Pandemic

The health, social, political and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are disproportionately affecting girls and women by exacerbating existing systemic gender inequalities at all levels, with potential implications for the incidence of child marriage. This brief describes how the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage has adapted its interventions to ensure we continue to reach and protect girls at risk of child marriage and already married girls during the pandemic providing a public good and insights for practitioners around the world.

News

Reproductive health facilities resume life-saving work, but funding remains scarce

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A woman has delivered a healthy baby at the Nawjad Health Centre, where reproducive health services have recently returned. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

Survivors of sexual violence need healing and justice even amid pandemic, leaders assert

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Women and Girls’ Treatment and Support Centre offers specialized, sensitive care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. © UNFPA/Khetam Malkawi
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News

Three things you need to know about contraceptives and COVID-19

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Voluntary family planning is a public health and human rights imperative. Image from Unsplash/RHSupplies
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Video

Coming together in a time of COVID-19

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Coming together in a time of COVID-19

Coming together in a time of COVID-19

At the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from governments and international organizations called for specific actions to address the financial and socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19. UNFPA's Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem called for leaders to urgently support the health, rights and welfare of all.

News

E-voucher system targets pregnant women and new mothers in Syria

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UNFPA and WFP are expanding an electronic voucher system to reach vulnerable people with food and hygiene supplies. © UNFPA Syria
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News

El Salvador begins telemedicine for pregnant women, new mothers and other priority groups

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A new telemedicine initiative is reaching pregnant women, new mothers, parents of young children and people in need of mental health support. © Unsplash/NCI
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News

Against the odds, delivering mental health support in Yemen

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Ishraq says the number of calls to her mental health care hotline have surged since the pandemic reached Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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