News

Prevention, treatment, reintegration and advocacy: How UNFPA and partners work to end obstetric fistula

Pastor Kouakou Adou Kouamé advises newlyweds to take precautions against obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Côte d’Ivoire
  • 22 May 2023
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International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 2023

23 May 2023

Global

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Midwives are saving lives in rural Colombia

Published on: 12/05/2023

Meet Elisa, the midwife who leads the delivery room at San Andrés Hospital in Colombia.

With her team, she ensures that every woman receives quality health care while being treated with dignity and respect.

See how UNFPA supports her and other midwives around the world.

Press Release

Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015: UN

09 May 2023

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Updates

Why We’re Equipping a New Generation of Midwives: Hear from the Educators Themselves

05 May 2023

The Alliance to Improve Midwifery Education (AIME) partners and midwifery educators from 19 countries and UNFPA staff gathered at the Asia-Pacific Regional Midwifery Education workshop. ©UNFPA/Luke Duggleby
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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023

01 May 2023

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Resources

Maternal Health Analysis of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas

Resource date: Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women, PAHO, NBEC

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Fifth Global Midwifery Symposium

07 May - 11 May 2023

Cape Town, South Africa

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Global Call to Action & Commitment

International Day of the Midwife 2024

05 May 2024

Global

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News

“I have never seen so many pregnant women in this situation”: Survivors of Tropical Cyclone Freddy face Mozambique’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades

UNFPA has procured and installed tents to serve as temporary health facilities in areas where health clinics have been destroyed in Mozambique. © UNFPA Mozambique.
  • 24 April 2023
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