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Six UNFPA programmes around the world ensuring “health for all” in a world of 8 billion

The 2023 theme for World Health Day, 7 April, is “Health for all”. © WHO
  • 06 April 2023
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Trends in Maternal Mortality 2000-2020

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division

Number of pages: 108

Publication date: 01 Feb 2023

Publisher: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division

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A neglected global crisis for women: Nearly 300,000 mothers died in 2020 from preventable causes

Newly graduated midwife Sakila Chaulagian in 2020. © UNFPA Nepal
  • 23 February 2023
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Press Release

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies

23 February 2023

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Canada

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KAHRAMANMARAŞ/MALATYA, Türkiye – “She was there when I needed someone most, providing essential help in dire times,” said Zeynep*. The 47-year-old single mother of three was already a survivor of child marriage, abuse…
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – “I want to be a doctor.” “I want to be an engineer.” “I want to be an artist.” These are just a few of more than 5,000 dreams that teenagers have shared on the Ruta de los Sueños bus. The bus is…
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TAMBACOUNDA REGION, Senegal – “After giving birth, I developed a fistula and my life was turned upside down,” said Khady* at her home in the village of Koumpentoum, deep in Senegal’s southern Tambacounda region. “For…
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In Sudan, a UNFPA hospital helps women give birth safely despite flooding crisis

Health workers at the UNFPA Tunaydbah field hospital in Sudan’s eastern Gedaraf state provide critical maternal health care amid floods, conflict and an ongoing refugee crisis. © UNFPA Sudan
  • 17 January 2023
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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – “I want to be a doctor.” “I want to be an engineer.” “I want to be an artist.” These are just a few of more than 5,000 dreams that teenagers have shared on the Ruta de los Sueños bus. The bus is…
02 February 2024 Read Story
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New York, UNITED NATIONS –  Amid soaring humanitarian needs, the Government of Japan has allocated record-level funding to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to provide women and girls…
31 January 2024 Read Story
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TAMBACOUNDA REGION, Senegal – “After giving birth, I developed a fistula and my life was turned upside down,” said Khady* at her home in the village of Koumpentoum, deep in Senegal’s southern Tambacounda region. “For…
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As drought tightens its grip on Kenya, a motorcycle ambulance is helping women to access critical health care

The motorcycle ambulance has significantly reduced the time required to deliver essential and urgent medical assistance to local communities.© UNFPA/Luis Tato
  • 12 January 2023
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Fighting obstetric violence in Brazil with Johnson & Johnson

Published on: 12/12/2022

When she found out she was pregnant, Carolina was afraid to go to the hospital.

She had heard that in Brazil, women of color had been discriminated against and treated violently by healthcare staff.

Thanks to a programme supported by UNFPA and Johnson & Johnson, midwives like Leonor are now trained on how to respect and protect their patients’ reproductive rights.

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Ending maternal deaths in a world of 8 billion: How midwives save lives

Simmaly and Amina attending an event honouring midwives earlier this year. © UNFPA Lao PDR
  • 17 November 2022
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