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Publication date
Feb 2016
Resources
Five Years of Saving Lives: The Regional Response to the Syria Crisis 2015
News
Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN
23 October 2015
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Statement
UNFPA closely monitors Zika outbreak, urges access to sexual and reproductive health care and information
04 February 2016
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News
Changing the dialogue: Speaking out against female genital mutilation in Indonesia
03 February 2016
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Video
Maternal Health Thematic Fund Video
04 January 2016
https://youtu.be/Dvhg1Ss_RRU
Learn about UNFPA's Maternal Health Thematic Fund, which aims to bring safe motherhood to some of the world's least developed countries.
Publisher
UNFPA
Publication date
2015
Author
UNFPA
Number of pages
136
State of World Population
State of World Population 2015
Shelter From The Storm - A transformative agenda for women and girls in a crisis-prone world
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News
Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger
23 November 2015
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News
Majority of maternal deaths take place in crises and fragile conditions
13 November 2015
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Publication date
Nov 2015
Author
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division
Number of pages
98
Publication
Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2015
Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division
The global maternal death ratio fell by 44 per cent between 1990 and 2015. The total number of maternal deaths around the world dropped from about 532,000 in 1990 to an estimated 303,000 in 2015. This equates to an estimated global maternal death ratio of 216 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, down from 385 in 1990.
Press release
Maternal death ratio has fallen 44 per cent since 1990 – UN
12 November 2015
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