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

calendar_today23 February 2023

Newly graduated midwife Sakila Chaulagian in 2020. © UNFPA Nepal
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Press release

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

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Canada

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New York, UNITED NATIONS – The European Union and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, have signed a new agreement to safeguard women’s and girls’ health in Afghanistan over the next three…
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CONDORCANQUI PROVINCE, Peru – “We face torrential rains, relentless sun and long journeys from community to community,” said Dafne Aquino, 25, a psychologist dedicated to bringing hope, information and essential health…
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In Sudan, a UNFPA hospital helps women give birth safely despite flooding crisis

calendar_today17 January 2023

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
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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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Donor Global Statistics

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FAR NORTH REGION, Cameroon – As Djamila* clutched her pregnant belly, the floodwaters rose around her, threatening to engulf the fragile canoe she had escaped in. “The water was everywhere,” she told UNFPA, the United…
11 September 2024 Read Story
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KYIV, Ukraine — “When the alarm went off, we were all rushed into the shelter,” said Oksana, who is 26 weeks pregnant. “Even the tiniest babies from the neonatal intensive care unit were brought down by nurses and aides…
27 August 2024 Read Story
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As drought tightens its grip on Kenya, a motorcycle ambulance is helping women to access critical health care

calendar_today12 January 2023

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

calendar_today12 December 2022

Fighting obstetric violence in Brazil with Johnson & Johnson

Fighting obstetric violence in Brazil with Johnson & Johnson

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

calendar_today17 November 2022

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

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Sep 2022

Number of pages

55

Annual Report

2021 MHTF Annual Report: Strengthening Health System Resilience in the COVID-19 Era

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WHO and UNICEF

Publication date

Oct 2022

Number of pages

73

Publication

Protect the Promise: 2022 Progress Report, Every Woman Every Child

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