International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 2023

23 May 2023

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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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AL HUDAYDAH/SANA’A GOVERNORATES, Yemen – Rokia Dukhna, 22, had been determined to become a midwife since her own mother endured a tragic experience during childbirth.  Ms. Dukhna grew up in the village of Al-Qahira…
10 February 2025 Read Story
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New York, UNITED NATIONS – The Government of Germany has committed a total of €12 million to UNFPA’s Maternal and Newborn Health Fund until 2027. This funding demonstrates Germany’s steadfast commitment to protect…
13 January 2025 Read Story
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UPPER EGYPT, Egypt – “People tell me we inherited this practice – that they’re doing it because their neighbours are doing it,” Georgi Wahba told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. In his…
02 January 2025 Read Story

Annual Report

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

Number of pages: 55

Publication date: 30 Sep 2022

Publisher: UNFPA

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Resources

Intensifying efforts to end obstetric fistula within a decade: Report of the Secretary-General (A/77/229)

Resource date: Jul 2022

Publisher: Office of the UN Secretary General

The UN Secretary-2022 General's report brings to the General Assembly's attention existing and new challenges to ending obstetric fistula within a decade, including climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which have exacerbated the root causes of this devastating childbirth injury. The report outlines efforts made at the global, regional, and national levels and makes recommendations to intensify these efforts to end fistula by 2030, using human rights-based and gender transformative approaches.

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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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GODE, Ethiopia – “When I saw my baby’s hand coming out, I ran for our lives. We travelled nearly 90 kilometres to the nearest health facility… We are both lucky to be alive.” Ayan Abadi Wali, 24, recounted her story…
19 May 2022 Read Story
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UNITED NATIONS, New York – The Government of Ireland has signed on to provide UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, with €4 million (US$4.6 million) in core funding for 2022. This contribution…
11 May 2022 Read Story
Speech

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the closing ceremony of the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25.

Excellencies, distinguished participants, dear friends:

What an incredible three…

14 November 2019 Read Story

News

Three women, three stories: Picking up the pieces of lives broken by obstetric fistula

Pemba (in yellow top) and other patients with senior surgeon Dr. Lucien Wasingya Kasereka of FisPro DRC, a UNFPA partner that treats women with obstetric fistula. © FisPro DRC
  • 18 May 2022
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News

5 things you might not know about obstetric fistula

Skilled health professionals and timely, quality emergency obstetric care can help prevent the devastating childbirth injury of obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Mozambique
  • 16 May 2022
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Publication

Preventing Harm and Healing Wounds

Publication date: 07 Jun 2011

Resources

Mending Torn Lives

Resource date: 2011

Mending Torn Lives

Resources

The Tanzanian Partnership Against Obstetric Fistula

Resource date: 2011

The Tanzanian Partnership Against Obstetric Fistula

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