Press Release
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new UNFPA report
30 March 2022
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State of World Population
Seeing the Unseen: The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy
Number of pages: 160
Publication date: 30 Mar 2022
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
An estimated 121 million pregnancies per year take place in the bodies of women who did not choose pregnancy or motherhood, who were not planning to have a child at that time, with that partner, in those circumstances. Nothing is more fundamental to bodily autonomy than the ability to decide whether or not to become pregnant. Yet for too many, the most life-altering reproductive choice is no choice at all.
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Publication
Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence: Making All Spaces Safe
Number of pages: 74
Publication date: 01 Dec 2021
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
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Annual Report
2020 Orange Book of Results
Number of pages: 264
Publication date: 01 Jul 2021
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
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Resources
Household Structures and Older Persons
Resource date: Mar 2020
Author: Sainan Zhang, Sandile Simelane, Tapiwa Jhamba, Rachel Snow
Publisher: UNFPA
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Art installation puts need for bodily autonomy on display
Published on: 12/07/2021
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UNFPA in Action 2020
Published on: 15/06/2021
In 2020, UNFPA witnessed the greatest humanitarian crisis since the organization’s creation 52 years ago: the COVID-19 pandemic. This public health catastrophe brought with it socioeconomic, political and human rights crises, doubling the global need for humanitarian assistance from the previous year. Women and girls bore many of the worst impacts. Watch this video to see how UNFPA rose to the challenge. Learn more.
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Annual Report
Annual Report 2020
Publication date: 09 Jun 2021
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
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News
After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows
- 07 June 2016
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The State of the World's Midwifery 2021
The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2021 presents findings on the Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health (SRMNAH) workforce from 194 countries. The report, produced by UNFPA, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Novametrics, shows the progress and trends since the inaugural 2011 edition and identifies the barriers and challenges to future advancement. The report establishes a global shortage of 1.1 million SRMNAH workers, the largest shortage (900,000) being midwives.