News

“First School, Then Marriage and Babies”

Arnela, 18, bottle-feeds her 18-month old daughter in her pram while Sabrina, 17 (left), cradles her 28-day old son on her lap. Photo © Jason D. Jones / UNFPA

30 October 2013

News

Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

A former circumciser teaching community members on harms of FGM/C. Photo: Abraham Gelaw

08 April 2010

News

Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

Talking to adolescents about sex can make for important but sometimes uncomfortable conversations. Photo: Basil Jones for UNFPA

27 August 2013

News

In race to save women's lives, solutions are within reach, says UNFPA head

Maternal and neonatal death rates remain stubbornly high, studies show. But the solutions to these problems are known, and deceptively simple. Photo credit: Jerome Sessini/Magnum Photos

21 September 2014

News

Religious leaders call for action on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights at UN

Faith leaders gather at the United Nations to urge action on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi

19 September 2014

News

Pregnant women forced to flee escalating crisis in Iraq

Khawla and her family rest in a tent in the Khanke displacement camp in Dohuk, Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA/Millat Hirori

11 September 2014

Resources

Report of the Africa Regional Fistula Meeting

Resource date: 2004

Author: UNFPA

Resources

Living Testimony: Obstetric Fistula and Inequities in Maternal Health

Resource date: 2007

Author: UNFPA. Family Care International

News

Sierra Leone saves lives with sunlight

Because of a UNFPA-supported solar suitcase, the Kondembaia health unit, in Koinadugu, Sierra Leone, now has power at night. Photo credit: UNFPA/Sierra Leone

10 September 2014

Mobile technology and obstetric fistula

Published on: 23/05/2014

A project in Tanzania is using cell phones to help women with fistula. "Mobile technology will be a game-changer in terms of health," says UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.

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