News

Avoiding and Mitigating the Health Consequences of FGM/C in Ethiopia

Sadiya (right) at the hospital with her mother.  Photo © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw

18 June 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

Resources

Living Testimony: Obstetric Fistula and Inequities in Maternal Health

Resource date: 2007

Author: UNFPA. Family Care International

News

Quadruplets born in rural DRC, with help of emergency obstetric programme

Quadruplets born at a UNFPA-supported hospital in Niania, DRC. Photo credit: UNFPA DRC

15 August 2014

Media Advisory

Multi-million Dollar Partnership for Sahel's Development to be Reinforced by African Governments, UN, World Bank

18 September 2014

News

Building the future now

Participants talked about the importance of UNFPA-supported thematic funds—the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security (GPRHCS), the Maternal Health Thematic Trust Fund (MTHF), the Unified Budget and Results Accountability Framework (UBRAF), and the UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C—at national level. Country-focused approaches, quick response and support were mentioned as important assets leading to positive changes in the area of health.

24 January 2014

Press Release

African Heads of State, Government, to Speed up Reduction of Maternal Deaths

28 January 2013

News

Fistula survivors treated through M-Pesa mobile banking scheme in Tanzania

Mama Hadija lived with obstetric fistula for over 25 years. But thanks to an innovative programme using the M-Pesa mobile banking system, she was able to undergo successful surgical treatment. Photo credit: Lisa Russell

15 July 2014

News

In southern Malawi, reaping the benefits of investing in adolescent girls

A girl who learned tailoring with the support of the UN Joint Programme for Adolescent Girls (JPAG) in Malawi shows off her latest work. Photo credit: UNFPA Malawi

14 July 2014

News

UN Secretary-General pledges support to reduce maternal death in Kenya

Siddharth Chatterjee, the UNFPA Representative in Kenya, met with the Kenyan First Lady in June to discuss advancing maternal health in the country. Photo credit: Office of the First Lady

06 July 2014