Updates

As Nairobi Summit approaches, time to move from talk to action on commitments

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From left to right and top to bottom: Saitoti Torome, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Planning at Kenya's National Treasury; UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem; and Rasmus Prehn, Development Cooperation Minister of Denmark. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Usiet
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News

Preventable maternal deaths down from 2000, but rate of progress at a crawl

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The decline in maternal deaths is far from adequate, UNFPA officials say. In Yemen, a pregnant woman with cholera receives care. © UNFPA Yemen
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Publication date

Aug 2019

Author

UNFPA, UNICEF

Resources

Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage Country Profiles 2018

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Publication date

Aug 2019

Author

UNFPA and UNCIEF

Resources

Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage Annual Report 2018

Turning Commitments into Solid Actions

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News

Urgent support needed for violence-affected women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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A displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by crises within the country. © UNFPA DRC
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Events

EU-UN Spotlight Initiative High-Level Event: Progress and Perspectives on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls

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Events

Join Us on the Road to Nairobi!

calendar_today26 September 2019

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Events

Call to Action: Ending Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan

calendar_today24 September 2019

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Events

Working Together to Achieve Healthy Lives and Well-Being for All

calendar_today24 September 2019

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Publication date

Sep 2019

Author

UNFPA, World Health Organization, UNICEF, World Bank Group, the United Nations Population Division

Resources

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017 Executive Summary

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

This Executive Summary provides a snapshot of the contents of the Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017 report, which shows internationally comparable global, regional and country-level estimates and trends for maternal mortality between 2000 and 2017.