News

Scaling-up Access to Long-term Family Planning Methods in Northern Ethiopia

Ethiopiua's ambitious Health Extension Worker Programme is delivering reproductive health choices to women in their communities, including , more options for long-term, voluntary family planning.

20 September 2011

News

No Direction Home: A Generation Shaped by Life in Dadaab

Aden lbrahim was born in the Dadaab settlement, which was also in its infancy twenty years ago. Photo:Kenneth Odiwuor

04 October 2011

News

UNFPA Executive Director Promises More Support for the Women and Youth of Dadaab

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin listening to some of the new arrivals in Dadaab. Photo: Roar Sorensen.

02 September 2011

Press Release

UNFPA Executive Director Visits Kenya to Highlight Maternal Health and Protection Needs of Women Affected by Drought

01 September 2011

News

Crossing to Safety: One Woman’s Story of Arriving in Dadaab from Somalia

Fatuma Ali, an expectant mother of four says she would want to plan her family and have children she can care for

01 September 2011

Press Release

African Midwifery Leaders Gather in Ghana to Scale Up Action and Save Lives

25 August 2011

In the News

Having Many Children Now Mark of Honour Among Somali Refugees

23 August 2011

Press Release

Somalia: Cholera Puts Mothers and their Children at Risk

19 August 2011

News

Heeding the Call: A Tunisian Midwife Becomes a Humanitarian Worker

When a humanitarian crisis erupted near her town, Bochra Ben Teib found that her midwifery skills were in high demand.

19 August 2011

News

Dadaab Population Swells as Hungry and Weary Families Arrive from Somalia

Somali refugees amongst their new tents in lfo Extension in Dadaab,Kenya. Photo:UNHCR/B.Bannon

05 August 2011

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