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“Hope had no place in our hearts”: UNFPA mobile health teams treat pregnant women fleeing violence in Sudan

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A health worker from a UNFPA-supported mobile unit attends to a woman who has been displaced in Khartoum, Sudan. Credit: UNFPA Sudan
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5ème Programme Pays de l'UNFPA en République Démocratique du Congo (2020-2024)

Document date: 2024

Evaluation type: Country

Region: West & Central Africa

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Joint evaluation: n/a

System-wide evaluation: n/a

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Les objectifs généraux assignés à cette évaluation consistaient d’une part, à fournir une appréciation indépendante du 5ème CPD au Bureau de Pays de l’UNFPA, au Gouvernement de la RDC, aux partenaires de mise en oeuvre du Bureau de Pays au niveau national et provincial, aux détenteurs de droits impliqués dans les interventions et les organisations qui les représentent, à l’UNCT, au Bureau régional UNFPA ESARO, aux bailleurs de fonds., au Siège de l’UNFPA, ainsi qu'au public en général ; et d’autre part, à élargir la base de données factuelles pour la conception du prochain cycle de programme. De manière spécifique, cette évaluation devait permettre : (i) d’apprécier de façon indépendante la conception, la pertinence, l’efficacité, l’efficience, la durabilité et la coordination des appuis de l’UNFPA ; (ii) d’apprécier le rôle joué par le bureau UNFPA RDC concernant les mécanismes de coordination de l’UNCT en vue d’améliorer la contribution collective des Nations-Unies aux résultats du développement ; et (iii) de tirer des conclusions sur la coopération passée et actuelle, et fournir un ensemble de recommandations claires, stratégiques et concrètes pour le prochain cycle de programme.

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Evaluation Report
Evaluation Quality Assessment
Management Response

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Between conflict and climate crises, midwives deliver hope for mothers and newborns in Yemen

calendar_today06 May 2024

When Mona began working as a midwife in her local health centre 30 years ago, she was the first in Yemen’s Hadramout Governorate. © UNFPA Yemen
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UNFPA Angola 8th Country Programme Evaluation (2020-2022)

Document date: 2022

Evaluation type: Country

Region: East & Southern Africa

Country: Angola

Joint evaluation: n/a

System-wide evaluation: n/a

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This evaluation independently assesses the UNFPA Angola 8th country programme, offering evidence-based insights to inform the design of the next programme cycle. The evaluation also assesses the geographic and demographic coverage of the UNFPA humanitarian assistance, and the organization's ability to integrate immediate, life-saving support with long-term development goals.

Evaluation documents

Evaluation Report
Management Response
Evaluation Quality Assessment

Statement

Funding gap, increased insecurity jeopardize the lives of Rohingya women and girls

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Hero’s journey: How UNFPA helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care

calendar_today23 April 2024

Samueline Razafindravao is one of millions of women who intended to give birth at home in Madagascar in recent years. “I was worried about the expense of going to hospital,” she said. © UN News/Daniel Dickinson
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Women leaders in Djibouti speak out against gender-based violence and harmful practices

calendar_today25 April 2024

Peer educators from the UNFPA Elle et Elles network, launched in Djibouti in 2021 to provide support and training for female leaders advocating for women's health and rights. © UFNPA Djibouti
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This Mother’s Day, here are 5 reasons to celebrate motherhood – by choice

calendar_today10 May 2024

Henriette Akayezu, 19, with her son in Rwanda. This month, as more than 100 countries mark Mother’s Day, we call attention to the power and importance of exercising choice in the act of becoming mothers – a power afforded to too few. © UNFPA/Jadwiga Figula
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Statement

Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2024

calendar_today02 May 2024

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