State of World Population

State of World Population 2020

Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality

Number of pages: 160

Publication date: 30 Jun 2020

Author: UNFPA

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Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi

The Joint Programme on Girls' Education brings together teachers and parents to help keep girls in school. © UNFPA Malawi
  • 22 June 2020
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Sahel project helps women raise themselves, their communities from poverty

Ms. Brema trains women in her village to become electricians. © Vincent Tremeau/Banque mondiale
  • 16 June 2020
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Pregnant indigenous women in Panama face COVID-19 fears, lack of transport

For some communities, the nearest health centre is two days away. ©UNFPA Panama/Osman Esquivel López
  • 11 June 2020
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A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up

A midwife performs house calls in a conflict-affected village in Yemen. Maternal health services are being rolled back amid funding shortages. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 29 May 2020
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Nine things you need to know about periods and the pandemic

The pandemic is affecting how people experience menstruation. © PONY for UNFPA
  • 28 May 2020
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Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

A health facility in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, which was renovated through a two-year programme supported by UNFPA with funding from KOICA. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens
  • 22 May 2020
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In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women

A woman recovers from fistula treatment sugery in Yemen. Obstetric fistula almost entirely preventable; its persistence is a sign of global social injustice. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 22 May 2020
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Indigenous, Afro-Honduran communities join together to fight pandemic

Members of the Garífuna community are making their own cloth masks to limit the spread of COVID-19. They are also turning to traditional foods and medicines. © UNFPA Honduras
  • 11 May 2020
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Pandemic complicates humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and surrounding countries

Horihanny Del Valle, a pregnant migrant from Venezuela, has learned how to protect herself from COVID-19. © UNFPA Brazil
  • 15 May 2020
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