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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

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Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. The right to plan one's family has been a game-changer for women. © UN Photo/John Isaac

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Midwife describes working under ISIL, taking a dangerous stand for women

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Um Qassem continued her work as a midwife, even as ISIL fighters took over the hospital. © UNFPA Iraq

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50 years of family planning as a human right

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50 years of family planning as a human right

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem observes 50 years of family planning as a human right. Learn more here.

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Amid grinding conflict, Yemen’s midwives go to heroic lengths to save lives

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A midwife checks on a newborn during a house call in rural Yemen. Midwives there trek long distances to reach women and babies. © UNFPA Yemen

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Over coffee, young people in the Maldives discuss sexual and reproductive health

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Young women and men come to Safe Space sessions in equal numbers and with equal levels of interest in discussing topics that, otherwise, most don't talk about with anyone else. © UNFPA Maldives/Ashwa Faheem

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Rural midwives help save mothers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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Out's pregnancy is assessed by a midwife during an antenatal home visit. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr

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Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

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The needs of migrant women and girls are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

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MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf

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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #66 1-28 February 2018

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Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right

Midwife describes working under ISIL, taking a dangerous stand for women

50 years of family planning as a human right

Amid grinding conflict, Yemen’s midwives go to heroic lengths to save lives

Over coffee, young people in the Maldives discuss sexual and reproductive health

Job description

About UNFPA

Rural midwives help save mothers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Five reasons migration is a feminist issue

From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #66 1-28 February 2018

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