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UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 Update - 24 March 2020

Resource date: Mar 2020

Author: UNFPA Supplies

What impact is COVID-19 having on supply of contraceptives and maternal health medicines? What is UNFPA doing to meet needs and mitigate shortfalls, in particular through the UNFPA Supplies thematic fund? In this and subsequent briefs, we will share updates on the status of global family planning commodity security amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Staggering numbers of women unable to exercise decision-making over their own bodies, new UNFPA report shows

Yveka, 17, visits a UNFPA mobile clinic in Haiti. Haiti's former Minister of Women, Dr. Lise Marie Dejean, says many women lack autonomy over their bodies and health. © UNFPA

01 April 2020

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SDG Indicator 5.6.2: Questions

Resource date: Feb 2020

Author: UNFPA

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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks

Women face increased risk of violence, loss of livelihoods and other threats under the pandemic. © Unsplash/Tam Wai

19 March 2020

Deputy Executive Director (Programme) and Assistant Secretary-General, Office of the Executive Director, New York

Level: Professional and above (P, D)
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Closing date: 17 Apr 2020 05:00 PM (Europe/Dublin)
Duty station: New York, United States

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In climate change-affected Lesotho, self-injected contraceptives empower women to choose their own future

A village health worker discusses family planning with women at Moeketsane Clinic in Mokhotlong. © UNFPA Lesotho/Violet Maraisane

12 March 2020

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“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights

"I want my daughters to be respected as human beings," says Fawzia Koofi, a trailblazer in Afghanistan. © Johannes Eisele/AFP/GettyImages© Johannes Eisele/AFP/GettyImages

05 March 2020

Publication

Costing the Three Transformative Results

The cost of the transformative results UNFPA is committed to achieving by 2030

Number of pages: 36

Publication date: 31 Jan 2020

Author: Johns Hopkins University, Avenir Health, Victoria University, Institute of Health, Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Maternal deaths declining in Morocco thanks to midwives, but more support needed

Khadija Bahzad holds a baby she delivered in Marrakech. Ms. Bahzad is a midwifery trainer, strengthening the skills of other midwives in the country. © UNFPA

14 February 2020

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Pregnant women, survivors of violence at risk in West Darfur clashes

05 February 2020

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UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 Update - 24 March 2020

Staggering numbers of women unable to exercise decision-making over their own bodies, new UNFPA report shows

SDG Indicator 5.6.2: Questions

As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks

Deputy Executive Director (Programme) and Assistant Secretary-General, Office of the Executive Director, New York

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