Publication date

Nov 2015

Author

UNFPA

Resources

Maternal mortality in humanitarian crises and in fragile settings

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Video

Sustainable Development Goals Explained: Good Health and Well-being

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Sustainable Development Goals Explained: Good Health and Well-being

Sustainable Development Goals Explained: Good Health and Well-being

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, talks about what role governments and civil society can play to help the world achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3, which calls for good health and well-being.

News

Health experts call for renewed focus on maternal, child deaths

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Preventable maternal and newborn deaths continue to plague much of the world. Women and their newborns wait for care at a UNFPA-supported health centre in Haiti. © Jared Chambers
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Job description

S/he leads and motivates the UNFPA team in the development of innovative, relevant approaches for engagement on issues related to population and development, sexual and reproductive health and gender.

About UNFPA

We promote gender equality and empower women, girls and young people to take control of their bodies and their futures.

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News

Grim but essential, autopsies are saving lives in Bangladesh

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Asta Banu and her sister-in-law, Mos Dilifa Begum, work with Gulam Mostafa on a verbal autopsy. Learning the cause of Ms. Banu's son's death could help spare others the same fate. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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News

Before it’s too late: Doctors take on one of the deadliest places for women

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In Kelo, Chad, Dr. Youssifou Savadogo shows a class of nurses and midwives how to identify and address labour complications. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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News

“Never, ever” again – a former circumciser calls for an end to FGM

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Asiya, a former circumciser, now urges community members to abandon FGM. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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News

In Cambodia, family planning offers a path away from poverty

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Midwife Chanduong Rotha speaks to So Pumngea about family planning at the Orrusei Health Center in Kratie Province. Ms. So says family planning is an important way to help her family emerge from poverty. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Maternal Health Thematic Fund: Annual Report 2014

Publication date

Sep 2015

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

75

Annual Report

Maternal Health Thematic Fund: Annual Report 2014

Improving maternal health: Surging towards the 2015 deadline

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News

Family planning fair dispels rumours, empowers women

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Patricia, 23, arrived at the fair knowing very little about contraception. But she was intrigued. "I do not want to have more children now because I do not have the means to support them," she said. © UNFPA WCARO
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