News

“Bringing smiles to mothers and babies”: Midwives promote safe births at Nimbo health centre in Côte D’Ivoire

Rosine Gnohou holds her second daughter. © UNFPA/Guillaume Baleir
  • 30 July 2024
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Giving birth on Ukraine’s front line: How women and medical workers are coping under fire

Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar’s baby was born in the bunker of Maternity Hospital No. 5, in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa, which has come under consistent heavy shelling. © UNFPA Ukraine
  • 01 July 2024
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News

In Georgia, an LGBTQIA+ advocate making HIV prevention and health care accessible for all

As chairperson of the UNFPA-supported LGBTQIA+ community organization Temida, Beka Gabadadze is dedicated to making health care equal and accessible for everyone. © UNDP/Nino Zedginidze
  • 18 July 2024
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Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

Published on: 22/07/2024

Over 84,000 pregnant women in Haiti, like Mariline, lack secure access to health services due to ongoing gang violence.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response.

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UNFPA-supported surgeries help survivors of obstetric fistula to advocate for others in Burundi

Donavine Ndayikengurukiye, 23, was 19 when her pregnancy resulted in an obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Burundi
  • 11 June 2024
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Updates

Belgium commits 3 million euros to UNFPA to help end preventable maternal and newborn deaths

08 Jul 2024

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Publication

Guidelines on Collecting Data for SDG Indicator 5.6.1 on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Decision-making in National Household Surveys

Number of pages: 24

Publication date: 01 Apr 2025

Publisher: UNFPA

Publication

Legal Commitments for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights for All

Number of pages: 68

Publication date: 25 Apr 2025

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

News

The emotional cost of combating gender-based violence on the front line in Ukraine

Since the start of the full-scale invasion by Russia in February 2022, reports of multiple forms of violence have spiked in ukraine, including conflict-related sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking​​. © UNFPA Ukraine / Isaac Hurskin
  • 13 June 2024
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News

“I suffered a lot”: How UNFPA helps women in Guinea heal from obstetric fistula

Obstetric fistula survivor Kadiatou Bah lived with the condition for nearly 20 years. © UNFPA Guinea/Sayon Idovic Loua
  • 22 May 2024
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