Midwives continue to deliver amid uncertainty in Afghanistan
NEW YORK, United Nations/Afghanistan– Even before the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the situation for pregnant women was dire – the country had (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
To secure an equal future, girls need equal access to digital tools and information
UNITED NATIONS, New York– Digital technologies are fueling explosive growth, innovation and connection around the world. But these tools are also creating new kinds of inequalities. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Saving the lives of pregnant women amid escalating conflict in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria– “It was the worst experience of our lives, especially after ten years of crisis in Syria,” said Najwa* about her recent life-threatening ordeal, which exemplified how maternal and ch (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Faith leaders fight child marriage in Zanzibar
STONE TOWN, Zanzibar, Tanzania– Sheikh Is-haka Vuai leads a group of imams in (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Telemedicine connects women in the Brazilian Amazon to remote health services
PAR Á, Brazil– Mainara Andrade tries to be diligent about maintaining her health, but access to a gynaecologist has long been a problem in her community. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
For breast cancer survivors and supporters in Palestine, a chance to come together
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Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Commitment to supporting childbirth amid Afghanistan ’s deteriorating security situation
DAIKUNDI, Afghanistan– As the security situation deteriorated in Afghanistan in recent weeks, the delivery of reproductive health services, including safe childbirth, was seriously affected. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Changing perceptions to end a harmful tradition in northern Iraq
SULAYMANIYAH, Kurdistan Region of Iraq– “Come with me, we need to go to the bakery, my mother told me one morning. That day, I experienced fear, deception and excruciating pain. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Avalia ção do 6º Programa Nacional do UNFPA no Brasil
frankinTue, 11/02/2021 - 13:38Language
EnglishEvaluation regionLatin America& the CaribbeanType of evaluationCountrySystem-wide/UNDAF evaluationNoRelated TagsCPEMain document cover imageJoint evaluationNoBodyA presente avalia ção tem como objeto o 6º Programa de País (2017-2021) do Fundo de População das Nações Unidas (UNFPA) no Brasil. Trata-se de uma avaliação externa e independente encomendada pelo Escritório de País e que tem como propósitos: determinar em que medida os resultados do 6º Programa de Paí s foram atingidos; identificar lições aprendidas; produzir evidências para a aprendizagem, o pro...
Source: UNFPA News - November 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: frankin Source Type: news
Yemen: The world ’s largest humanitarian crisis
patwariThu, 10/28/2021 - 13:42You might not know it from the headlines, where crises around the world compete for attention, but Yemen lays tragic claim to the world ’s largest humanitarian crisis and aid operation. Two-thirds of the population, or 20.7 million people, need humanitarian assistance in 2021. Multiple emergencies have pummeled the country: violent conflict, an economic blockade, currency collapse, flooding and the COVID-19 pandemic in a country w here only half of health facilities are operational.An estimated 73 per cent of the over 4 million people displaced in Yemen are women and children, while approxim...
Source: UNFPA News - October 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: patwari Source Type: news
CPD Lebanon [2010-2014] (DP/FPA/DCP/LBN/3)
Available LanguagesEnglishPortal Upload fileDP_FPA_DCP_LBN_3.pdf145.14 KBAvailable LanguagesFrenchPortal Upload fileDP_FPA_DCP_LBN_3 FR.pdf148.92 KBAvailable LanguagesSpanishPortal Upload fileDP_FPA_DCP_LBN_3 SP.pdf62.67 KBSaidThu, 10/28/2021 - 10:27 (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - October 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Said Source Type: news
UN Day
patwariWed, 10/20/2021 - 20:30The events over the past year have shown that the world ’s nations must act together as our future is a shared one. What happens in one country is not limited to within its borders. Multiple vaccines for COVID-19 were developed in record time, but who has access shows the stark inequalities between rich and poor. We cannot be safe nor prosper if a deadly disease is allowed to rage. Climate change does not discriminate as extreme weather events kill citizens in developed and developing countries alike. Conflict and violence force people to flee homelands to both neighbours next door and f...
Source: UNFPA News - October 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: patwari Source Type: news
CPD Zimbabwe [2022-2026] (DP/FPA/CPD/ZWE/8)
Available LanguagesEnglishPortal Upload fileENG_DP.FPA_.CPD_.ZWE_.8 - Zimbabwe CPD - FINAL - 2Jul21.pdf325.89 KBAvailable LanguagesFrenchPortal Upload fileFR_DP.FPA_.CPD_.ZWE_.8 - Zimbabwe CPD - FINAL - 2Jul21.pdf332.02 KBAvailable LanguagesSpanishPortal Upload fileES_DP.FPA_.CPD_.ZWE_.8 - Zimbabwe CPD - FINAL - 2Jul21.pdf310.14 KBSaidTue, 10/12/2021 - 15:43 (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - October 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Said Source Type: news
CPD Madagascar [2022-2026] (DP/FPA/CPD/MDG/8)
Available LanguagesEnglishPortal Upload fileENG_DP.FPA_.CPD_.MDG_.8 - Madagascar CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf313.24 KBAvailable LanguagesFrenchPortal Upload fileFR_DP.FPA_.CPD_.MDG_.8 - Madagascar CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf355.96 KBAvailable LanguagesSpanishPortal Upload fileES_DP.FPA_.CPD_.MDG_.8 - Madagascar CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf332.13 KBSaidTue, 10/12/2021 - 15:27 (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - October 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Said Source Type: news
CPD Lao [2022-2026] (DP/FPA/CPD/LAO/7)
Available LanguagesEnglishPortal Upload fileENG_DP.FPA_.CPD_.LAO_.7 - Laos CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf325.12 KBAvailable LanguagesFrenchPortal Upload fileFR_DP.FPA_.CPD_.LAO_.7 - Laos CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf348.67 KBAvailable LanguagesSpanishPortal Upload fileES_DP.FPA_.CPD_.LAO_.7 - Laos CPD - Final - 2Jul21.pdf317.26 KBSaidTue, 10/12/2021 - 14:44 (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - October 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Said Source Type: news
