Publication

Icons & Activists: 50 years of people making change

Number of pages: 240

Publication date: 14 Nov 2019

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of UNFPA and the 25th of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, this book showcases the "change makers" who have made substantial contributions to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and population and development more broadly. The purpose of this book is to give some sense of how much has been achieved through the efforts of so many - and perhaps to offer inspiration for the future.

Imagine a world...

Published on: 13/11/2019

Imagine a world where no one is subjected to violence because of their gender, where no girl is forced to marry, where no girl of woman is subjected to female genital mutilation of harmful practice. Imagine a world where every couple can decide freely when and if to have children.

News

When health workers harm: the medicalization of female genital mutilation in Egypt

Community leaders in Assiut Governorate speak about female genital mutilation. © UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to Eliminate FGM

02 October 2019

News

Preventable maternal deaths down from 2000, but rate of progress at a crawl

The decline in maternal deaths is far from adequate, UNFPA officials say. In Yemen, a pregnant woman with cholera receives care. © UNFPA Yemen

19 September 2019

News

In this Comorian community, an ambulance horn is music to one’s ears

The ambulance, provided in 2011, has eased the cost and difficulty of receiving emergency maternal and paediatric care. © UNFPA/Nasser Youssouf

03 September 2019

Annual Report

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2018

Focused action, increasing impact – transitioning to Phase III (2018-2022)

Number of pages: 60

Publication date: 01 Sep 2019

Author: UNFPA

News

Mobile health teams bring life-saving care to fragile communities in Afghanistan

A midwife performs an antenatal check up during a mobile health team visit in Nangarhar Province. © UNFPA Afghanistan

27 August 2019

News

Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

18 July 2019

Statement

The Secretary-General's Message on World Population Day

11 July 2019

News

A graduate at 47, new midwife triumphs over life’s trials

Ms. Akongo prepares to graduate. Neither tragedy nor age could deter her from pursuing her dreams. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

08 July 2019

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