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15 May 2020
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By Alanna Armitage
Across Europe, from Spain to Serbia, care homes for older people have become hotspots of COVID-19 infections. According to the World Health Organization, residents of long-term... Read more
6 May 2020
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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - While state of emergency remains in place throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UNFPA started Youth Barometer, an online weekly talk-show... Read more
5 May 2020
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2020
As the world battles COVID-19, women continue to get pregnant and babies are still being... Read more
28 April 2020
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More than 47 million women could lose access to contraception, leading to 7 million unintended pregnancies in the coming months.
New York, USA, 27 April 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the... Read more
27 April 2020
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“Rise for All” calls on all leaders to meet the human crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and fully fund the UN Response and Recovery Trust Fund
New York, 27 April 2020 – Supporting the UN Secretary-... Read more
7 April 2020
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day
On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives are central to... Read more
27 March 2020
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With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and alarming.
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, stands in... Read more
21 March 2020
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March - April 2020 requirements: US$67,500,000
The Novel Coronavirus was designated a "public health emergency of international concern" on 30 January 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO). ... Read more
20 March 2020
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UNITED NATIONS, New York – As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health system responses and... Read more
12 March 2020
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BIHAC, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A few years ago, Zeyneb *, a 33-year-old Iranian woman, started a long journey with her mother in search of a better life. After her parents divorced, Zeyneb’s mother... Read more