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Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

02 May 2013
Chidbirth is perhaps the riskiest and most miraculous time in a woman's life. And midwives are truly the unsung heroines of the challenge to reduce the risks women face in bringing forth life.
UNFPA Donates Reproductive Health Supplies to Save Lives in Central African Republic

01 May 2013
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Fierce fighting between rebel troops and Central African armed forces beginning in March has left widespread insecurity in the country.
Al-Azhar Centre, Ugandan Physician, Receive 2013 United Nations Population Award

30 April 2013
UNITED NATIONS, New York—An academic institution affiliated with the Al-Azhar University in Egypt and a public health advocate from Uganda were announced yesterday as winners of the 2013 United Nations Population Award.
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Child Marriage Initiative

Marrying Too Young

A multimedia exhibit and statistical overview and profiles child marriage in 40 countries reveals the extent of this violation of the human rights of adolescent girls.

Flagship Report

By Choice, Not by Chance

This year's State of World Population report explores the right of individuals to decide on the timing and spacing of their children.

Social Media Campaign

Campaign to End Fistula

Events

5 May
International Day of the Midwife

20 May - 31 May 2013
Twelfth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

23 May
International Day to End Fistula

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New report

Demography and climate change

A framework for moving towards more evidence-based adaptation to the realities of climate change and their impact on vulnerable populations.

MDGs

Countdown to 2015

The 1,000 days countdown to the Millennium Development Goals target marks an opportunity to accelerate progress.

Resource Page

Sex Ratio Imbalance

News, updates, media reports and resources on prenatal sex selection

MDG5b

Latest Indicators

A tool for comparing, analyzing and visualizing more than 20 indicators related to reproductive health.

Safe Birth. Even Here - Share the Good News

Nowhere in the world is the risk of dying in childbirth greater than in disaster settings. Here, one in five women are likely to be pregnant. Mothers and babies are cut off from health care and exposed to trauma, malnutrition, disease and violence - putting their lives in great danger.

Maternal deaths soar in disasters - yet they can be prevented. The international community must be made aware of the urgent needs of pregnant women in crises settings, so that more can be done to save lives. Please help us raise awareness, by sharing the good news of a safe delivery from a disaster location!

4 min 25 sec 2013

Reducing Maternal Mortality in Africa

This video, prepared for the 2013 Summit of the Campaign to Reduced Maternal Mortality (CARMMA), discusses the urgency of giving women the right to choose the number and timing of their children with confidence that they will not die giving life.

8 min 38 sec 2012

The Tuk-Tuk Nurse-Midwife: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Upper Egypt

Tuk-tuks (three-wheeled passenger motor vehicles) are helping midwives reach pregnant women in Egypt.

2 min 57 sec 2009

Guyana: Adolescent Moms Graduate

A Non-Governmental Organization called Women Across Differences (WAD) is helping mothers get an education after childbirth.

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