News

Zika outbreak: Ensuring that sexual and reproductive health services are part of the response

Daniela Souza Batista, her infant daughter Raquel, who was born with microcephaly, and her nine-year old son, Emanuel. ©UNFPA Brazil/Midiã Santana
  • 26 February 2016
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Chief Technical Adviser (Maternal and Newborn Health), DRC, P-5

  • Level: P-5
  • Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 22 Mar 2016 09:00 PM (America/New_York)
  • Duty station: Kinshasa

Resources

Population and poverty

Resource date: 2014

Author: UNFPA

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News

Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac
  • 23 October 2015
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Press Release

Global leaders call for greater access to family planning

25 January 2016

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Publication

Universal Access to Reproductive Health: Progress and Challenges

Number of pages: 102

Publication date: 01 Jan 2016

Author: UNFPA

Universal access to reproductive health affects and is affected by many aspects of life. It involves individuals’ most intimate relationships, including negotiation and decision-making within these relationships, and interactions with health providers regarding contraceptive methods and options.

This report seeks to identify areas where reproductive health has advanced or not according to four main indicators: Adolescent birth rate, contraceptive prevalence rate, unmet need for family planning rate, proportion of demand for contraception satisfied.

News

Giving women choices: Family planning options increase in rural Ethiopia

Semira Umer, a health extension worker in northern Ethiopia, often counsels women on family planning. She says almost every married woman in the area now knows about the contraceptive options available. ©UNFPA Ethiopia/Mulugeta Ayene
  • 05 January 2016
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State of World Population

State of World Population 2015

Shelter From The Storm - A transformative agenda for women and girls in a crisis-prone world

Number of pages: 136

Publication date: 03 Dec 2015

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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News

Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

Nargis, a midwife, provides family planning counselling in Herat, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan/Ahmadullah Amarkhil
  • 23 November 2015
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News

Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia

Seila, 16, is pregnant with her first child. She dropped out of school to work on her family's farm in Tbong Khmum Province. © UNFPA Cambodia
  • 18 November 2015
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