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Fistula Advocates Visit Capitol Hill: Maternal Mortality Resolution Passes House

WASHINGTON, D.C.—“Living with obstetric fistula is a life full of stigma,” said 32-year-old Sarah Omega of Kenya at a press conference on Capitol Hill this week.

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Contraception Can Save Lives in Humanitarian Emergencies

New York – In Afghanistan, where fertility and maternal death rates are among the highest in the world, restricted access to certain conflict areas makes it nearly impossible to deliver contraceptives to woman who would…

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UNFPA Executive Director Receives 'MDG 3 Champion Torch'

<p> <strong>COPENHAGEN</strong> – UNFPA’s Executive Director Thoraya Obaid today received an ‘MDG 3 Champion Torch’ from the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs.</p>

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Happily Strung Along: In Senegal, Women Count Beads as Contraception

THIÈS, Senegal – It is considered bad luck in parts of Senegal to say precisely how many people live in a household.

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On Pangea Day, Play a Part in Protecting Maternal Health and Ending Fistula

NEW YORK – Some 250 million years ago, all of the earth’s land mass formed one supercontinent, Pangea.

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Double Duty: Linking Sexual and Reproductive Health in Papua New Guinea

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – When Athaliah Bagoi was only ten years old she thought her mother was going to die.

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UNFPA Strengthens Partnership with UNHCR

GENEVA — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed an agreement here today to strengthen their combined efforts to respond to the sexual and…

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Malawi: Rolling Back Maternal Deaths Through Community Involvement

DEDZA, Malawi — Faustina, aged 40, lies swaddled in a thick blanket in the maternity ward of Dedza District Hospital, in Malawi.

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A Bumpy Ride Can Mean the Difference between Life and Death in Guatemala

PETÉN, Guatemala — On a late afternoon last fall, Marcelino Coc was cycling anxiously on a dirt road in Guatemala’s Petén province.

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