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Probing Causes of Violence Against Women in China

HUNAN PROVINCE, China — A lively workshop session on gender equality started with brainstorming of commonly used Chinese idioms describing a good man.

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Without Reproductive Health Supplies, Promises to Women Remain ‘Dusty Dreams’

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Some 215 million women who wish to protect themselves from unintended and potentially unsafe pregnancies lack access to modern contraception.

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Ceremony Honours Population Award Winners

UNITED NATIONS, New York—The 2011 Population Award was presented last week to Professor Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi, Chairman of the Division of Population Research at the University of Tehran, and L’Institut de…

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Improving Midwifery Services in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Tajikistan’s maternal mortality ratio is among the highest of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region.

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UN Radio Series on 15-year-old Girls Wins Medal

Being a 15-year-old girl can be difficult no matter where you live. But in many parts of the world, the difficulties are compounded by poverty, coerced sex, HIV or early pregnancy.

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New Cadre of Laotian Midwives Saving Lives

XIENG KHOUANG, Lao People’s Democratic Republic — Pregnant again after suffering a stillbirth and a miscarriage at home, Ta Sivilay is comforted to know help is now available nearby.

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Executive Director Speaks about the Importance of Midwifery

"Midwives are central to the achievement of all three health-related MDGs — 4, 5 and 6–to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria," said UNFPA's Executive…

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Stories of Midwives: Voices from the Field

"I became a midwife because I knew too many women were dying during pregnancy,” explains Huma Awar Sumadi, a midwife in Khaspak, Afghanistan.

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Durban Congress Highlights the Vital Role of Midwives

DURBAN, South Africa – More midwives are needed worldwide, and adequate numbers of midwives could save 3.6 million lives a year.

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