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News
The Time is Now: Collective Investment in Midwifery for a Healthier, Safer World
05 May 2023
Improving maternal and newborn health is a critical part of the Sustainable Development Goals, where we, as a global community, commit to ending preventable maternal and newborn…
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Press Release
UNFPA launches flagship State of World Population Report 2023 in Wellington
03 May 2023
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr. Björn Andersson, visited New Zealand to launch the organization’s global ‘State of World…
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Press Release
PRESS RELEASE: Women and girls on the front line of the climate crisis
26 April 2023
Patron of UNFPA, H.R.H. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem conclude an official mission to Fiji, which included visiting Nabavatu…
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Officials, experts and young people call for renewed efforts to end child marriage in South Asia
19 April 2023
More than 100 government, civil society, UNICEF and UNFPA representatives from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, alongside experts…
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Press Release
UNFPA report identifies rising population anxiety, urges radical rethink of how countries address changing demographics
19 April 2023
New data reveals population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising, lowering or maintaining fertility rates. But efforts to…
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Statement
Human rights and gender equality must be at the heart of population policies and discourse
19 April 2023
The world’s population reached 8 billion in November 2022 – a milestone for humanity and a manifestation of the advancements made in health, education, science, and socio-economic…
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Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023
04 April 2023
For decades, health care systems around the world have made progress in improving the reach and quality of sexual and reproductive health care. UNFPA has supported that effort…
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Pakistan flood response
31 March 2023
Meet 3 inspiring women on the front line of Pakistan’s flood response
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Midwifery educators across Asia-Pacific unite to reduce maternal and newborn mortality
30 March 2023
"In Asia and the Pacific, ten women die every hour in pregnancy or birth. Our collective efforts to educate midwives according to international standards is a proven pathway to…
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