Earthquake survivors include 356,000 pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare
February 18, 2023 12:37 ET
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UNFPA
New York/Geneva, Feb. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around 356,000 pregnant women who urgently need access to...
[Press Release] UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes
February 07, 2023 17:05 ET
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UNFPA
New York/Geneva, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and local authorities to scale up its emergency response...
World set to reach 8 billion people on 15 November 2022
July 11, 2022 00:05 ET
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UNFPA
New York, July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according to the World Population Prospects 2022, released today by the United...
UNFPA calls for urgent action to protect the rights of women and girls affected by the war in Ukraine
April 08, 2022 21:52 ET
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UNFPA
United Nations, New York, April 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is alarmed and deeply concerned about ongoing reports of rape and other...
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new UNFPA report
March 30, 2022 00:05 ET
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UNFPA
United Nations, New York, March 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year throughout the world, are unintended. For the women and girls affected,...
Women and girls’ needs require urgent attention as climate shocks, conflict and COVID-19 fuel humanitarian crises
December 13, 2021 00:01 ET
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UNFPA
New York, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Natural disasters, intensified by climate change, conflict and the continuing coronavirus pandemic, are driving up humanitarian needs and displacement...
UNFPA launches bodyright, a new ‘copyright’ symbol to demand protection from online violence
December 02, 2021 08:30 ET
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UNFPA
New York, Dec. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a bid to end rising online violence, UNFPA—the United Nations agency dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights and ending...
“What’s in my bag?” Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova unpacks a ‘dignity kit’ to raise awareness about women’s health
May 28, 2021 00:05 ET
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UNFPA
New York, May 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Internet is awash in videos of celebrities sharing the contents of their luxury bags. Natalia Vodianova and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and...
Women in Tigray need immediate support
May 27, 2021 22:00 ET
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UNFPA
New York, May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where conflict erupted last November, hundreds of thousands of women and adolescent girls remain in urgent need...
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
May 05, 2021 00:05 ET
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UNFPA
New York, May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because the needs of pregnant women and skills of...