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23 May 2020
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End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2020 Last November, the world convened in Nairobi…
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17 May 2020
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Break the silence!
Right now, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, LGBTQI people are among those at heightened risk.
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07 May 2020
News
COVID-19 turning pregnancy excitement into fear
KATHMANDU — In far-western Nepal, more than 840 kilometers from the capital city, Dhana Bhatt is excited to welcome her first child. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned her…
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05 May 2020
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'Eager to go to rural areas and save lives of pregnant women'
A midwife says contributing to reduction of maternal mortality is her ultimate career goal. Although there has been great improvement in recent years, Nepal continues to have one…
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05 May 2020
Statement
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
Midwives are the backbone of maternal health systems – delivering babies and much more.
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28 April 2020
Press Release
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
'The pandemic is deepening inequalities, and millions more women and girls now risk losing the ability to plan their families and protect their bodies and their health'
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20 April 2020
Press Release
यूएनएफपीएद्वारा नेपाल सरकारलाई १,२०० पिपिइ किट्स हस्तान्तरण
नेपालमा कोभिड–१९ सङ्क्रमण रोकथाम तथा नियन्त्रणमा नेपाल सरकारले गरेको प्रयासमा सहयोग पुर्याउने प्रतिबद्धता अनुरुप यूएनएफपीएले १,२०० व्यक्तिगत सुरक्षा कवच (पिपिइ) किट्सहरु नेपाल…
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20 April 2020
Press Release
UNFPA hands over 1,200 PPE kits to Nepal government
Alongside WHO and other UN agencies working in Nepal, UNFPA stands ready to support the government in its preparedness and response to this pandemic
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07 April 2020
Statement
World Health Day: Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives are central to everything we do at UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and…
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