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Ten actions for a more equal world

Around the world, vast inequalities have trapped people in a cycle of poverty and marginalization. © Andrea Bruce/Noor

16 October 2017

Press Release

Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director

03 October 2017

News

Leaders urge access to reproductive health supplies in crisis settings

Ahlam was able to safely give birth by Caesarean section at a health facility with UNFPA-provided supplies. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih

28 September 2017

Speech

Statement of Acting Executive Director to Second Regular Session of Executive Board 2017

07 September 2017

News

Flooding, mudslides leave communities devastated, pregnant women in need

UNFPA staff survey the aftermath of the disaster, which has affected thousands of households. © UNFPA/Sulaiman Stephens

14 September 2017

News

Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

06 September 2017

News

“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

05 September 2017

News

Violence, fear limit access to pregnancy care in Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai area

01 September 2017

News

Alarming shortage of health personnel in conflict-affected Nigeria

Midwife Hauwa Lassa (third from left) shows colleagues how to use UNFPA-supplied equipment to safely deliver babies. © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA

29 August 2017

News

Men in rural Ethiopia show that family planning is not just a women’s issue

Sileshi Deguale recounts his story, explaining why family planning was the right choice for himself and his wife. © UNFPA Ethiopia

28 August 2017

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