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Supporting vulnerable migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina: ‘The greatest wish in my life was to be accepted – and finally I am’
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – As a young man living in his home country in the Middle East, the future looked bright for Hamr*, a talented and well-known performer of pop music who was also... Read more
‘Fathers have an important role’: Promoting paternity leave in the Western Balkans and Moldova
ISTANBUL – When Blerim Bitri first heard about the opportunity to take paternity leave when his second child was born last year, he admits he was a little sceptical. “It seemed strange to me,” says... Read more
‘Fathers have an important role’: Promoting paternity leave in the Western Balkans and Moldova
ISTANBUL – When Blerim Bitri first heard about the opportunity to take paternity leave when his second child was born last year, he admits he was a... Read more
In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible
UNITED NATIONS, New York ‒ “We were all alone, all the time,” Tatuli Paghava, 31, told UNFPA in Georgia, explaining how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified hardships for mothers. “Everything got... Read more
Midwives bring hope to new mothers amid the COVID-19 pandemic
ANKARA, Turkey – “I have only one child, but I feel like a mother to dozens of children,” says Umut. She is being modest. Over her nearly 30-year career as a midwife in Turkey, Umut – whose name... Read more
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Midwife 5 May 2021 Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote the... Read more
Regional change-makers raise their voices about threats to bodily autonomy
ISTANBUL — Millions of women and girls in Eastern Europe and Central Asia lack the power and agency to make choices about their own bodies, without fear of violence or having someone else decide for... Read more
When sex is work
“Knowing that I have a say and that I’m in control of my own body, I really only learned those things after becoming a sex worker,” Liana explained through a translator in Indonesia. By now, Liana is... Read more
Nearly half of all women worldwide are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report My Body is My Own
Nearly half of women in 57 countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek health care,... Read more
Laws aside: the reality of unequal abortion access
“One woman, she was brought from a remote village and she was in very severe condition… She’d tried to induce an abortion by herself,” recalled Nuriye Ortayli, who worked as an obstetrician and... Read more