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United Nations Population Fund is launching a new campaign to promote opportunities for fathers to engage more in child-rearing

calendar_today 31 May 2021

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United Nations Population Fund is launching a new campaign to promote opportunities for fathers to engage more in child-rearing

[Note: This article originally appeared on UNFPA Moldova's website. It is re-published here with their permission.] On the eve of the International Day of…

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‘What’s in my bag?’ Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova unpacks a ‘dignity kit’ to raise awareness about women’s health

calendar_today 28 May 2021

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‘What’s in my bag?’ Supermodel, philanthropist, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova unpacks a ‘dignity kit’ to raise awareness about women’s health

A $15 bag can make all the difference when crisis hits NEW YORK / PARIS – The Internet is awash in videos of celebrities sharing the contents of their luxury…

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‘Fathers have an important role’: Promoting paternity leave in the Western Balkans and Moldova

calendar_today 15 May 2021

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‘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. &ldquo…

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‘Fathers have an important role’: Promoting paternity leave in the Western Balkans and Moldova

calendar_today 15 May 2021

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‘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…

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In crisis after crisis, mothers around the world are asked to do the impossible

calendar_today 08 May 2021

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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…

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Midwives bring hope to new mothers amid the COVID-19 pandemic

calendar_today 05 May 2021

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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…

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calendar_today 05 May 2021

Statement

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…

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Regional change-makers raise their voices about threats to bodily autonomy

calendar_today 03 May 2021

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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…

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