calendar_today 20 June 2017

Safe spaces in Turkey offer health services and social support to Syrian refugees

ŞANLIURFA/ANKARA, Turkey — Muna*, a 20-year-old newly married refugee from Syria, was pregnant for a third time when she sought medical counselling at the Şanlıurfa Women…

calendar_today 09 June 2017

For many women in Ukraine, escape from conflict not an escape from violence

IZIUM, Ukraine – Things started to fall apart for Mariana* when she was forced to flee fighting in the Donetsk region in 2016. She and her father camped on the doorsteps of…

calendar_today 06 June 2017

Getting refugees and migrants to prioritize their reproductive health

SID, Serbia – Aliah*, a 28-year-old woman from Afghanistan, took an unusually brave step in April: She spoke with candour about her sexual and reproductive health needs at…

calendar_today 05 June 2017

Statement

UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director

UNITED NATIONS— With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at…

calendar_today 02 May 2017

Heroic midwives save lives amid Syria's chaos

GAZIANTEP, Turkey – Midwife Shatha Al Mostafa started her career at the most difficult time possible – amid the escalating violence, insecurity and human rights…

calendar_today 19 April 2017

Taekwondo champion fights gender inequality in Azerbaijan

UNITED NATIONS, New York/BAKU, Azerbaijan – “As you know, in this society, we have problems with equality between men and women,” said Farida Azizova, a 21-year…

calendar_today 17 March 2017

Sex selection leads to dangerous gender imbalance; new programme to tackle root causes

New programme tackles root causes of dangerous gender imbalances