News

“They would be taking us in as wives”: Boko Haram survivors recount horrors, escape

Hauwa gave birth to her son while escaping Boko Haram. Now, they are receiving health and counselling services at a rehabilitation centre in Maiduguri. © UNFPA Nigeria/Kori Habib

23 November 2016

Publications

The H4+ Partnership: Joint support to improve women’s and children’s health, Progress report 2014

Publication date: 01 Jun 2015

Author: WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UNAIDS, The World Bank

Publisher: WHO

Publications

The H4+ Partnership: Joint country support to improve women’s and children’s health, Progress report 2012

Number of pages: 56

Publication date: 01 Jun 2013

Author: WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UNAIDS, the World Bank

Publisher: WHO

News

Communities in the Amazon band together to save pregnant women

Dr. José Luis Palma Vélez aboard the "Health Canoe," a water ambulance that transports pregnant women to the nearest health centre. © UNFPA/Jose Antonio Guayasamin

14 November 2016

News

Return of Chibok girls highlights needs of women and girls

Women and girls are at risk in Boko Haram-affected areas. © OCHA/Ó. Fagan

10 November 2016

News

Conflict, poverty, poor health conditions a deadly mix for mothers in South Sudan

Midwife Justine Mangwi was not able to save the newborn's mother. © UNFPA South Sudan

08 November 2016

News

Risks to women and girls soar in hurricane-slammed Haiti

Urgent action is required to protect the lives of thousands of women and girls. © UNFPA/Eddie Wright

04 November 2016

News

Women’s health needs critical as battle for Mosul intensifies

A displaced family walks under a sky blackened by burning oil wells in Qayyarah, south of Mosul. Nineteen oil wells were set ablaze as ISIL retreated from the area. © OCHA/ Themba Linden

03 November 2016

Annual Report

H6 Annual Report 2015

2015 annual report of the H6 Joint Programme, with the collaboration of Canada and Sweden

Number of pages: 112

Publication date: 01 Nov 2016

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UNAIDS, WHO

Publisher: UNFPA

News

Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

Violence against women was widespread even before the current conflict, but experts say abuses are becoming even more commonplace. A women's shelter in a port city in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

31 October 2016

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