Resources

Zika virus: Frequently asked questions

Resource date: Jul 2016

Resources

Five Years of Saving Lives: The Regional Response to the Syria Crisis 2015

Resource date: Feb 2016

News

Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac

23 October 2015

Statement

UNFPA closely monitors Zika outbreak, urges access to sexual and reproductive health care and information

04 February 2016

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News

Changing the dialogue: Speaking out against female genital mutilation in Indonesia

In Indonesia, 51% per cent of women under the age of 19 have been subjected to FGM. © UNFPA Indonesia

03 February 2016

Maternal Health Thematic Fund Video

Published on: 04/01/2016

Learn about UNFPA's Maternal Health Thematic Fund, which aims to bring safe motherhood to some of the world's least developed countries.

State of World Population

State of World Population 2015

Shelter From The Storm - A transformative agenda for women and girls in a crisis-prone world

Number of pages: 136

Publication date: 03 Dec 2015

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

News

Acceptance of family planning grows in Afghanistan, but myths linger

23 November 2015

News

Majority of maternal deaths take place in crises and fragile conditions

Rose Yangu, a refugee from South Sudan, after safely giving birth in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda. UNFPA supports safe deliveries in emergency situations. © UNFPA/Eveyln Kiapi

13 November 2015

Publication

Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2015

Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

Number of pages: 98

Publication date: 12 Nov 2015

Author: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division

The global maternal death ratio fell by 44 per cent between 1990 and 2015. The total number of maternal deaths around the world dropped from about 532,000 in 1990 to an estimated 303,000 in 2015. This equates to an estimated global maternal death ratio of 216 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, down from 385 in 1990.

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