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State of World’s Midwifery: New Report to Document Birth Attendance in 60 Countries

A corps of skilled midwives, like these who were trained through a UNFPA-supported programme in Darfur, are key to improving pregnancy outcomes. Photo: Torr Svenson.

13 January 2011

News

Providing Support to Sudanese Returning Home to Vote

Most of returnees of Southern Sudan are expected to relocate to cities of the region rather than resettle in their traditional villages, which lack roads and health services. Photo :Silje Heitmann.

10 January 2011

News

One Year after the Earthquake, Haiti’s Recovery Proceeds Slowly

With deliveries peaking in the year after the earthquake, UNFPA and partners are working to restore comprehensive care for mothers and their newborns. Photo : Lynsey Addario.

10 January 2011

Press Release

UNFPA Welcomes Extension of ICPD Programme of Action Beyond 2014

22 December 2010

News

UNFPA’s Work to Save Mothers’ Lives Featured in New Series on Global Health

16 December 2010

News

Preventing Cervical Cancer, a Leading Cause of Women’s Death in Many Developing Countries

Cervical cancer, which is preventable are treatable remains a leading cause of death for women of reproductive age in many countries. Photo: UNFPA Bolivia.

04 December 2010

Press Release

New UNFPA—Millennium Villages Project Partnership To Help Improve Maternal Health in Africa

13 December 2010

Press Release

Asia, Pacific Experts Call for Universal Access to Family Planning

10 December 2010

Press Release

Midwives Essential to Fistula Prevention, International Experts Emphasize

10 December 2010

Press Release

Experts Focus on Fistula at International Events in Senegal

06 December 2010

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