Tag: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Putting adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights at the forefront in Rwanda
Community engagement has been regarded as a vital component to ensure that adolescents and young people have access to...
Global progress in tackling maternal and newborn deaths stalls since 2015
Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers, and babies has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing...
Heroic midwives help women deliver babies in a warzone as conflict hits Sudan
"We are working all day every day across three hospitals. For women and girls who don’t have means of...
Births don’t stop during crisis: How one woman went into labour as Cyclone Freddy slammed into Madagascar
“We knew the delivery was imminent and that everything was going well... But we didn't know it was going...
How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022
Last year, 6,235 women and girls gave birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp. And not one of them died due...
Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation
“Everything that can harm must be fought.” Babani Sidi Mohamad first heard about female genital mutilation when he was...
Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation
“Everything that can harm must be fought.” Babani Sidi Mohamad first heard about female genital mutilation when he was...
In Sudan, a UNFPA hospital helps women give birth safely despite flooding crisis
After being carried for three kilometres through the rain and mud, Nasreen Faroug Balla finally reached the hospital. She...
How many kilometers do women cross to give birth in Sudan?
After being carried for three kilometres in rain and mud, Nasreen finally reached the hospital. She was eight months...
8th AFRIMA partner, United Nations Population Fund, calls for support to end humanitarian crisis in Somalia
In line with its philosophy and character as an impact-driven social initiative, the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has...
Women and girls in Somalia face critical life-threating drought and conflict situations
Somalia experienced a devastating drought in 2022, affecting nearly half of its entire population, or approximately 7.8 million people. Currently,...
Severe drought fuels malnutrition and reduces hospital deliveries among pregnant women in Kenya’s Turkana County
“I have never experienced a drought as bad as this in my life,” 28-year-old Akure Ewar told UNFPA. At...