UNFPA

Midwifery hotline offers emergency support in Afghanistan

by News Hour Correspondent - Aug 4, 2017

News Hour Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate is the highest in the region. According to a joint United Nations report, women in the country have a 1 in 52 chance of dying from pregnancy-related causes. To solve...
Iraq launches the web version of the Clinical Management of Rape Protocol

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 24, 2017

News Hour: The Iraqi Ministry of Health, in partnership with UNFPA, launched the online version of its Clinical Management of Rape (CMR) protocol. The protocol aims to strengthen services offered to survivors of sexual violence in...
Nutrition International and UNFPA partner to improve women and adolescent girls’ health

by News Hour Correspondent - Jul 11, 2017

News Hour: Nutrition International and UNFPA, the United Nations Populations Fund, announced today at the Family Planning Summit 2020 in London, a partnership to provide services integrating family planning and nutrition to improve women and adolescent...
Young girls in the world are substantially outnumbered by boys, UN report says

by News Hour Correspondent - Dec 2, 2016

News Hour: Countries are urged to invest in girls as the majority of the world’s 10-year-olds live in developing countries and girls are substantially outnumbered by boys, according to a UN report. The 2016 State of...