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5 May 2021
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Investing in midwifery training empowers midwives and transforms lives
Cairen Sangji is a Tibetan doctor with the Yushu County Maternal and Child Health Hospital. Before undertaking the national standardized midwifery training in 2020, she had been providing maternal... Read more
5 May 2021
Statement
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day of the Midwife   Every day in every part of the world, midwives save the lives of women and babies and promote the health... Read more
28 April 2021
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Opening Remarks of Ms. Suren Navchaa, UNFPA Representative a.i. at the 7th Midwifery Annual Conference
Changsha city, Hunan Province   Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Good morning! On behalf of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), it is my pleasure to deliver remarks today at the... Read more
20 April 2021
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Seminar on experiences of responding to low fertility organized in Beijing
BEIJNG, China--The Seminar on Experiences of Responding to Low fertility was held jointly by the Department of Population Monitoring and Family Development of National Health Commission (NHC), China... Read more
16 April 2021
Press Release
My body is my own: claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination
UNFPA launches the 2021 State of World Population global report   BEIJING, China, 16 April 2021—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund launched today the 2021 State of World Population global... Read more
8 March 2021
Statement
Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day   All over the world, women lead. They lead peace processes, run businesses, establish hospitals and schools. They... Read more
8 March 2021
Statement
To strengthen women’s leadership, we must strengthen their rights and choices in a post-COVID world
UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director Bjorn Andersson issues an urgent message on International Women’s Day.    A year ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to engulf the world, we at the United Nations... Read more
8 March 2021
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Women’s leadership in the global recovery from COVID-19 pandemic
by Siddharth Chatterjee, UN Resident Coordinator in China & Smriti Aryal, Head of Office, UN Women in China On behalf of the UN Country Team in China for International Women’s Day 2021 8 March... Read more
5 March 2021
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Revising gender-discriminatory village rules and empowering women: The experience of a female village head in China
Ms. Yuan Qing, a village head from Anfeitang Village, Changfeng County, Anhui Province rides through rice fields, on her way to establish partnerships between factories and local women to help... Read more
10 December 2020
Statement
Standing up for human rights more important than ever
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 10 December 2020 Realizing human rights, equal and inalienable for every person, is the most just and meaningful goal of... Read more

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