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10 May 2020
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Global response to COVID-19 must address rights and needs of women and girls
On Mother's Day, the heads of UNFPA and OCHA take a gender lens to the global response to COVID-19 and explain what's at stake for billions of women facing the pandemic.
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05 May 2020
Statement
Opening Remarks of Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA China Representative at the Meeting to Mark International Day of the Midwife organized by China Maternal and Child Health Association
Opening Remarks of Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA China Representative at the Meeting to Mark International Day of the Midwife organized by CMCHA
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05 May 2020
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Celebrating the heroic midwives in China’s fight against COVID-19
Midwives are central to everything we do at UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. In China and globally, we celebrate the lifesaving work of midwives…
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05 May 2020
Statement
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2020
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28 April 2020
Press Release
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and other harmful practices could…
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08 March 2020
Statement
UNFPA China acknowledges female healthcare workers on Women's Day
Women healthcare workers are a key pillar of China's response to COVID-19.
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07 March 2020
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day, 8 March 2020
This International Women's Day, we celebrate the icons who blazed the trail towards gender equality.
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05 March 2020
Statement
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
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24 February 2020
News
UNFPA delivers medical equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitary items to Hubei in support of the national response to the coronavirus outbreak
As part of the United Nations response to support the Government of China’s efforts to contain and mitigate the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China, UNFPA is…
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