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8 July 2020
Press Release
Defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality: UNFPA launches the 2020 State of World Population Report
BEIJING, China, 8 July 2020 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund launched virtually today, the 2020 State of World Population (SWOP) report in Beijing, China.  UNFPA releases its flagship... Read more
10 May 2020
News
Global response to COVID-19 must address rights and needs of women and girls
Dr Natalia Kanem, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Mark Lowcock, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief... Read more
5 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   As the world battles COVID-19, women continue to get pregnant and babies are still being... Read more
5 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
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Beijing, 5 May 2020 Distinguished Mr. Chen Ziquan, President of China Maternal and Child Health Association,  Distinguished Mr. Yu Xiaoqian, Secretary-General of China Maternal... Read more
5 May 2020
News
Celebrating the heroic midwives in China’s fight against COVID-19
2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. 5 May is the International Day of the Midwife (IDM). The theme of this year’s IDM celebration set by the International Confederation of... Read more
28 April 2020
Press Release
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
More than 47 million women could lose access to contraception, leading to 7 million unintended pregnancies in the coming months. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to... Read more
8 March 2020
Statement
UNFPA China acknowledges female healthcare workers on Women's Day
Message from Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA China Representative International Women’s Day 2020 Beijing, 8 May 2020 On the occasion of International Women's Day, on behalf of UNFPA, the United Nations... Read more
7 March 2020
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day, 8 March 2020
I am Generation Equality: Working together to achieve a gender-equal world Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day This International Women's Day, we... Read more
5 March 2020
Statement
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19),... Read more
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
BEIJING, China – 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, the United Nations... Read more

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