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The 5th China International Maternal & Child Health Development Forum Opens
On November 18, the 5th China International Maternal & Child Health Development Forum and the 2nd Maternal & Child Health Industry Expo were... Read more
Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence
Today on the International Day of the Girl Child, I join every person around the world who believes that adolescent girls should live free of... Read more
Investing in Young People Matters for Now and for the Future
The United Nations has set Investing in Young People as the theme of the World Population Day in 2014. The commemorations around the world are... Read more
Development is Being Derailed by Ignoring Equality, Rights and Women's Health, UN Cautions
UNITED NATIONS, New York — A new report finds that growing inequalities will undo significant gains in health and longevity made over the past 20... Read more
Investment in Midwifery Can Save Millions of Lives of Women and Newborns
A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World... Read more
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for the International Day of Families
Twenty years ago, at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, the world community recognized that families, in their various... Read more
Maternal Deaths Continue to Fall, New Data Show
New data from the United Nations reveal that maternal deaths have declined by 45 per cent since 1990. Some 523,000 deaths occurred from complications... Read more
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin for the International Day of the Midwife 2014
Globally, in the past two decades, maternal death has declined by nearly half. In the same period, skilled birth attendance has increased by 15 per... Read more
International Roundtable on the Family Violence Legislation in China
Beijing, 11 April 2014 – National and international experts gathered in Beijing to share perspectives and knowledge on the Family Violence... Read more
Strengthening National Capacity on Data Collection and Utilization to Ensure Everyone Counts
UNFPA China and its partners of the joint data project - National Statistics Bureau (NBS) and UNICEF - held an annual project meeting to review progress made in 2013, and to discuss plans for 2014.... Read more