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UNFPA welcomes the World Bank’s approval of an additional $376 million to advance women’s and girls' empowerment in Africa
The World Bank's Board of Directors has authorized the execution of the second phase of the Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic... Read more
End Gender Inequality! End Health Inequality! End Fistula Now!
Virtual Commemoration!! International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Remarks by Mr. Mabingue NGOM, Excellences, Colleagues and friends All protocols duly observed. First of all, I want to... Read more
Lessons learned and practical guide to ensure continuity of reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health services during COVID -19 pandemic
Dakar, 15 May 2020 - The United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa held a virtual press conference on Friday, 15 May 2020, to present findings of a 20-year... Read more
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
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. New York, USA, 27 April 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the... Read more
How UN agencies in West & Central Africa are supporting governments and the population to respond to COVID-19 pandemic
Mabingue Ngom, Chair a.i. R-UNSDG-WCA, & Regional Director, UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office There is growing concern over the steady increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in... Read more
Ghana: Addressing SGBV challenges in the COVID-19 era
On 22nd April, 2020, UNFPA Ghana held an e-Session on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), with the aim of raising awareness among the general populace of acts of SGBV and channels of seeking... Read more
Ghana: UNFPA supports DOVVSU to activate Domestic Violence Hotline
UNFPA has supported the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service to provide a dedicated hotline to respond to issues of abuse during the COVID_19 and the... Read more
Nigeria: Implementing planned activities during COVID-19
As the numbers of those infected with the COVID-19 increases globally, a need to adhere to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) prevention and treatment guidelines made UNFPA Nigeria and its... Read more
Sierra Leone: World Health Day: Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic
On this World Health Day, we mark the first International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Midwives are central to everything we do at UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health... Read more