News

Infection-control supplies delivered to Viet Nam maternal health facilities amid COVID-19 pandemic

Front-line health workers are particularly at risk of being exposed to the virus. © UNFPA Viet Nam

13 April 2020

Updates

Canada provides new funding in response to UNFPA's pandemic global appeal

10 Apr 2020

UNFPA is supporting public awareness campaigns to stop the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable countries like Syria. © UNFPA Syria

News

COVID-19 affects Ukraine health systems already compromised by conflict

A boy at home in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. People are urged to stay home to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and health services are being scaled down. © UNICEF/UN0243125/Morris VII Photo

06 April 2020

News

As COVID-19 pandemic increases childcare burden, calls for Georgian men to step up

Journalist and teacher Giorgi Liparishvili plays with his son Tevdore. © UNFPA Georgia/Guram Kapanadze

31 March 2020

News

Gender-based violence spikes amid pandemic, shelters need support

UNFPA and partners are delivering essential items to women's shelters in Kosovo. © UNFPA Kosovo/Besnik Sherifi

03 April 2020

Resources

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

Resource date: Jul 2020

Publisher: UNFPA

Resources

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic UNFPA Global Response Plan

Resource date: Jun 2020

News

Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic

After a complicated delivery, triplet boys were discharged in good health. Distance, conflict and the threat of the global pandemic kept their mother from seeking maternal health care. © BFD/UNFPA Yemen

09 April 2020

News

Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

In pandemic-affected Madaripur, midwife Selina Akter delivered a baby girl. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

08 April 2020

Statement

Protecting midwives to keep women and babies safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic

07 April 2020

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