News

As global cases of COVID-19 hit grim milestones and exacerbate other crises, UNFPA strengthens resolve to save lives

Midwife Prasansa Budha Lama examines a new mother and baby on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. During lockdown, UNFPA-supported midwives provided telecounselling and helpline services, communicating with pregnant and postpartum women via social networks and messaging apps. © UNFPA Nepal

03 February 2021

News

2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

In pandemic times, midwives around the world like Selina Akter in Bangladesh helped deliver a safer world. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

28 December 2020

Resources

International Technical and Programmatic Guidance on Out-of School Comprehensive Sexuality Education Brochure

Resource date: Nov 2020

Author: UNFPA

This brochure is an advocacy and communication product to promote the purpose and context for which its source publication International Technical and Programmatic Guidance on Out-of-School Comprehensive Sexuality Education is to be used. It aims to explain what the guidance is, who it is for and what the user can expect to find included in the tool.

News

Honduras television drama shines light on teen pregnancy, helps girls speak out

A scene from Es Cosa D-2 shows the struggles of adolescent girls in Honduras. © UNFPA Honduras

04 November 2020

News

Three things you need to know about contraceptives and COVID-19

Voluntary family planning is a public health and human rights imperative. Image from Unsplash/RHSupplies

25 September 2020

Publication

The State of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Publication date: 01 Dec 2019

Author: Mengjia Liang, Sandile Simelane, Guillem Fortuny Fillo, Satvika Chalasani, Katherine Weny, Pablo Salazar Canelos, Lorna Jenkins, Ann-Beth Moller, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Lale Say, Kristien Michielsen, Danielle Marie Claire Engel, Rachel Snow

News

Eswatini SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic

Midwife Margaret Thwala-Tembe says her clinic has seen a decline in women receiving antenatal and safe delivery services. © UNFPA Eswatini

30 July 2020

Resources

Ghana: UNFPA’S Multicountry Programme on Out-of-School Reproductive Health Education: Country Cases

Resource date: 2019

Author: Rose Khonje, Johanna Blanco, Zahrasadat Mirniam, Meron Negussie, Adjoa Yenyi, Maria Bakaroudis, Virginia Camacho, Josephine Sauvarin, Ilya Zhukov, Petar Mladenov, Bente Faugli

Publisher: UNFPA

The Country Cases Series are developed within UNFPA's project “Out-of-School Comprehensive sexuality education for those left furthest behind” in Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran and Malawi, with the financial support of Norway. They show some key highlights from the implementation of the Programme at regional/country level and present good practices and lessons learned in reaching young people from left behind populations.

News

Ride-hailing app delivers contraceptives to users’ doorsteps

17 July 2020

Resources

UNFPA Supplies Annual Report 2019: Reporting on the Performance Monitoring Framework

Resource date: Jun 2020

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