Resources

UN report on obstetric fistula 2018 (A/73/285)

Resource date: Jul 2018

The United Nations Secretary-General report outlines efforts made by the international community at the global, regional and national levels to end obstetric fistula, and offers recommendations to intensify those efforts with a human rights-based approach.

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Just like your mother? Seven ways motherhood has changed (or not) in the last 25 years

It's not your mother's motherhood. © UNFPA/Bruno Feder

03 May 2019

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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News & Updates

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Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities

BANA, Cameroon – Toukam Mirabelle had been told that twin pregnancies hardly ever go beyond eight and half months, yet she was past even her regular due date. Her first contractions arrived in the middle of the…

02 October 2024 Read Story

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A year of war in Gaza: One mother’s hardships, heartbreak – and hope

GAZA, Palestine – ‘‘This story doesn't start from day one. It starts from nine months ago – the day I learned I was going to be a mother.” That day was in November 2023, around a month into the war in Gaza. Ala’a is…

25 September 2024 Read Story

Updates

The European Union and UNFPA join forces to strengthen women's health in Afghanistan

New York, UNITED NATIONS – The European Union and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, have signed a new agreement to safeguard women’s and girls’ health in Afghanistan over the next three…

24 September 2024 Read Story

Publications

South-South and Triangular Cooperation In Action

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Number of pages: 72

Publication date: 30 Nov 2018

Author: UNFPA Policy and Strategy Division

Publisher: UNFPA and the UN Office for South-South Cooperation

State of the World's Midwifery

The State of the World's Midwifery 2011

Delivering Health, Saving Lives

Number of pages: 180

Publication date: 01 Jan 2011

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve

Palesh Devi Rajdhobi suffered from an obstetric fistula, a debilitating childbirth injury, for 21 years. She endured pain, stigma and social isolation before receiving free reconstructive surgery from a UNFPA-supported campaign. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

18 September 2018

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Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

Najat suffered a traumatic birth injury, and nearly died, after her in-laws refused to take her to a hospital during labour. © National Midwives Association/UNFPA

25 June 2018

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Fistula camp helps women and girls in Sierra Leone regain their dignity

Women and girls celebrating after their successful fistula repair surgeries at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre in Freetown © UNFPA Sierra Leone 2018/Angelique Reid

12 June 2018

Fatima: A song to end obstetric fistula

Published on: 30/05/2018

This song was produced by a Yemeni youth group. It is based on the true story of an obstetric fistula survivor, ‘Fatima,’ who was successfully treated with the support of UNFPA.

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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

Margret Rambiki lived with obstetric fistula for 13 years. Finally, her mother learned how she could get relief. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

23 May 2018

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