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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... Read more
Upholding rights in the times of COVID-19
Simiyu, Tanzania – Angelina has been a midwife for 30 years, and is now based at Bariadi District Hospital, a facility recently renovated and... Read more
KOICA Partners with UNFPA and UN Women to Empower Women and Adolescent Girls in Singida and Shinyanga Regions
15 April 2020, Dar es Salaam –Today the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Tanzania has signed agreements with the United Nations... Read more
Leaving no one behind: Prioritizing the needs of women and girls in the COVID-19 response
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has now reached Tanzania (both mainland and Zanzibar), may change the lives of many people in the... Read more
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... Read more
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and alarming. UNFPA, the United... Read more
As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day, 8 March 2020
This International Women's Day, we celebrate the icons who blazed the trail towards gender equality. We now look to today’s generation of... Read more
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the... Read more
Going to the last mile….on bicycles!
Peer educators at six UNFPA-supported Adolescent and Youth-Friendly (AYF) corners in Simiyu Region have each received a bicycle to make the hard work... Read more