“This is not an easy job but a rewarding one, especially when you realize that you have helped a woman to live free from violence and move on with her life.” Stojne Miteva, 42, from Strumica in south-eastern North Macedonia, volunteers as a psychologist and leads the work at a shelter for survivors of gender-based and domestic violence.

Commissioned by the UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, with support from the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, The State of the Midwifery Workforce in Eastern Europe and Central Asia provides data about the current state of the midwifery workforce in 17 countries and territories in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The report highlights the fact that properly trained midwives c...

New data reveals population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising, lowering, or maintaining fertility rates. But efforts to influence fertility rates are very often ineffective and can erode women’s rights, according to UNFPA's State of World Population report, released today.   The landmark report “8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: the case for rights an...