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05 May 2021
Statement
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for International Day of the Midwife - 5 May 2021
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05 May 2021
Press Release
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 May 2021 -- Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because the needs of pregnant women…
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14 April 2021
Press Release
State of World Population report 2021
NEW YORK/SKOPJE, 14 April 2021 - Nearly half of the women in 57 countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek health…
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11 March 2021
News
Most Creative Drawing or Photograph Contest on the Topic “Peace4MeIs”
If you are a first to fourth-degree high school student, we invite you to take part in this contest and to present to us in a creative manner what peace means to you. The three…
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04 February 2021
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UNFPA 2021-2025 Programme for North Macedonia adopted
During the First Regular Session of the UNDP / UNFPA / UNOPS Executive Board, held on February 4th in the presence of senior United Nations officials, as well as the Minister of…
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12 November 2020
Press Release
Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic Summit
New York, 12 November 2020 -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the health and economies of countries around the world, governments, non-governmental…
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08 October 2020
News
Creating the world that girls need to achieve their dreams
ISTANBUL, Turkey — At age 13, Sesili still has a lot of different ideas about what her future might hold. Her favourite classroom subject is physics, and she says she&rsquo…
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22 July 2020
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Helping young people with disabilities cope with COVID-19 in North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Taking precautions against becoming infected or spreading illness during the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t easy for anyone, but it poses special challenges for…
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16 July 2020
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New partnership between UNFPA and British Embassy in Skopje to support survivors of gender based violence during COVID-19
Skopje, 16 July, 2020 - The United Nations Population Fund in North Macedonia and the British Embassy in Skopje started a new partnership to support survivors of gender-based…
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