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"A woman must be cared for in her totality," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, said
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 27, 2018 --- The Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, concluded a 24-hour visit to Haiti on June 25, 2018. During her first visit to Haiti,... Read more
Fistula in Haiti is a little known affliction that incapacitates hundreds of women unnecessarily
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 23 May 2018 --- May 23rd brought back the International Day for the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula. Obstetric fistula is a serious and dangerous lesion that can occur during... Read more
Inform and raise awareness about midwifery in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 5 May 2018 --- Pupils hanging on midwives´lips during a day of information and awareness on midwifery, as part of the celebration of the International Day of Midwives; May 5,... Read more
Haiti at the 51st session of the Commission on Population and Development
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 23 April 2018 --- A delegation from Haiti participated in the 51st session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), which was held at United Nations Headquarters... Read more
Haiti / Vasectomy: Profamil notes a certain awareness at the level of the community
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 16, 2018 - "At 55, I already have four children. I realized that I do not have enough resources to take care of more mouths in my family. So, I decided to do it. Lamour... Read more
Raise awareness about equality between women and men on the occasion of the commemoration of International Women's Day in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 12, 2018 --- In her hometown, Port-de-Paix (north-west of Haiti), the First Lady, Martine Moïse, celebrated the International Women's Day on 8 March 2018, in the presence... Read more
Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018 The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality,... Read more
Closure of a workshop on humanitarian standards and emergency preparedness in Haiti: UNFPA partners were further reinforced
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, February 23, 2018 … On February 23, with the idea of strengthening and standardizing the capacity of its staff and partners on humanitarian standards and emergency preparedness... Read more
Qualified midwives adapted to meet Haiti's needs in maternal and child health
Port-au-Prince, February 22, 2018 --- The Minister of Public Health and Population, Marie Gréta Roy Clément, inaugurated on February 21, 2018, the new premises of the Midwifery Training Institute (... Read more
‘Freedom from fear’: Ending violence against women
10 December 2017 A joint statement for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2017, from the Executive Directors of UNFPA and UN Women, Natalia Kanem and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and the Administrator of UNDP... Read more