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22 February 2018
News

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

14 December 2017
Statement

‘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

12 December 2017
Statement

We must be bold and vocal in promoting the rights of all people to make free decisions

10 December 2017 Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2017 Today, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,... Read more

8 December 2017
News

Towards the organization of the 5th General Census of Population and Housing in Haiti on a technological and thematic innovation background

Port-au-Prince, December 7, 2017 ... The Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics (IHSI) officially launched, on December 7, 2017, the fifth General Census of Population and Housing (RGPH), of... Read more

1 December 2017
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Uphold the Right to Health for All to End AIDS by 2030

1 December 2017 Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for World AIDS Day 2017 One new HIV infection is one too many – and in 2016 there were 1.8 million. In adopting the Sustainable... Read more

26 November 2017
Statement

Commit to ending gender-based violence by 2030

25 November 2017  Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2017 Rohingya refugees fleeing into... Read more

20 November 2017
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Mapping care structures for gender-based violence to better respond to humanitarian settings

Port-au-Prince, 20 November 2017 --- UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in collaboration with several partners, is mapping the medical, psychosocial and legal care structures for gender-based... Read more

15 November 2017
News

Milestones for strengthening the response to reproductive health and gender-based violence in humanitarian emergencies in Haiti

Port-au-Prince, 14 November 2017 --- Thirty humanitarian actors working in the North and North-East health departments participated in a training on the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for... Read more

8 November 2017
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When UNFPA and the Ministry of Health train Care Providers on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Port-au-Prince, November 8, 2017 --- Thirty health professionals - doctors, nurses, midwives, nurses midwives - participated in an orientation seminar on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of... Read more

6 November 2017
Press Release

Deputy Secretary-General emphasizes a new spirit of partnership between Haiti and the United Nations at the end of a three-day visit

Port-au-Prince, November 05, 2017 - The Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, along with the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Haiti, Josette Sheeran, concluded a three day visit today,... Read more

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