Day: July 17, 2020

The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, projects that if lockdown measures continue for another six months with major disruptions to health services, 47 million women in low- and middle-income countries may not be able to access modern contraceptives. This would result in seven million unintended pregnancies. Moreover, some 31 million additional cases of gender-based violence can also be expected. According, the Executive Director of UNFPA, Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day 2020, more than four million girls will be subjected to female genital mutilation and 12 million forced to…

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