‘Staggering number’ of unintended pregnancies reveals failure to uphold women’s rights

March 30, 2022 chhaymam@chhaymam.com UN News - Human Rights 0

Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.

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