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13 years on, the Syria crisis is pushing women and girls to the brink
Thirteen years after the onset of the crisis in 2011, basic service capacity in Syria continues to erode. Despite the continuing efforts of... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2024
A peaceful and prosperous future depends on the empowerment of women and girls. Thirty years ago, at the International Conference on Population and... Read more
Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives
MOGADISHU, Somalia – “I used to feel fear when it was night time,” mother-of-two Nurto Abdi Osman told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and... Read more
Impossible choices in Gaza: “Women are giving birth prematurely because of terror”
Rafah, GAZA STRIP – “It was exhausting – we handled 78 cases in one night.” There are only five beds for deliveries at the Al-Helal Al-Emirati... Read more
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 21 February 2024 – In the less than five months that followed the brutal 7 October attacks and the ensuing escalation, tens of... Read more
Grief and fear mount in Rafah as people are trapped with nowhere safe to go
Some 1.5 million people - including tens of thousands of pregnant women, new mothers and newborns - are now crammed into Rafah. With bombs falling... Read more
Yemen's camel ambulances
After nine years of war and lack of funding, women's options for safe birth are limited and dangerous in Yemen. Read how UNFPA programs help... Read more
Breaking Barriers: UNFPA and Startups without Borders support women and girls in science and technology with GenF Mentorship Programme
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are shining a spotlight on the efforts of UNFPA Arab States Regional Office and Startups... Read more
Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation
NEW YORK, 6 February 2024 – “Today, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, we reaffirm our dedication to the girls... Read more
Breaking the cycle for survivors: UNFPA offers counselling and support to abandon female genital mutilation in Yemen
Around the world, an estimated 200 million women and girls have been subjected to some form of female genital mutilation, a human rights violation... Read more