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All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy
Persons with disabilities are too often defined by what they cannot do, or by what society assumes they cannot do. The International Day for Persons... Read more
Violence against women and girls has invaded all spaces, including virtual ones, and this must end
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2023. For many women... Read more
UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO Regional Directors call for immediate action to halt attacks on health care in Gaza
Statement by Ms. Laila Baker, UNFPA Arab States Regional Director; Ms. Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa; Dr... Read more
UNFPA statement on the dire situation of hospitals in Gaza
UNFPA vehemently condemns the reported attacks on or around Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest healthcare facility, as well as those on other... Read more
Tackling the hidden mental health burden in Yemen
Ibb Governorate, Yemen – Kholoud, 28, is no stranger to mental trauma. As a child, her step mother physically and verbally abused her, while... Read more
As Gaza’s calamity hits the one month mark pregnant women face a fast-spiraling catastrophe
As casualties from the calamitous month-long bombardment and siege of Gaza mount, more than one third of Gaza’s 35 hospitals and nearly two-thirds of... Read more
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire"
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 5 November 2023 – For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel and the Occupied... Read more
Executive Director statement on the situation in Gaza
Civilians in Gaza are living in a state of peril. Heavy bombardments are having devastating impacts on the population.
Surviving the perils of pregnancy in war-torn Gaza
The health system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse. While the first aid convoys have entered Gaza, fuel has not yet been allowed in. With Gaza... Read more
Joint statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on humanitarian supplies crossing into Gaza
A first, but limited, shipment of life-saving humanitarian supplies from the United Nations and the Egyptian Red Crescent entered Gaza today on 20... Read more