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CERF supports to provide maternal health services in high food insecurity areas of Yemen
Sana’a/Aden, 31 May 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund welcomes a contribution of US$ 900,000 from the Yemen United Nations Central... Read more
Devastating still preventable: Fistula, a silent tragedy destroying women leaving them with lifelong morbidity and shame
Hundreds of thousands of women and young girls in poor and developing countries are living with chronic health problems, suffering from stigma, shame... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Sexual Violence in Sudan
UNFPA has received reports of horrific gender-based violence in Sudan. Using rape and other forms of sexual assault to terrorize and destabilize... Read more
Too many people? Too few? It’s time to end the population alarmist narratives
The League of Arab States (LAS) and UNFPA Arab States Regional Office co-hosted the regional launch of the 2023 edition of the annual State of the... Read more
Continued attacks on health facilities in Sudan deprive women of reproductive health care
UNFPA condemns the attack on a maternity hospital in Khartoum yesterday, which underscores the horrific toll the fighting is exacting on Sudan’s... Read more
As catastrophe grips Sudan, heroic midwives help women deliver babies in a warzone
KHARTOUM, Sudan – “We are working all day every day across three hospitals. For women and girls who don’t have means of transportation, we go to... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023
Every year on this day, we celebrate midwives for their unwavering commitment to saving lives and ensuring the health and wellbeing of women and... Read more
UNFPA report identifies rising population anxiety, urges radical rethink of how countries address changing demographics
New York, 19 April 2023 – New data reveals population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising,... Read more
Escalating violence in Sudan shuts hospitals and puts 219,000 pregnant women at risk
New York 20 April 2023 – The heavy fighting which continues in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and across the country is putting tens of thousands of... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2023
Every two minutes, a woman dies giving birth. As the clock counts down another year, 287,000 more women will meet the same tragic fate. Most of these... Read more