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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
After eight years of conflict and despite a fragile truce, childbirth still a matter of life and death in Yemen
Eight years ago, as the war escalated dramatically and health facilities were barely functioning or standing due to violence and insecurity, Zahra... Read more
3 months on from the earthquakes, 5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye still need your support
Nearly 16 million people in Türkiye and 9 million in Syria affected by two massive earthquakes. Among them, some 350,000 pregnant women in both... Read more
12 years on, Syrians are living through the worst year of the crisis
Before the earthquake, 15.3 million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance, this includes 7.7 million women and girls, 4.2 million of... Read more
Midwives save lives through thick and thin
Childbirth is perhaps the riskiest and most miraculous time in a woman's life. Every woman remembers the mixed feelings of excitement,... Read more
Violence plagues women and girls amid Yemen’s relentless conflict
UNITED NATIONS/SANA’A – Rehman* was married off to an abusive man at age 15. “During our year of marriage, I lived a very hard life full of violence... Read more
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Syria, women and girls face mounting risks
Three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye, such is the reality for tens of thousands of women and girls in Syria who... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2023
Women and girls, in all their diversities, have the fundamental right to live free from violence and to have agency over their bodies and lives, both... Read more