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15 March 2024
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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

4 March 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2024

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

26 February 2024
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UNFPA and UNICEF’s Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation works with grassroots activists to encourage

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

23 February 2024
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The Al-Helal Al-Emirati maternity hospital in Rafah is one of the last remaining functioning health facilities in southern Gaza.

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

21 February 2024
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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on:

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

20 February 2024
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Grief and fear mount in Rafah as people are trapped with nowhere safe to go

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

15 February 2024
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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

11 February 2024
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Featuring GenF Mentorship Programme Mentees

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

6 February 2024
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Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation

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

5 February 2024
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Safia seeks help at a UNFPA-supported youth-friendly service centre. ©UNFPA Yemen

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

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