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Young people address challenges and explore opportunities of transition from learning to employment in the Middle East and North Africa/Arab States region
Home to the highest rates of unemployed youth in the world, the region needs to create more than 33.3 million new jobs by 2030 Statement by Dr. Ruba Jaradat, ILO Regional Director for Arab States,... Read more
5 things you might not know about obstetric fistula
First things first, what is obstetric fistula? What it is: Obstetric fistula is a traumatic childbirth injury that robs a woman or girl of her health, rights and dignity. It is a hole between the... Read more
The regional launch of the State of World Population 2022
Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new UNFPA report War, humanitarian emergencies create conditions for unintended pregnancies to climb further Cairo, 17 May 2022... Read more
Killing of women and girls must stop
Statement by Dr. Luay Shabaneh, UNFPA Arab States Regional Director Cairo, May 11, 2022 - Shireen Abu Aqla, a Palestinian journalist and Al-Jazeera correspondent in Palestine, lost her life while... Read more
Midwives’ role goes beyond childbirth: Let's empower them
Sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health (SRMNAH) is an essential component of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Arab region has a total of 1.35 million SRMNCAH workers, of... Read more
Global health systems must invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife When heavy monsoon rains flooded refugee camps in Bangladesh, it was midwife Shakila Parvin who, in... Read more
A sense of despair and betrayal by the world
After 11 years in crisis, Syrians throughout the region continue to suffer “When I speak to loved ones in Syria and nearby countries, the common feeling I sense is despair and betrayal by the... Read more
Changes comes from within - Celebrating women’s strengths and resilience
The United Nations Populations Funds celebrate a group of women who suffered a variety of gender-based violence and harmful practices. But they gathered all their strengths and decided to reverse the... Read more
Women and girls continue to pay a heavy price in Yemen as the conflict slips further from global view
UNFPA warns of catastrophic consequences for women and girls as massive funding shortfalls impact operations. United Nations, New York, 15 March 2022 – Seven devastating years of fighting have left... Read more
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day
Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies. More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For... Read more