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Women deliver babies on the road and under fire as catastrophe grips Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

calendar_today 12 December 2024

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Women deliver babies on the road and under fire as catastrophe grips Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

AJ JAZIRAH STATE, Sudan – This was Amina’s fifth delivery by Caesarean section, but the first performed on the floor of a stranger’s home. “I had to start walking again just six…

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A safe space to turn: Young women in Yemen support each other to counter digital gender-based violence

calendar_today 09 December 2024

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A safe space to turn: Young women in Yemen support each other to counter digital gender-based violence

MARIB/TAIZZ, Yemen – At just 26 years old, Abeer has already lived through nearly a decade of war in Yemen. She fled her home in Dhamar in 2016, walking and hitchhiking for eight…

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Hope amid despair: A Gaza mother’s struggle to be with her baby

calendar_today 03 December 2024

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Hope amid despair: A Gaza mother’s struggle to be with her baby

GAZA STRIP, Occupied Palestinian Territory – “My pregnancy during the war was very difficult,” 28-year-old Nadia* told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health…

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Heeding the voices of persons with disabilities for the benefit of all

calendar_today 28 November 2024

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Heeding the voices of persons with disabilities for the benefit of all

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for Persons with Disabilities (3 December) Globally, nearly one in six people lives with a…

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day (1 December)

calendar_today 28 November 2024

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day (1 December)

The path to a world free of AIDS begins and ends with human rights. The right to knowledge that is accurate and unbiased. The right to be treated with dignity and respect. The…

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What women and girls need most as climate disasters and displacement wreak havoc across the world

calendar_today 26 November 2024

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What women and girls need most as climate disasters and displacement wreak havoc across the world

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Across dozens of countries, the global climate crisis is not impending – it has arrived. In 2023, climate disasters drove millions of the world’s most…

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Even as they flee crisis and disaster, women and girls have the right to safety and support

calendar_today 26 November 2024

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Even as they flee crisis and disaster, women and girls have the right to safety and support

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November)

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Songs of Resilience

calendar_today 10 November 2024

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Songs of Resilience

Since 2019, Nadia has called this sprawling refugee settlement home, her arrival coinciding with her husband's imprisonment. Residents of Athis camp are forced to contend with a…

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UNFPA Innovation Fair 2024 : Five Innovations for Women, Girls and Youth in the Arab States

calendar_today 07 November 2024

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UNFPA Innovation Fair 2024 : Five Innovations for Women, Girls and Youth in the Arab States

UNFPA’s Innovation Fair 2024, “Innovators in the Digital Spotlight,” concludes with a celebration of transformative approaches aimed at improving the lives of women and girls…

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