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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the potential invasion in Rafah
The invasion of Rafah would spell catastrophe for pregnant women, new mothers and newborns. Close to seven months of war has inflicted unimaginable... Read more
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2024
Midwives: Heroes on the front lines of the global climate crisis Right now, around the world, millions of lives are in the hands of midwives.... Read more
Safe Delivery App boosts safe births in Iraq, Jordan and Syria
Safe Delivery App boosts safe births in Iraq, Jordan and Syria
UNFPA and the Islamic Development Bank are joining forces to help women and girls across continents
UNITED NATIONS, New York – The Islamic Development Bank and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, have joined forces to... Read more
Women leaders in Djibouti speak out against gender-based violence and harmful practices
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti – “There are so many young girls who get pregnant and have hidden, illegal abortions. Young girls are forced into sex work,... Read more
Famine is bearing down as war in Sudan reaches one year mark
Famine is bearing down on the women and girls of Sudan as the deadly conflict reaches its one year mark. The war has triggered one of the world’s... Read more
Sexual violence and severe hunger surge as Sudan war passes one year
Sudan – “I can’t forget that moment. I can’t forget his smell. I can’t forget their faces. This moment will haunt me until I die.” Fawzya*, 26,... Read more
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2024
On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD... Read more
Statement by the Executive Director on Impending Famine in Gaza
The threat of famine is looming over Gaza. Hunger and malnutrition, driven wholly by manmade causes and by a lack of humanitarian access, have... Read more
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