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05 May 2023
Statement
Continued attacks on health facilities in Sudan deprive women of reproductive health care
UNFPA condemns the attack on a maternity hospital in Khartoum yesterday, which underscores the horrific toll the fighting is exacting on Sudan’s women and families. To attack a…
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04 May 2023
News
As catastrophe grips Sudan, heroic midwives help women deliver babies in a warzone
KHARTOUM, Sudan – “We are working all day every day across three hospitals. For women and girls who don’t have means of transportation, we go to their homes to ensure they give…
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01 May 2023
News
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023
Every year on this day, we celebrate midwives for their unwavering commitment to saving lives and ensuring the health and wellbeing of women and newborn babies. In a world that…
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20 April 2023
Press Release
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, lowering or maintaining…
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20 April 2023
News
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 pregnant women in danger, making it…
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04 April 2023
Statement
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 deaths are preventable. They…
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31 March 2023
Story
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 went into early labour with her…
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18 March 2023
Story
5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye need your support right now
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 countries – women who need vital,…
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15 March 2023
Story
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 whom are of reproductive age…
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