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![Three female obstetricians perform a surgery in the operating room at the Idleb Maternity Hospital. Thirteen years of conflict a](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_syriaconflictanniversary.jpeg?itok=151yhGCN)
After 13 years of crisis, we hear from female health workers in Syria leading the charge for women and girls
IDLEB, Syrian Arab Republic – “I have personally experienced the dire consequences of conflict on health care,” said Dr. Ikram Habbush, director of... Read more
![Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day 2024](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/statement_1_8.jpg?itok=GS3s2h4l)
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
![UNFPA and UNICEF’s Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation works with grassroots activists to encourage](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/fgmsomalia_banner_feb2024.jpeg?itok=yqOqYh4O)
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
![The Al-Helal Al-Emirati maternity hospital in Rafah is one of the last remaining functioning health facilities in southern Gaza.](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_2_gazafeb2-24.jpeg?itok=UpqMaWSx)
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
![Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on:](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/statement_9.jpg?itok=TRuY7oHU)
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
![Grief and fear mount in Rafah as people are trapped with nowhere safe to go](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/uni501840.png?itok=6jabYB9e)
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
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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
![Featuring GenF Mentorship Programme Mentees](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_5.png?itok=6YUDe3k5)
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
![Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/statement_2_18.jpg?itok=ktjgcwD_)
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
![Safia seeks help at a UNFPA-supported youth-friendly service centre. ©UNFPA Yemen](https://arabstates.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_fgmnews_yemen_feb2024.jpeg?itok=lViEnp18)
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