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Staggering challenges face 54 million women and young people as COVID-19 adds to humanitarian emergencies
$818 million is needed to provide essential and life-saving services to women and girls affected by crises in 2021 UNITED NATIONS, New York, 7 December 2020 - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and... Read more
After years of conflict, Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, a UNFPA 2021 appeal shows
UNITED NATIONS, New York – A new Humanitarian Action Overview report released today by UNFPA names Yemen as the country where the needs of women and... Read more
The health systems we build back after COVID-19 must reach everyone
More than a billion people: that’s how many live with a disability today. Some disabilities are apparent, but not all. Learning disabilities and... Read more
COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV
On World AIDS Day, as we unite in support of people living with and affected by HIV, let us remember all those who have lost their lives to AIDS, and... Read more
Stand up and say ‘enough’ to violence
Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of violence against women and girls. Enough to domestic violence. Enough to rape.... Read more
Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic Summit
New York, 12 November 2020 -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the health and economies of countries around the world,... Read more
UNFPA Arab States Regional Office Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Friends of Cancer Patients in the United Arab Emirates
Sharjah/United Arab Emirates, 10 November 2020 - UNFPA Arab States Regional Office and the Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) UAE and the United... Read more
UNFPA cooperates with FOCP to reduce cervical cancer burden in the Arab Region
Sharjah/United Arab Emirates, 10 November 2020 - United Nations Population Fund, Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) signed a Memorandum of... Read more
KSRelief and UNFPA sign new agreement to improve women’s protection services in Yemen
Cairo, Egypt - 28 October 2020 – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSRelief) announced a contribution of US$ 1.6... Read more
UNFPA, Arab States Regional Director, Dr. Luay Shabaneh condemn the killing of a pregnant women in Qalqilya, Palestine
Cairo- 22 October 2020 – The United Nations Population Fund, Arab States Regional Director, Dr. Luay Shabaneh, is shocked and deeply disturbed by the... Read more