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From child bride to fearless face mask maker: Yemen’s safe spaces help women reclaim their lives
SANA’A, Yemen – Salwa, 35, has survived child marriage, three abusive husbands, crushing poverty and years of grinding conflict. After the onset of... Read more
Amid wreckage in Beirut, health and psychosocial needs are paramount
BEIRUT, Lebanon/UNITED NATIONS, New York – A masked aid worker helps an injured woman limp from a mobile first-aid clinic. Another aid worker, Hiba... Read more
UNFPA calls for urgent funding to respond to the emerging needs in Lebanon
Cairo - 12 August 2020 - UNFPA is urgently appealing for USD 19.6 million to meet the lifesaving needs of women and girls impacted by the 4 August... Read more
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, scales up its support to Lebanon
Cairo - 9 August 2020 - In response to the horrific explosion that devastated parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on 4 August 2020, the United... Read more
Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions
As we mark International Youth Day in the midst of a global pandemic, we witness how young people are taking action to solve problems in their... Read more
Operation SALAMA reaches millions of Moroccans with pandemic information, supplies, support
RABAT, Morocco – When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Morocco in March, alarm spread through the country. “At the start of the pandemic, we were... Read more
Joint UN Awareness Raising Week Marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – 23 July 2020 There are horrible ways in which human dignity can be violated. When someone is forced to work... Read more
We must win the battle against human trafficking
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2020 Every year, tens of thousands of people are... Read more
Putting the brakes on COVID-19: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Officially, the COVID-19 pandemic has sickened 11 million people and left more than half a million dead. But the full toll... Read more
Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day- 11 July 2020 Peace in our world begins with peace in the home, as... Read more