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11 March 2025
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Investing in skilled midwives to save lives and brighten futures in Yemen
Rokia Dukhna, 22, had been determined to become a midwife since her own mother endured a tragic experience during childbirth. Ms. Dukhna grew up in the village of Al-Qahira,…
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10 March 2025
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“Every pregnancy these days is a struggle”: Restoring life-saving healthcare in Gaza
Two weeks into her ninth month of pregnancy, Roozan Abu Jbarah hoped she would manage to give birth safely. “I’ve been having pain and my water broke,” she told UNFPA, the United…
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05 March 2025
Statement
Statement on International Women’s Day 2025: “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.
On this International Women’s Day, we reaffirm that the health, dignity, and reproductive rights of women and girls are crucial to achieving a just and equitable world. In a time…
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04 March 2025
Statement
Blockade of aid will have far-reaching consequences for women and girls in Gaza warns UNFPA Arab States Regional Office
UNFPA Arab States Regional Office urgently calls upon all parties to fully uphold their obligations under international law, lift the blockade, and ensure the unimpeded flow of…
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13 February 2025
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Migrant Women Speak Out Against Female Genital Mutilation: From Survival to Flourishing
Rabat – On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), observed annually on 6 February, five migrant women from sub-Saharan Africa—originating…
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10 February 2025
Statement
Strengthening alliances and building movements to end female genital mutilation
Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion…
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09 February 2025
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The Silent scars: Breaking the chains of FGM in Yemen
"I saw my delicate newborn baby, just days old, slowly dying before my eyes due to a brutal circumcision," Um Hanin recounts, her voice heavy with grief. "I do not want any mother…
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06 February 2025
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“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation
DJIBOUTI/TADJOURAH REGIONS, Djibouti – “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil. Now 30, she was subjected to female genital mutilation at…
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26 January 2025
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Surviving Gaza: The silent struggles of adolescent girls
GAZA STRIP, Occupied Palestinian Territory – “Our whole life became a tragedy,” said 15-year-old Mariam* after 15 months of war in Gaza. “The lack of medicine, poor food,…
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