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“Race against death” amid relentless bombardment in Gaza, pregnant women tell UNFPA
GAZA, Palestine – “My baby was feeling every explosion,” a pregnant woman from northern Gaza told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive... Read more
“Race against death” amid relentless bombardment in Gaza, pregnant women tell UNFPA
GAZA, Palestine – “My baby was feeling every explosion,” a pregnant woman from northern Gaza told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
UNFPA deplores the loss of life in Israel and in the occupied Palestinian territory and is deeply concerned for the safety and wellbeing of all... Read more
Sudan’s women and girls endure six months of conflict with no end in sight
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Lubna still remembers the sound of shelling in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, six months ago. The 34-year old was, at the... Read more
Girls in Crisis: Voices from the Arab Region
Throughout the Arab region, humanitarian crises are defining the lives of girls like Sara, many of whom spend their formative years surviving... Read more
Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want
Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world. Today, on the International Day of the... Read more
“Psychological wounds will take time to heal”: Treating immense trauma in Derna in the aftermath of Storm Daniel
DERNA, Libya – “The hospital was overwhelmed with emergency cases and dead bodies,” said 29-year-old gynaecologist Dr. Nehal Anwar, who works at a... Read more
Girl-led campaigns rally Sudanese communities to reject FGM
Sudan has made important strides to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and while the practice shows signs of decrease among young girls, FGM... Read more
Religious leaders, communities unite against FGM in Yemen
Nearly one in five girls aged 15 to 49 have endured FGM in Yemen, with the harmful practice typically carried out by traditional practitioners. Years... Read more
Pioneering startup boosts girls’ skills, rights and futures in Egypt
Wafaa Amin’s dream was to help women get ahead through skills training, and to confront human rights abuses like female genital mutilation (FGM] that... Read more