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10 April 2018
News
Five reasons migration is a feminist issue
  The needs of women and girl migrants are falling through the cracks. Izdihar, a Syrian refugee in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab UNITED NATIONS, New York – International leaders convened on... Read more
4 April 2018
News
In war torn-Yemen, offering fistula women a glimpse of hope
Sana’a, Yemen – Women and girls in Yemen, including an estimated 3 million of childbearing age, are increasingly facing life-threatening conditions, as the health system is collapsing amid the... Read more
25 March 2018
News
Health workers can treat, empower survivors of gender-based violence
  Survivors of gender-based violence require a full range of services, from medical care to counselling to legal support. © UNFPA Iraq UNITED NATIONS, New York/KHANKE and DOHUK, Iraq – “I was... Read more
20 March 2018
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Perilous conditions for pregnant women displaced in northern Syria
A UNFPA-supported mobile team performs an ultrasound for a pregnant woman displaced from Afrin. © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdulmouty TAL REFAAT, Syria – A surge in violence in Syria’s northern Afrin... Read more
20 March 2018
Press Release
UNFPA Rushes Supplies and Personnel to Save Pregnant Women in Syria
UNITED NATIONS, Cairo, 20 March 2018 -- Clashes between armed groups in the Syrian towns of East Ghouta and the northern city of Afrin threaten the lives and health of 700,000 people. As of 18 March... Read more
15 March 2018
Statement
Statement on the United States Decision to Again Withhold Funding from UNFPA
UNITED NATIONS, New York—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, notes with regret the determination by the United States of America to withhold funds from UNFPA for the second consecutive year.... Read more
8 March 2018
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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
  UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018   The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality,... Read more
7 March 2018
News
On International Women’s Day: 9 inspiring women from Arab region you need to know
  International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on the achievements of women and girls whose extraordinary efforts have helped effect change and transform their communities. This year, UNFPA Arab... Read more
22 February 2018
News
UNFPA Condemns Attacks on Health Facilities and Personnel in Syria
  Statement of Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the UN Population Fund, in response to Escalation of Violence in Syria   We are dismayed about the latest escalation of violence in... Read more
12 February 2018
News
Top 5 things you didn’t know about child marriage
Fanny, in Malawi, was married at 17. “This was due to pressure from my parents, who were overwhelmed by the deep poverty we were experiencing, but I was not ready,” she said. © UNFPA Malawi UNITED... Read more

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