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24 July 2023
Press Release
Nearly a quarter of Yemeni women require services to prevent and respond to gender-based violence.  Photo © UNFPA Yemen

KSrelief and UNFPA sign new agreement to sustain protection services for vulnerable women and girls in Yemen

A new US$2 million agreement signed today with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSrelief) and UNFPA, the United... Read more

23 July 2023
Story
A group of women hitting argan nuts on stone anvils with rocks to get to the kernels. Photo © UNFPA Morocco

Fadma and the forest: learning from the past for a flourishing future in rural Morocco

Like the hardy Argan tree, Fadma’s roots run deep in the arid lands of Southern Morocco. Both rugged and resilient, the fates of Fadma and the... Read more

5 July 2023
News
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem

World Population Day Statement 2023 - UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem

Imagine a world where everyone – all 8 billion of us – has a future bursting with promise and potential. Now open your eyes to the current reality... Read more

26 June 2023
Press Release
UNFPA experts, specialists and partners met to discuss priorities, and examine challenges and opportunities to reduce unmet need

UNFPA experts, specialists and partners met to discuss priorities, and examine challenges and opportunities to reduce unmet need for family Planning in the Arab Region.

On Wednesday 21 June, UNFPA Arab States Regional Office concluded a regional consultation on family planning aimed to support efforts to accelerate... Read more

25 June 2023
Press Release
UNFPA-supported mobile teams delivering much-needed dignity kits to women and girls in need in north-west Syria.

EU-UNFPA partnership brings urgent care and protection to Syrian women and girls

(Amman, 25 June, 2023) — Humanitarian funding from the European Union (EU) totalling EUR 8.6 million will enable the United Nations Population Fund (... Read more

20 June 2023
News
©UNFPA Sudan

Women and girls hit hard by attacks on health in Sudan, UN agencies warn

The World Health Organization and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today warned that the continuing attacks on... Read more

19 June 2023
Press Release
UNFPA calls for urgent health and protection support for women and girls affected by Sudan crisis

UNFPA calls for urgent health and protection support for women and girls affected by Sudan crisis

New York, 19 June 2023 – As the conflict in Sudan enters its third month, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, appeals... Read more

15 June 2023
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Confl

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023

Rarely seen, however, is one of the most horrific forms of violence in conflict – that perpetrated on the bodies of women and girls. Rape, sexual... Read more

14 June 2023
Press Release
UNFPA urges international community to put women’s and girls’ rights at the centre of humanitarian response in Syria

UNFPA urges international community to put women’s and girls’ rights at the centre of humanitarian response in Syria

New York, 14 June 2023 – UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, calls on the international community to prioritize the health and... Read more

2 June 2023
Story
Midwives at a UNFPA-supported hospital in Sudan before the crisis destroyed at least two out of three hospitals, leaving more th

Lives of pregnant women and newborns at risk in Sudan as hospitals run out of fuel

KHARTOUM, Sudan – “We are running out of fuel. If the electricity cuts persist, we don’t know how we will be able to assist pregnant women giving... Read more

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