calendar_today 24 November 2016

Statement

Statement attributable to UNFPA Director for the Arab States Regional Office on the attack on M2 Hospital in Aleppo countryside

Cairo, 24 November 2016 - We have learnt about a deadly attack on the M2 hospital in eastern Aleppo last week, where UNFPA supports reproductive health services to protect…

calendar_today 21 November 2016

Statement

Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25…

calendar_today 17 November 2016

Families increasingly resort to child marriage as Yemen’s conflict grinds on

IBB, Yemen – Last year, Ayisha was married at only 13 years old. She delivered a baby several weeks ago – a girl.

calendar_today 13 November 2016

News

Conflict, poverty, poor health conditions a deadly mix for mothers in South Sudan

TORIT, South Sudan – Insecurity, poverty and poor health care continue to be a deadly mix in South Sudan. Tragedy struck the hospital in the eastern town of Torit after poor…

calendar_today 08 November 2016

News

Women’s health needs critical as battle for Mosul intensifies

QAYYARAH, Iraq – With military operations underway to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS or Daesh), thousands of civilians have…

calendar_today 01 November 2016

Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

SANA’A, Yemen – The conflict in Yemen has been catastrophic for its civilian population. Thousands have been killed and over 12 million people are now targeted for humanitarian…