calendar_today 16 August 2016

As crisis escalates in Yemen, pregnant women need essential care

Civilian fatalities are mounting in Yemen, with some of the deadliest episodes of violence taking place in the last two months. UNFPA estimates over 400,000 pregnant women are…

calendar_today 05 August 2016

Women face "unspeakable" sexual violence in South Sudan

“I never felt so empty and helpless,” Tabitha* told UNFPA. She is one of at least a hundred civilians to be sexually assaulted in the wake of South Sudan’s most recent hostilities…

calendar_today 11 July 2016

Changing the perspective: Fighting to end female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt - The story of Hoda

Behind the quiet appearance of Hoda Hamed, there is a very strong 37-year-old woman who works at the Egyptian Red Crescent society as a kindergarten teacher in her hometown in…

calendar_today 11 July 2016

Press Release

Girls in the Arab region: untapped force, a potential for development

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is marking World Population Day this year by highlighting the situation of teenage girls and the importance of empowering them and…

calendar_today 11 July 2016

How can a child raise a child? - The story of Mohamed

When Mohamad Hasan first came into a group awareness session organized by INTERSOS and UNFPA in the scenic Chouf area in Lebanon, little did he know that he was going to make a…

calendar_today 11 July 2016

Egypt: a young woman’s battle against FGM - The story of Shaimaa

Shaimaa Ahmed Aly looks like any young and healthy woman in Egypt. At age 27, she has been married for one year and is now pregnant with a baby girl. Shaimaa is a force of…

calendar_today 11 July 2016

Mother and Child say NO to child marriage in Zaatari

Saba’s smile can brighten a whole room, or the caravan that she shares with her family in Zaatari camp for refugees in Jordan. The 16 year old dynamic Syrian young woman lives in…