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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…
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11 July 2016
Statement
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY
The international community has committed to a new sustainable development agenda built on the principles of equity and human rights. A central objective of the Sustainable…
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20 June 2016
Press Release
UNFPA upscaling its humanitarian response to meet the needs of women and girls fleeing Falujah, Central Iraq
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has stepped up its humanitarian activities in Iraq in order to respond to the rapid influx of Iraqis fleeing Fallujah and its…
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06 June 2016
Supporting 5,000 returning families to relieve the impact of crisis: UNFPA provides reproductive health and gender based violence response to women and girls in one of the biggest sub-district in Iraq, Sununi
The United Nations Population Fund has successfully initiated its Reproductive health services as well as its Gender Based Violence response services to support more than 5,000…
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29 May 2016
UNFPA Provides Rapid Response to Internally Displaced Women in Central Iraq
Amid the ongoing military operations by Iraq Security Forces (ISF) to retake Fallujah city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that began on 22 May, more than 260…
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24 May 2016
Supporting women in crisis: Syrian refugees find services and hope in Turkey's safe spaces
For over three years after conflict broke out in their provence, 28-year-old Fatma Fayiz Dawi and her family remained determined to stay in their home in Syria, despite the…
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23 May 2016
In focus: UNFPA’s work in Sudan to end Obstetric Fistula
Interview with Lina Mousa, the representative of UNFPA in Sudan and with Dr. Mayson Ahmed, fistula surgeon at Abu fistula referral center in Khartoum
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23 May 2016
10 things you should know about women & the world’s humanitarian crises
The world is currently facing its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, due to conflicts, persecutions and natural disasters intensified by climate change. And tens of…
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23 May 2016
In focus: UNFPA’s work in Yemen to end Obstetric Fistula
Interview with Dr. Afrah Thabet, Reproductive Health Analyst, UNFPA Yemen; Dr Eqbal Nagi, Fistula surgeon at UNFPA-supported Unit, Al-Sadaka Hospital, Aden-Southern Yemen; and Dr…
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