10 August 2015
Somalia’s youth face an uphill struggle. More than 75 per cent of the country’s population is under 30 years old, according to the most recent population estimates, yet nearly…
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Press Release
As the United Nations intensifies its humanitarian efforts to respond to the ongoing crisis in Yemen, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is working with partners to ensure…
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Four decades ago in Syria, a medical mistake left Fatima deaf. She spent years overcoming her disability – only to find herself uprooted by the violence in her home country.
Read story11 July 2015
After initial euphoria and a feeling that the Arab region was moving towards something new in 2011, a number of Arab countries have plunged into chaos or conflict, and others…
Read story10 July 2015
Press Release
Sana’a, Yemen, 10 July 2015 – Since late March the situation in Yemen has deteriorated as a result of armed conflict and eighty percent of the population is now in…
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News
Op ed by: Mohamed Abdel-Ahad - Published in The National, 7 July 2015 This year, the United Nations will mark World Population Day on Saturday amid growing concerns…
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CAIRO, Egypt – “Shake me from my sleep, whisper in my ear, tell me it was just a bad dream,” said Huda,* 22, explaining how it felt to become a refugee three years ago.
Read story07 February 2015
Joint Statement by United Nations agencies in the Arab States Region on the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Cairo, 6 February 2015 …
Read story06 February 2015
Statement
UNFPA, UNICEF, the International Confederation of Midwives and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics issued a call to action for health workers around the…
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