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20 February 2024
Story
Grief and fear mount in Rafah as people are trapped with nowhere safe to go
Some 1.5 million people - including tens of thousands of pregnant women, new mothers and newborns - are now crammed into Rafah. With bombs falling and just a tickle of aid, a…
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15 February 2024
Story
Yemen's camel ambulances
After nine years of war and lack of funding, women's options for safe birth are limited and dangerous in Yemen. Read how UNFPA programs help save the lives of women and newborns.
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11 February 2024
Story
Breaking Barriers: UNFPA and Startups without Borders support women and girls in science and technology with GenF Mentorship Programme
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are shining a spotlight on the efforts of UNFPA Arab States Regional Office and Startups Without Borders, who are joining…
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06 February 2024
News
Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation
NEW YORK, 6 February 2024 – “Today, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, we reaffirm our dedication to the girls and women who have been…
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05 February 2024
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Breaking the cycle for survivors: UNFPA offers counselling and support to abandon female genital mutilation in Yemen
Around the world, an estimated 200 million women and girls have been subjected to some form of female genital mutilation, a human rights violation that involves the removal of or…
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23 January 2024
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A glimmer of hope for women and girls as a sexual and reproductive health clinic reopens in Sudan’s West Darfur State
WEST DARFUR STATE, Sudan – “I came to the health centre after the fighting calmed down, but I found it destroyed – there were no beds left, no equipment, no supplies,” recalled…
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20 January 2024
Statement
Statement by Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem: UNFPA calls for scale-up of humanitarian aid and improved access to sexual and reproductive health care for the women and girls of Gaza
After more than 100 days of conflict, Gaza is unrecognizable. The numbers tell a shocking story, with an unprecedented 2.2 million people in need of aid, and 1.9 million people…
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12 December 2023
News
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency launches US $1.2 billion humanitarian appeal as crises devastate women and girls’ health and rights
New York, 12 December 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has issued a pressing call for US$1.2 billion to address the mounting crises…
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09 December 2023
Statement
Human rights require bodily autonomy for all – at all times
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly 75 years ago. Yet its promise to humanity still speaks to us today, louder than ever,…
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