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Earthquake survivors include 344,000 pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare
New York/Geneva, 18 February 2023 - Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around 344,000 pregnant... Read more
New UN country reports on Gender Justice and the Law
Amman, Beirut, Cairo Riyadh – The progress of Arab countries towards aligning their laws with international human rights standards on gender equality... Read more
UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes
New York/Geneva, 7 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and local authorities to... Read more
World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys
NEW YORK, 6 February 2023 – This year, 4.3 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation, according to the latest UNFPA estimates. This... Read more
“I Am A Rebel Girl”: Empowering girls throughout the Arab region to express their thoughts without fear
“There are things I wanted to say and couldn’t express, but the journal guided me through writing to express what is inside me,” says Rawda, a girl... Read more
How one woman in Gaza triumphed above marital violence, and cancer, to inspire other survivors
In 2020, UNFPA reached more than 44,000 people across Palestine with gender-based violence prevention and response services through ten safe spaces... Read more
UNFPA partners with Rebel Girls to launch Arabic edition of the ‘I Am A Rebel Girl’ Journal
(Cairo, 14 December 2022) — The United Nations Population Fund Arab states regional office has partnered with Rebel Girls, a leading global girl... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022
At UNFPA, we stand behind the “We Decide” initiative, a global effort to include and empower women and young persons with disabilities. Together with... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day 2022
As we mark this year’s Human Rights Day, we call on people everywhere to #StandUp4HumanRights. All 8 billion people alive today should enjoy all... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2022
Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world today. The urgent call to dismantle... Read more