Anu Surendran · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM

It's time to address the global midwifery gap.

“We have seen a significant increase in the number of deliveries. We are delivering babies non-stop. One day, we had 78 newborns.”   The ceasefire in Gaza offers moments of much-needed relief and a glimmer of hope for Palestinian women and girls who have suffered through two years o…

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  SUDAN ALERT @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Repeated attacks destroyed the last maternity hospital

  ALERT: We have lost all contact with our staff at the last maternity hospital in El Fasher, Sudan — one of the hardest hit areas in the world's largest humanitarian crisis. We are receiving alarming reports of midwives being abducted and thousands of women and girls are …

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  Ghana @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM

Your support is life-changing for teen mothers like Lucy

More investments mean healthier families, empowered youth, and a Ghana ready to harness its demographic dividend.   Teen mothers in Ghana are seeing their childhoods — and the futures they’ve dreamed of — slip away. Teen pregnancy is often the result of failures to educate, protect,…

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  Ukraine Alert Reminder · [email protected]

October 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM

What happened in Ukraine

We still need your to replace the hundreds of destroyed kits.   The recent attack in the Kherson region of Ukraine destroyed nearly 800 hygiene kits bound for women and girls in Ukraine — where families have lost everything and are living without power, water, shelter, or basic sup…

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  Afghanistan Hunger Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM

“I wanted to be a doctor in the future. But then, all the doors of schools were closed.”

  Almost 10 million people are hungry in Afghanistan as the country sees its sharpest-ever surge in child malnutrition. 1 in 3 children is stunted. And, one the most dangerous places to give birth has become even more treacherous.  When hunger spikes, it’s women and girls who eat …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Girls worldwide are on the frontlines of crises

Despite the unimaginable situations they’re living in, girls remain resilient and hopeful for the future.   Nearly half of today’s girls and young people live in the heart of conflict or on the frontlines of crisis. Their journey to adulthood is perilous, marked by the crushing con…

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  Neglected Crisis in DR Congo @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM

“Congolese women and girls endure tremendous suffering but never give up on their hope.”

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the middle of a deepening, neglected humanitarian crisis.   Content warning: This email contains descriptions of sexual assault. Please read with care. Shoko Arakaki, UNFPA Director of Humanitarian Affairs, saw how displaced women and girl…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM

These four women had emergency birth kits

The reality is that women become pregnant and give birth all of the time as they navigate crises.   Bringing a child into the world should be a moment of joy and hope. Yet, for many women living in crisis regions, this experience is overshadowed by fear and uncertainty. Every two m…

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  Ukraine Alert · [email protected]

October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM

URGENT: essential aid lost

We urge you to make a gift today to help us replenish these lost supplies in Ukraine and where they’re needed most.   Last week, in the Kherson region of Ukraine, an attack on a humanitarian convoy caused the loss of nearly 800 hygiene kits and personal items meant for women, girls,…

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  Humanitarian Response Team @ USA FOR UNFPA · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Will you sign the card?

Our work isn’t possible without expert midwives, doctors, counselors, and community workers on the ground.   SIGN THE CARD: Global funding cuts for UNFPA’s lifesaving work have put pressure on healthcare workers across the globe to do more with less — even in the world’s mo…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM

As the ceasefire holds, aid is moving in

  Women and girls in Gaza need your help now. As a fragile ceasefire holds, UNFPA teams are scaling up our humanitarian response. Pregnant women and new mothers are giving birth without the midwives, clean facilities, or supplies they desperately need, and girls are at acute risk o…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Women and girls is crisis are last in line for relief

Your support is a beacon of hope, dignity, and relief in unimaginable humanitarian crises.   In the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in both Afghanistan and Myanmar, the resilience of women and girls is being tested like never before. Their lives have been upended, with familie…

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  Sudan Alert · [email protected]

October 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM

Urgent: Dignity Kits needed in Sudan

Periods do not stop while navigating life-threatening emergencies.   Periods do not conveniently stop while navigating the life-threatening dangers of emergencies — like in Sudan, where devastating violence, famine, and now new, deadly floods have driven nearly 10 million people fro…

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  GAZA ALERT @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM

Quickly scaling up aid in Gaza

We are urgently scaling up our response now that humanitarian aid is moving into Gaza.   ALERT: CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCED We are urgently scaling up our response now that humanitarian aid is moving into Gaza. Please will you rush an emergency gift to deliver lifesaving care to w…

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  Gaza Ceasefire · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Gaza Ceasefire: help deliver humanitarian aid

  GAZA UPDATE: A new ceasefire agreement has been reached and thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning home. This is a crucial opportunity to deliver sustained humanitarian aid to those suffering in nightmare conditions. We must scale up rapidly to reach those in …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Honoring the wisdom of Indigenous midwives

  “Thanks to family planning, my husband and I were able to space the births of our children. That allowed me to complete my second degree." Mariel is a midwife and a member of the Western Guaraní community, one of 19 Indigenous peoples in Paraguay. She travels by motorcycle across…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM

“I cried when my dad told me to get married.”

  “I cried when my dad told me to get married,” said Alice. She is a teenage girl and refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Uganda who spoke with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff. “But when the food aid got cut off, he said I had to marry.” Every 3 seco…

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  Haiti Crisis · [email protected]

October 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM

“We are at a point of no return.”

  The situation in Haiti has reached a breaking point and women and girls are bearing the brunt of ongoing hunger, displacement, and gang violence. The horrors and devastation that they endure daily demands urgent action and compassion from each of us. In the words of a UNFPA sta…

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  Gaza Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM

Two years.

  TWO YEARS OF CONFLICT IN GAZA: RUSH AN EMERGENCY GIFT TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE TODAY RUSH MY GIFT “The situation is catastrophic. Our emergency ward now receives more than 1,000 children every day. In the past 24 hours alone, 13 children have died here, including 10 s…

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  Sudan Emergency · [email protected]

October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Famine in North Darfur

At best, people are surviving on a single meal each day and famine looms for many families.   In northern Sudan, the lives of women and girls are at the heart of a deepening humanitarian crisis. Hospitals in Sudan’s capital, Al Fasher, lie in ruins, and most health facilities have …

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  Midwives in Somalia · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM

“I had no choice but to use a razor…to save the mother and child.”

"I found a young mother in critical condition with her first pregnancy at the camp. I didn't have a full delivery kit…”   Midwives on the frontlines of the world’s most dangerous conflicts remain resilient and determined to help women and girls access critical care. In Somalia, they…

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  Ukraine Crisis · [email protected]

October 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM

We cannot look away from this crisis

Since the war began, 1.8 million women and girls in Ukraine have been displaced from their homes.   Content Warning: The following mentions sexual violence. In the time since the war in Ukraine began, 1.8 million women and girls have been displaced from their homes. Many are exposed…

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  Yemen Crisis Alert · [email protected]

October 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM

60% of UNFPA funds for Yemen terminated

  In Yemen, where a woman dies every two hours from pregnancy or childbirth-related causes, midwives and local hospitals are lifelines. But recent humanitarian funding cuts have put essential care out of reach — with deadly consequences for women, girls, mothers, and babies. UNFP…

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  Gaza Emergency · [email protected]

October 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM

The Gaza conflict is rapidly escalating

Women and girls fear being out on the streets — unable to find supplies and healthcare.   “Gaza City Exodus Is Overwhelming Relief Efforts, Aid Agencies Say” Oct. 1, 2025 You might have heard, as the conflict in Gaza reaches new extremes, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Menstruation doesn’t stop when crisis strikes

UNFPA Dignity Kits are crucial for maintaining hygiene, health, and dignity in the most dire of circumstances.   From Gaza, Haiti, South Sudan, Myanmar, and beyond, women and girls face an often overlooked burden: managing their periods as they endure unimaginable hardship that str…

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  Palestine’s UNFPA Safe Spaces · [email protected]

September 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM

This UNFPA mobile safe space is a lifeline for women and girls in rural Palestine

Mobile teams are bringing care and hope to women and girls in rural Palestine — you can help keep them on the road.   Amidst the challenges and uncertainties faced by many Palestinian families enduring ongoing conflict and displacement, hope has found a new form. With gifts from sup…

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  USA for UNFPA in Chad · [email protected]

September 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Funding gaps threaten care for pregnant refugees in Chad

Pregnant women’s fundamental right to health is at risk in Chad   In Eastern Chad, pregnant refugees are being hit hard by the humanitarian funding crisis. Health centers across the region have been forced to cut their staff, despite a growing population of displaced families.  “Th…

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  World Contraception Day @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Help women pursue their dreams

In Kenya women are losing access to discreet contraception — your gift today delivers supplies and saves lives.   Today, on World Contraception Day, we’re sharing stories that highlight the harsh reality many women and girls in Kenya endure daily and hope you choose to provide them …

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM

The need for aid is greater than ever in Gaza

After nearly two years of war, the entire region has been devastated.   Conditions in Gaza are worsening by the day.  Through the nearly two years of conflict, midwives, psychosocial support workers, doctors, and mobile health clinics have remained committed to showing up for the w…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM

NEWS: Impact of U.S. funding cuts on maternal deaths in Afghanistan

  Women and girls in Afghanistan are struggling in the wake of a tragic earthquake.  With limited access to sanitation, food, hygiene, and shelter supplies, the conditions they’re facing threaten their health and their lives.  UNFPA urgently seeks donations to support cri…

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  Dignity Kits @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Your gift is priceless to women and girls who have lost everything

This is the final day to meet our summer goal and we need a few more gifts to reach it.   In Gaza, the healthcare system is failing. Families are struggling to access vital resources and basic necessities. To uphold the dignity and health of women and girls in these conditions, we s…

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  Ukraine @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM

Recent attacks in Ukraine has resulted in devastating losses

Help us be there for women and girls, no matter what.   Ukraine, those impacted by the war and the aid workers committed to helping them are under siege. Recent attacks on Kyiv and the Chernihiv Region have resulted in devastating losses. The need for your support has never…

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  GAZA ALERT @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Breaking news out of Gaza

  ALERT: Breaking news out of Gaza: Thousands of women, girls, and families are fleeing Gaza City in terror as the ground offensive intensifies. Will you rush a gift now to deliver emergency care in Gaza and wherever help is needed most? RUSH AN EMERGENCY GIFT …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Inside: Afghanistan UNFPA Update

  Women and girls in Afghanistan are struggling in the wake of a tragic earthquake.  With limited access to sanitation, food, hygiene, and shelter supplies, the conditions they’re facing threaten their health and their lives.  UNFPA urgently seeks donations to support cri…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM

Periods do not stop in conflict

We have only 5 days left to provide as many kits as possible to women and girls in countries where they’re needed most.   Earlier this summer, USA for UNFPA — the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency — set an ambitious goal to mobilize enough support to provide 2,50…

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  USA for UNFPA in South Sudan · [email protected]

September 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM

“My partner’s family always reminded me about the cows they gave to my family. That was the price of my silence.”

Content warning: This email discusses violence and harmful practices against women and girls.   Content warning: This email discusses violence and harmful practices against women and girls. “I was beaten and left to die,” said Fatuma, a child bride who sought safety at a shelter af…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM

“Does the world not hear us?”

A small effort can be a lifeline to survivors.   “The pain and loss were overwhelming, but I continued to work, providing psychological support to women to ease their suffering. As a working woman, I face the added burden of trying to balance the demands of my family with m…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

September 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM

“Women and children in particular are extremely traumatized.”

Salma survived an earthquake — thousands of women and girls still need lifesaving care.   When 15-year-old Salma* bid farewell to her family to visit her grandmother, she never imagined it would be their last moment together.  On August 31, a devastating earthquake struck eastern A…

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  Sudan Crisis · [email protected]

September 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Help restore hope and rebuild lives

The devastation in Khartoum is extensive, and women are bearing the brunt.   When conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, it unleashed extensive violence across the country and through the capital, Khartoum. In the aftermath, most of the hospitals are non-operational, severely lac…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM

Will you send a letter to your representative?

The $377 million U.S. cut to UNFPA funding this year is costing lives.   The $377 million U.S. cut to UNFPA funding this year is costing lives. Women and girls across the globe — including pregnant women, mothers, and young girls — face higher risks of maternal death and unintended …

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  Hunger Crisis Response @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM

You can provide access to vital nutrition, supplies, medicines, and healthcare

  Last year, 300 million people across 53 countries suffered from either acute hunger or famine. And this crisis is only getting worse. 2025 is the sixth consecutive year in which conflict, forced displacement, and climate extremes have caused global hunger to rise. Hunger affects…

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  Earthquake Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Women are waiting for rescuers who may never come

There have now been three earthquakes in Afghanistan this week.   URGENT: Women Are Dying in Afghanistan's Earthquake Zone RUSH A LIFESAVING GIFT NOW We have an alarming update for you on the earthquake emergency unfolding in Afghanistan. There have now been …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Periods do not stop in conflict

  With multiple humanitarian crises unfolding worldwide, choosing where to make a difference can feel overwhelming. That’s why we, USA for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, are inviting you to join a program that has a profound impact on women and gi…

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  Afghanistan Earthquake · [email protected]

September 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM

6.0 magnitude earthquake kills 1,400+

Women and girls need emergency healthcare.     ALERT: A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake kills 1,400+ in Afghanistan As the death toll continues to climb, so does the number of women and girls requiring emergency healthcare. RUSH AN EMERGENCY GIFT Late Sund…

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  Gaza Youth · [email protected]

August 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM

The resilience of Gaza’s youth

Bring hope for the future to youth in Gaza today:   Youth in Gaza are facing overwhelming uncertainty, danger, pain, loss, hunger, and even death — as their dreams for the future disappear. Young girls bear heavy burdens in humanitarian crises. Not only are they denied an education …

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  Ukraine Emergency · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM

“It was pure horror”

What it’s like to give birth in a bomb shelter   Right now women, girls, and UNFPA’s frontline health workers in Ukraine are facing urgent shortages of basic necessities, menstrual hygiene and maternal health supplies, safe spaces for survivors, and medical care. They need immediate…

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  Sudan Crisis @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM

“Like moving from one grave to another”

UNFPA-supported mobile health teams provide reproductive health services for women and girls in Sudan.   Amidst the chaos of shelling and gunfire, Esraa, a young mother in Sudan, held her newborn son close. When conflict erupted over two years ago, she desperately tried to reach a …

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  Famine Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM

“My children and I are suffering.”

The impact will be felt for decades   “Every day we wake up with hope that maybe tomorrow there will be a solution. That things will get better,” Inas, a mother of three, shared with us from her tent in Gaza. “But sadly, things are only getting worse.” Just a few days ago, the hung…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM

134,000+ Dignity Kits and counting

$15 Dignity Kit: Priceless to recipients   For nearly two years, people in Gaza have lived each day in terror and grief. The health system is in a state of total collapse and basic necessities such as fuel, water, and food are nearly impossible to obtain. With the unyielding violenc…

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  GAZA ALERT @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Breaking: Famine officially declared in Gaza.

Women and girls are eating last and least.   ALERT: United Nations-backed experts have officially declared famine in Gaza. Pregnant women, new mothers, and newborns are among those most at risk. RUSH AN EMERGENCY GIFT A mother holds her baby in Gaza. We’ve …

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