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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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Surging hunger in Afghanistan

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

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  Dr. Ambereen Sleemi @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM

I just got back from Gaza.

  Hi, I just got back to the U.S. after spending a harrowing three and a half weeks at Nasser Hospital in Gaza providing care to Palestinians. My name is Dr. Ambereen Sleemi. I’m a New York-based urogynecologist and surgeon and a proud member of USA for UNFPA’s Leadership Council. …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Help women and girls plan for their future

  Latin America and the Caribbean have the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the world.  However, teenage pregnancy is almost never the result of a free and informed decision. Many adolescents lack the information, support, or services necessary to make informed decisions…

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  Gaza: Frontline Heroes · [email protected]

August 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Providing trauma support in the dark, with no medicine and no food

Health workers in Gaza save lives under siege.   In Gaza, midwives, counselors, and doctors continue to endure the violence and unlivable conditions to provide lifesaving services and dignity to women and girls. As they bravely save lives under siege, they do not ask for medals — t…

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  Chad Refugees · [email protected]

August 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM

“There are too many women and not enough midwives”

Essential sexual and reproductive health care that so many women and girls rely on is in immediate jeopardy.   At a health center in the Farchana camp in Chad, Amina had to spend the better part of the day traveling to and waiting for a prenatal consultation. She arrived early in t…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Women are not to blame for the global population decline

Why young people are struggling to build the families they want.   Across the world, alarm bells are ringing about falling birth rates and fears of population collapse. But the real story isn’t about numbers — it’s about choice and a lack of sexual and reproductive health education…

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  Newborns in Somalia · [email protected]

August 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Tiny, underweight and barely breathing: Her daughter barely survived

“Every time I hear her breathing, I know she’s here because someone cared enough to help us.”   “I didn’t know if she would make it.” Those were the words of Faduma as she watched her newborn premature daughter who was tiny, underweight, and barely breathing struggle for life at Ba…

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  USA for UNFPA in Gaza · [email protected]

August 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM

In Gaza, case workers provide care through their own displacement

80% of health facilities are running out of fuel in Gaza   As the situation in Gaza deteriorates, famine, violence, and fuel shortages threaten the lives of women and girls and where almost all that have been displaced are sleeping in the open, with no means of protection  Some 80%…

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  Bangladesh Emergency · [email protected]

August 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM

When the water rises: How women are adapting to a changing climate in Bangladesh

  As floodwaters rise in north-eastern Bangladesh, so do the overwhelming obstacles to getting lifesaving care to women and girls.  In climate-vulnerable areas, floods threaten 670,000 women’s access to sexual and reproductive health care. Adapting to climate disasters is not a cho…

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  Gaza Alert: Menstrual health · [email protected]

August 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Month after month in a shelter, with no sanitary pads, no privacy, and no clean water

  So many women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank are living the harsh reality of facing their period month after month in a shelter, with no sanitary pads, no privacy, and no clean water — putting them at extreme risk of infection and death, loss of dignity, and violence. “Repea…

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  USA for UNFPA in Afghanistan · [email protected]

August 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Rahila’s first traumatic childbirth left her unable to conceive again

Maternity services have vanished in many rural areas.   The U.S. government has recently claimed that no one has died due to the termination of USAID funding, yet we know that this loss has already devastated the lives of millions, including women, girls, newborns, and families in r…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM

The day a woman gives birth is the day she is most likely to die.

  Every day, approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth — that’s one woman every two minutes. For every woman who dies, 20 to 30 more suffer childbirth injuries, infections, or disabilities. Most of these are entirely preventable. In 20…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

August 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM

The situation in Ukraine is dire

  Each day, the tragedy in Ukraine deepens, and with no end in sight to the escalating conflict, women and girls continue to bear the brunt of the multiple humanitarian crises. UNFPA and our partners are on the ground, providing lifesaving care and hope. But we cannot only aid wome…

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  Gaza @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM

Urgent: Dire birth outcomes for pregnant women and their babies

We cannot address these life-threatening conditions without the full-scale response this crisis demands.   We are sounding the alarm: The profound crisis in Gaza is leading to dire birth outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. Thousands are on the brink of famine, and without…

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  ⚠️ GAZA ALERT @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM

An entire generation at risk

  ALERT: Half a million people face famine. 155,000 pregnant women are too weak to breastfeed. Babies are dying within 24 hours of birth. RUSH MY LIFESAVING GIFT   A girl holds an empty pot while waiting for food. UNFPA Palestine The suffering in Gaza is r…

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  Dignity Kits via UNFPA · [email protected]

July 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Help us bring hope and 2,500 Dignity Kits to Gaza

Please help us deliver →   This summer, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, set a goal to mobilize enough support to provide 2,500 Dignity Kits to women and girls in Gaza and where they’re needed most. We’re happy to report that, thanks to supporters’ g…

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  Myanmar Alert · [email protected]

July 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM

“Such thoughtful support reminded us that we’re not alone”

Survivors deserve dignity and hope. Help us deliver, no matter what.   It’s only been four months since the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar, leaving a trail of destruction and profoundly impacting countless lives. While headlines have faded, the journey to recove…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM

The most basic rights of women and girls are vanishing

  Across the Arab States region, women, mothers, girls, newborns, and families are facing overwhelming challenges amid multiple humanitarian crises. From Lebanon to Gaza to Syria, the most basic rights of women and girls are vanishing. Drastic funding cuts to humanitarian aid have…

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  Nigeria Alert · [email protected]

July 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Ending their suffering isn’t charity. It’s a matter of human rights, equity, and dignity.

  In Nigeria, countless women and girls endure Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a brutal practice often used under the guise of cultural or religious practice, which inflicts chronic pain, depression, infertility, and even death.  Nigeria accounts for 10% of FGM cases worldwide, a…

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  Sudan Emergency Update · [email protected]

July 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Unwanted pregnancies. Sexually transmitted infections. Deep psychological trauma

  Content warning: This email discusses violence and harmful practices against women and girls. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is escalating, and millions are facing unimaginable violence amidst the turmoil. Sexual violence is being used as a tool of terror, further endangering …

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  Afghanistan Alert via USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Afghan women are being systematically erased.

Care. Dignity. Safety. Your gift delivers it all.   In Afghanistan, even the most basic act of survival has become a daily struggle. Many women walk for multiple hours to receive maternal care at a small clinic — some of them carrying their newborns and some heavily pregnant. A gro…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Act now to restore vital care for women and girls worldwide

Women’s health is on the line — urge Congress to act now   At a small reproductive health clinic in Antananarivo, Madagascar, two pregnant 16-year-old girls — Finoana and Tina — walked 40 minutes to receive care. This clinic is their only option for free, vital health services. Tin…

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  Yemen Humanitarian Crisis · [email protected]

July 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Every day is a fight for survival

You can deliver hope and dignity to the most vulnerable among us.   Seven months into her fourth pregnancy, Zainab, a young mother from Al Khokha district in Yemen, was severely malnourished, anemic, and faced serious complications. She feared the worst: “I was afraid I wouldn’t su…

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  Urgent Need in Syria · [email protected]

July 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Ransom demands. Silence. Disappearances.

Women, girls, and young people who have only known war deserve peace and a chance to recover their lives.   In Syria today, families are receiving heartbreaking messages that no one should ever have to read. “Don’t wait for her. She’s not coming back.” There are dozens of reports of…

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  UNFPA Dignity Kits · [email protected]

July 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM

“Every time my period comes, I wish I weren’t a girl.”

Donate $15 or more to build a UNFPA dignity kit for a woman or girl in need.   For women and girls living through unimaginable conditions in Gaza, the natural process of menstruation has become a nightmare. Water and sanitation infrastructure in the region is crumbling. The result i…

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  UNFPA Dignity Kits · [email protected]

July 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM

When crisis strikes, menstruation becomes a nightmare

Donate $15 or more to build a UNFPA dignity kit for a woman or girl in need.   For women and girls living through unimaginable conditions in Gaza, the natural process of menstruation has become a nightmare. Water and sanitation infrastructure in the region is crumbling. The result i…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM

The hospital was supposed to be safe

  In the early morning hours, without warning, airstrikes tore through Old Fangak, a remote corner of South Sudan. The bombs hit the only hospital serving over 40,000 people. Lives were lost. More were injured. The building was destroyed. But the damage goes far beyond the rubble.…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM

UNFPA's new report on global fertility highlights a troubling issue

  It’s World Population Day, and UNFPA's new report on global fertility highlights a troubling issue: countless people are unable to have the number of children they desire, whether that means more, fewer, or none at all. In Ukraine, where conflict has dramatically disrupted lives,…

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  Gaza Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM

“Fuel shortage threatens to turn Gaza’s biggest hospital into a graveyard”

  RUSH A LIFESAVING GIFT NOW Last week we shared the heartbreaking news that baby formula had run out in Gaza and newborns were starving to death as a result. Now, we have another tragic update: Fuel supplies will run out by morning. Fuel is necessary to power generators, wh…

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  Guinea-Bissau Alert · [email protected]

July 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM

2 million girls subjected to this cruel and harmful practice

  Content warning: This email discusses violence and harmful practices against women and girls. In the West African country of Guinea-Bissau, more than 400,000 girls and women have been forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). Every year, over 2 million girls are subjecte…

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  Conflict in Ukraine · [email protected]

July 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM

“We can only guess what horrors are happening right now in the occupied territories.”

Every action we take matters.   Content warning: This email discusses violence and harmful practices against women and girls. When Daria heard military vehicles moving through her village in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, her heart sank. She knew she was no longer safe. This is the re…

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  Haiti Crisis · [email protected]

July 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM

“We are at a point of no return. The humanitarian needs are enormous, and the situation for women and girls remains dire.”

  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 Dr. Natalia…

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  Anu Surendran, CEO · [email protected]

July 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Your compassion is changing lives

  Now that we are halfway through the year, I wanted to reach out and share the impact supporters like you have made on the lives of women and girls around the world: You have helped us achieve amazing results for millions of women and girls living through conflict and humanitari…

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  Gaza Emergency · [email protected]

July 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM

This is a crisis. Gaza is out of infant formula.

No formula left. No aid is being let in. Newborns need us.   Infant formula has completely run out in the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of newborns in incubators in Nasser Hospital are facing an imminent risk of death due to the lack of milk formula. This is a crisis. It’s a failure of hum…

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  Gaza Collapse · [email protected]

June 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM

The difference between life and death

  Gaza is nearing total collapse. The devastation is staggering as 2 million people suffer a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Women and children are facing multiple, unimaginable hardships, with over 1 million women and girls — including 150,000 pregnant women and new mothers — suff…

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  USA for UNFPA in Ethiopia · [email protected]

June 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM

188,000 pregnant women need our help

  In Ethiopia, conflict, climate shocks, and disease outbreaks have left over 2 million women and 188,000 pregnant women struggling to access lifesaving healthcare. This crisis has caused a spike in threats against women and girls, escalating violence as well as harmful practices l…

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  Indonesia Crisis · [email protected]

June 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Be a voice for survivors. Help us break the silence in Indonesia:

The silence that surrounds violence against women and girls due to stigma and discrimination   Districts across Indonesia are facing a common struggle: the silence that surrounds violence against women and girls due to stigma and discrimination. One quarter of women and girls aged …

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  Women’s Healthcare @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM

800 needless deaths every day

These babies are more likely to die before turning two   Every two minutes, preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications claim the life of a woman — 800 needless deaths every day. At UNFPA, we are dedicated to reducing these tragedies through essential maternal healthcare for …

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  Ukraine Crisis · [email protected]

June 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Air raid sirens, a baby’s first cry.

Protecting and delivering aid to the millions of Ukrainian women and girls in need must remain top priorities.   As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, with no end in sight, we are witnessing an unparalleled humanitarian crisis that has claimed countless lives, displaced…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM

This World Refugee Day, help women and girls get the care they need.

  This World Refugee Day, millions of women and girls remain displaced from their homes — fleeing conflict, violence, and hardship with nowhere safe to turn. In Gaza, 700,000 women and girls struggle every month to manage their periods amid blockades and bombings. “Sometimes I need…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM

“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”

12 million women and girls are at risk of violence in Sudan   This message contains descriptions of sexual violence. Please read with care. “I witnessed unimaginable horrors…They would take young women out into the yard, and all night long we would hear the screams of girls and wome…

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  Gaza Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM

“Sometimes I need pads and soap more than I need food.”

Every month, 700,000 women and girls get their periods in Gaza.   RUSH AN EMERGENCY GIFT It’s been about a month since aid began trickling into Gaza after an 11-week total blockade. Tragically, the amount hasn’t been nearly enough to meet the needs of hungry and exhausted w…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Zambia’s worsening droughts

In regions like Zambia affected by humanitarian crises, women and girls bear the brunt.   “The droughts are coming more often, and they’re getting worse,” Leonard Zulu, UNFPA’s Youth Development Analyst and the coordinator of the work in Zambia’s Southern Province explained. “This…

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  USA for UNFPA in Yemen · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM

“When a girl is literate, she is empowered — she doesn’t need anyone to support her”

As the conflict in Yemen continues and poverty rates soar, parents are increasingly marrying off young girls.   A decade of violence, poverty, insecurity, and a lack of social services in Yemen has resulted in some 1.5 million girls not in school.  This not only blights women a…

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  Midwives @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM

“We're working in difficult conditions, with the fear of not being able to save everyone.”

  On the frontlines of humanitarian crises worldwide, UNFPA-supported midwives make a lifelong impact on mothers — but recent funding cuts from the U.S. government threaten this vital work. “This week, I assisted 19 deliveries — two of which were life-threatening emergencies,” sai…

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  Anu Surendran, CEO · [email protected]

June 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM

The link between hunger and reproductive health

  As you read this, a pregnant woman in Gaza is choosing between saving her last piece of bread for the baby growing inside her and giving it to her starving toddler. With so much chaos surrounding food distribution in Gaza, here’s what we know: Nearly 500,000 people in Gaza face…

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