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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  USA for UNFPA in Namibia · [email protected]

June 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM

It’s not just about infrastructure — it’s about protecting the right to safe childbirth

  Maternal and post-natal care should not be out of reach for anyone. In Namibia, expectant mothers in remote areas depend on lifesaving care from supporters like you. Your gift to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, provides essential resource…

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  Afghanistan Crisis · [email protected]

June 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM

We’ll have to close 500 health clinics in Afghanistan

  Generous supporters like you allow UNFPA to bring lifesaving care to women, girls, mothers and their newborns — no matter how difficult it is to reach them. UNFPA-sponsored health workers are committed to serving those in need in even the most hard-to-reach areas. For women and …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM

How to deliver hope and rebuild lives

When humanitarian budgets are cut, the first to suffer are women and girls — who lose the vital health services and safe spaces they need to survive and thrive.   When humanitarian budgets are cut, the first to suffer are women and girls — who lose the vital health services and saf…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM

“Food keeps us alive, but pads, soap and privacy let us live with dignity.”

In Gaza, mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. And still, they’re watching helplessly as their children starve.   In Gaza, mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. And still, they’re watching helplessly as their children star…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM

“Food keeps us alive, but pads, soap and privacy let us live with dignity.”

In Gaza, mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. And still, they’re watching helplessly as their children starve.   In Gaza, mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. And still, they’re watching helplessly as their children star…

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  Haiti Emergency · [email protected]

May 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM

“Because of the shooting, I had to flee my home.”

We are doing everything we can to send critical relief and care, but with over one million Haitians displaced by gang violence, the needs are increasing and becoming even more urgent.   Content warning: The following includes mention of violence, sexual assault, and self-harm. Throu…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Give the gift of dignity this Menstrual Hygiene Day

For only $15, you can deliver a Dignity Kit full of essential menstrual supplies to the most vulnerable women and girls around the world.   When crisis strikes, women and girls are the most vulnerable. They are the first to go without food and lose access to education and essential…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Your voice is powerful

Women and girls in over 150 countries rely on UNFPA — often as first responders to humanitarian crises, delivering immediate care to those who need it most.   For over 50 years, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has worked to ensure new mothers and new…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM

The lives of survivors hang in the balance.

  Today is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Half a million women worldwide are affected by obstetric fistula — a debilitating yet almost entirely preventable childbirth injury in which a tear in the birth canal leaves women leaking urine or feces. This serious birth …

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  Sudan Emergency · [email protected]

May 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM

“I heard those screams for all 19 days I was in that prison.”

Supporters like you have been a lifeline for these women and girls during this crisis — providing reproductive health and protection services, counseling, safe spaces, and more.   Content Warning: The following includes violence and sexual assault. “I witnessed unimaginable horrors,…

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  Breaking: Gaza Alert · [email protected]

May 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM

No clean water, bathrooms, hygiene products, or medicines

  Yesterday, after more than 70 days of blockade, five aid trucks finally entered Gaza — where severe shortages of food and essential medicines are critically endangering the lives of pregnant women, mothers, girls, and babies. But this aid is just a small fraction of what is neede…

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  Myanmar Update · [email protected]

May 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM

“Everything fell apart in seconds”

Just seven weeks have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, and the challenges for women and girls remain immense.   Just seven weeks have passed since the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, and the challenges for women and girls remain immense.  …

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  Gaza + West Bank Alert · [email protected]

May 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM

9 months pregnant and bleeding severely

As the world watches the ongoing crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, we cannot turn away from the critical needs of women and girls caught in the crossfire.   As the world watches the ongoing crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, we cannot turn away from the critical needs of women and …

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Forced out of her home, robbed of her belongings and the basic decency of clothing.

In Ukraine, reports of partner abuse and domestic violence have surged by more than a third since the start of Russia's invasion.   As conflict continues in Ukraine, the reality for women and girls enduring the war remains a relentless fight for survival in the ongoing conflict. Af…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

May 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM

60% of maternal deaths occur in crisis settings. Last chance to give midwives, mothers, and newborns double the support — act now

  After a passionate response from donors like you to our Mother’s Day 2X Match campaign, we were just granted a one-day extension from generous donors who will still match your gift until midnight tonight. Your support helps provide mothers and newborn children with lifesaving car…

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  Mother’s Day in Ukraine · [email protected]

May 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM

The brutal reality facing women and mothers in Ukraine

  As many of us prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day, we must also confront the brutal reality facing women and mothers in Ukraine who are living through a fourth Mother’s Day under fire.  Your immediate donation can provide emergency supplies and lifesaving care to these women, moth…

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  Sudan Emergency · [email protected]

May 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM

“I didn’t know that it was possible not to cut my daughter”

  Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, and while many will be celebrating, we cannot forget about the women and girls who are struggling in the midst of humanitarian crises across the globe. In war-ravaged Sudan, women and girls often become victims of violence. 88% of women and girls aged 15…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM

"I wished I died as my babies. I was in so much distress and shame."

Obstetric fistula leads to severe health issues like frequent infections, while survivors endure community shunning, partner abandonment, and deepening poverty.   Each year, thousands of women see their dreams of motherhood turn into a harrowing nightmare due to obstetric fistula. …

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  Anu Surendran, CEO · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Hadeel’s story: “Every pregnancy these days is a struggle”

As Mother’s Day draws nearer, we are thinking of the mothers forced to raise their children through unimaginable tragedy.   As Mother’s Day draws nearer, we are thinking of the mothers forced to raise their children through humanitarian crises. Like mothers in Gaza, where there is s…

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  Midwives @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM

You can empower miracles amid chaos

Your gift can be the lifeline midwives need today.   "If I had left, a mother or a baby could have died. I stayed because people, especially pregnant women, needed my support. I was worried, but I couldn’t leave because people needed our services – pregnant women were worried about …

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

May 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM

Mothers raise us. Now, let’s raise support for them.

  Your support saves lives. Recent maternal mortality reports found that every two minutes, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth. Nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Donations of every size can mean the difference between life and death for women and newborns caught in t…

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  Geers, Jacob · [email protected]

May 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Fwd: There is no more food in Gaza.

Hi there, You may have seen this message already, but women and girls are running out of time, and I had to make sure. Simply put, there is no more food in Gaza. Pregnant women, new mothers, and newborns are especially at risk of malnutrition.  Nisma, for example, gave birth during the conflict. …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM

No woman should die while giving life

  The countdown to Mother’s Day begins: we’re just 10 days out from this special day, so we’re reflecting on the immeasurable gift that mothers across the world give us — the gift of life. In some of the most dangerous places on Earth — including Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Afghanist…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Help us deliver Dignity Kits

  Have you ever considered what it’s like to manage a period during a humanitarian emergency? We are USA for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to ensure the needs of women and girls are never forgotten, even during crises. That’s why we…

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  Sudan Emergency Alert · [email protected]

April 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM

Midwives, women, and girls need your help

  Content Warning: This email includes references to violence and trauma affecting women and UNFPA teams on the ground in Sudan. Layla spent three terrifying weeks in an overcrowded prison, separated from her children, living in constant fear, and enduring constant trauma.  "I wit…

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  GAZA ALERT @ USA FOR UNFPA · [email protected]

April 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM

There is no food in Gaza.

Food aid has run out and women, girls, and babies are at risk.   ALERT: A partner organization has just announced that the last food aid has been delivered in Gaza. All remaining supplies are expected to be completely gone within days. Please, will you rush an emergency gift today?…

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  Ukraine Crisis · [email protected]

April 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM

A major crisis in Ukraine too many people are ignoring

Over 2 million people in Ukraine, mostly women and girls, are experiencing or at risk of violence and need help.   Women in Ukraine are facing a surge in violence as war continues in the region. But because the media is busy covering the political aspects of the conflict, too many p…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM

From the busiest cities to remote regions, we are there for women and girls

“I was confused, scared, and did not know what to do.”   “I was confused, scared, and did not know what to do.” Salma, a 38-week pregnant woman, was en route from Pakistan to Afghanistan after being deported. She started experiencing contractions and labor pain while at a tent camp …

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  Lebanon Update · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Over half of those displaced in Lebanon are women

  Recent hostilities in Lebanon have caused alarming levels of exploitation, violence, and other protection risks among women and girls. Despite the conflict, supporters like you have helped ensure UNFPA’s counseling and reproductive health services reach the most vulnerable in Le…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

April 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM

The Support UNFPA Funding Act

  For over half a century, UNFPA has been at the forefront of protecting maternal and infant health, empowering women with family planning options, and combating violence against women and girls, including harmful practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). …

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  Emergency in Sudan · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM

“helping a woman deliver in a car”

Sudan’s hospitals are collapsing. We can’t look away.   Right now, Sudan is facing the world’s largest displacement crisis. Millions have fled. Entire communities are shattered. But the women and girls — especially pregnant women — are paying the highest price. Over the next three m…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Please, don’t let women be forgotten

  For only $15, you can help women in crisis regions receive essential supplies to maintain their dignity and hygiene, which are so often forgotten during the chaos of war or natural disaster. UNFPA produces and distributes Dignity Kits, which contain menstrual products, hygiene su…

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  West Bank Alert · [email protected]

April 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM

On her way to a doctor when a bomb hit…

We cannot forget about the very real and tragic impacts on millions of women and girls in the West Bank.   Amidst the headlines coming from conflict in the West Bank, we cannot forget about the very real and tragic impacts on millions of women and girls in the region. Recent bombing…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM

After the earthquake, women and girls in Myanmar need our help

Your support today will help provide lifesaving aid to women and girls in Myanmar and beyond.   Women and girls in Myanmar need our help. The devastating earthquake last month killed more than 3,600, injured 6,000 more, displaced millions of people, and destroyed dozens of healthca…

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  Afghanistan Alert via USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM

“No one prioritizes women's lives."

Millions of pregnant women are at heightened risk of death, disease, or injury during childbirth.   Around the world, women and girls are bearing the brunt of the federal funding cuts to UNFPA. The health, safety, and security of millions of women in crisis regions who desperately n…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Your support of UNFPA is so impactful.

We hope we can explain why your support of women and girls benefits everyone:   We’ll be 100% transparent: Our goal with this email is to convince you to make a lifesaving gift to support women and girls worldwide. We hope we can explain why your support of women and girls benefits …

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM

“To deny this is to deny them their humanity.”

"This blockade is not only denying pregnant women and newborns essential medical care but also stripping them of their fundamental right to life.”   The ongoing aid blockade on Gaza presents yet another challenge in delivering lifesaving healthcare to the women and girls who despe…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM

When we all work together, we can achieve incredible things and drive real change.

  We asked, and you delivered. In response to the Trump Administration freezing and later terminating our U.S. government funding, we asked you to add your name to our petition calling for the restoration of federal funds for UNFPA’s lifesaving work to support women and girls world…

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  Syria Update · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM

Harrowing new reports of violence in Syria

Women, girls, and young people who have only known war deserve peace and a chance to recover their lives.   “The people in Syria are destroyed from war.” Maryam, a 21-year-old woman from Homs in western Syria, told UNFPA. “There has been no year that has been okay for us. My generat…

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