Humanitarian Response Alert · [email protected]

July 28, 2023 at 2:18 PM

The only beacon of hope

While the world looks away, your donations have never been more important.   This is urgent: As the UN warns of a ‘dire hunger emergency’ in Somalia due to a record-breaking famine, a lack of funding threatens critical aid. Please, rush in an emergency gift to deliver lifesaving ca…

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  Ukraine Alert (via USA for UNFPA) · [email protected]

July 27, 2023 at 12:36 AM

“We are sincerely grateful to UNFPA”

As needs grow, your support is urgently needed.   Ensuring access to free, safe, and quality services for survivors of violence is one of UNFPA’s core goals. This mission is especially critical in Ukraine — where during war, the level of violence, including domestic and violence aga…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 25, 2023 at 12:15 AM

Waiting for your signature

Help us deliver 1,000 signatures on our petition.   We’re closing in on 1,000 signatures on our petition to Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, who introduced the Support UNFPA Funding Act in the House of Representatives. This bill protects UNFPA funding from being canceled for five years — a me…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 22, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Deliver the gift of dignity

We cannot let the basic needs of women and girls go unmet during emergencies.   Too often, the needs of women and girls are overlooked when crisis hits. What does that mean exactly? Women and girls eat last and least, lose access to education, and have essential care needs that are …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 21, 2023 at 1:31 AM

A long email explaining these patterns

Your gifts are making a difference in Papua New Guinea.   In Papua New Guinea, bilums accompany people from cradle to grave. Through different patterns, bilums tell stories of joy, pain, transition, beauty — and even gender inequality. For each part of life that bilum patterns repre…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 19, 2023 at 12:16 AM

Pregnant women in Ethiopia are at dire risk of malnourishment

As record drought cripples Ethiopia, your gifts ensure women and girls can be connected with the lifesaving health care they desperately need.   Amino lives in the Somali region of Ethiopia, one of the areas devastated by a grueling drought across the Horn of Africa that’s affected …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 3:02 PM

[SIGN ON] New bill to help women and girls around the world

The Support UNFPA Funding Act was just reintroduced in Congress.   This is important, friend: The Support UNFPA Funding Act was just reintroduced in Congress.  In a moment, we’ll explain why this bill is so important to our work. But first, we’re asking you to protect critical fund…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 13, 2023 at 7:01 PM

One of the most powerful storms ever

Women and girls are in urgent need of assistance with access to aid still limited.   Cyclone Mocha was one of the most powerful storms ever to hit Myanmar, affecting an estimated 3.4 million people. Women and girls are in urgent need of assistance with access to aid still l…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 11, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Putting women and girls first

We’re doubling down on our work to demand a better world for every woman and girl.   In the last year, the world population surpassed 8 billion. This milestone has sparked a range of emotions, from excitement and hope and pessimism and anxiety. Some have wondered, “What potential c…

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  Humanitarian Response Update · [email protected]

July 9, 2023 at 3:33 PM

“I lost everything in the war. I did not want to lose my unborn child too.”

Ensuring safe births for women and girls fleeing violence.   At nine months pregnant, Omnia left her home and everything she knew behind to escape the violent conflict engulfing Sudan’s capital Khartoum. Although traveling while pregnant was dangerous, she felt she had no choice. Ro…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 7, 2023 at 8:07 PM

I have family but “these people need me more”

Immediate support is needed to prevent a humanitarian crisis.   The Horn of Africa’s worst drought in decades is forcing healthcare workers to make difficult decisions. Herman is a UNFPA nursing officer based at the Jaju Dispensary in Kenya. He’s been there for four months without t…

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  Ukraine Alert (via USA for UNFPA) · [email protected]

July 6, 2023 at 12:53 AM

Still on the ground delivering assistance to evacuees

Women and girls still need your support to access psychological support, legal aid, and lifesaving medical care.   ALERT: A dam was recently destroyed in Ukraine, causing widespread flooding. Women and girls still need your support to access psychological support, legal aid…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 3, 2023 at 8:04 PM

Thank you

The African nation is plunging toward a dire hunger emergency amidst the extreme drought.   You have saved lives. After we sounded the alarm on the emerging crisis in Somalia, supporters like you stepped up to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls impacted by record breaking dr…

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  Famine Warning, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 12:46 AM

“we need to apply more, do more here to help keep famine at bay”

The clock is ticking as Somalia’s longest drought on record rages on.   First, we told you about the emergency brewing in Somalia — where aid is being cut due to a lack of funding, while the Horn of Africa nation plummets toward famine after record-breaking droughts. Now, more are …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 12:30 AM

Aid in Somalia is at risk due to a lack of funding

While the world turns away as famine grips Somalia and the Horn of Africa, millions of women and girls are counting on you.   While the famine in Somalia reaches dire levels, critical aid is drying up due to a lack of funding: Donations from generous supporters like you are absolut…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 25, 2023 at 3:31 PM

The most effective way to make a difference

Millions are counting on your continued support.   To commemorate our 25th anniversary, we’re asking generous donors like you to make an ongoing commitment to being there for women and girls by starting a $25 monthly donation. If you donate today, a generous donor will mat…

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  Humanitarian Response Team · [email protected]

June 23, 2023 at 1:34 AM

As supplies and services grind to a halt, pregnancies don’t stop

Our updated Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan is only 5% funded.   UPDATE FROM SUDAN: After assessing the situation on the ground in Sudan, our team raised our funding goal to support the millions of people in need of assistance, including 262,880 pregnant women. Now, our up…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 20, 2023 at 8:58 PM

A ray of hope

This World Refugee Day, make a gift that will provide critical care and resources to displaced women and girls around the world.   Today is World Refugee Day, so we’re asking you to make a gift to deliver lifesaving care and resources to women and girls around the world who have bee…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 17, 2023 at 3:11 PM

How you can help women and girls in crisis

Periods don’t stop while women and girls navigate the life-threatening dangers of emergencies.   When crisis strikes, women and girls are always among the most vulnerable. They are the first to go without food and lose access to education and essential care. They are more vulnerable…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 16, 2023 at 1:31 AM

This work saves lives

Making sure the 200 million FGM survivors alive today are the LAST generation of women and girls to be mutilated.   Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a grievous violation of girls’ bodies and human rights. Yet, the dangerous practice still impacts millions of girls around the world…

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  Humanitarian Response Team · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 1:10 AM

“We are praying for more supplies to arrive soon”

Heroic midwives are helping women deliver babies in a warzone.   As catastrophe grips Sudan, heroic midwives are helping women deliver babies in a warzone. But our work to reach even more pregnant women with lifesaving care is only 10% funded. Please, make a tax-deductible …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 11, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Do you think UNFPA should expand mobile health clinics?

UNFPA mobile clinics meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of displaced women and girls.   Should UNFPA expand mobile health clinics? YES NO When armed conflict forced 800,000 people to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Nort…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 1:51 PM

How we’re restoring hope

Surgeons like Dr. Musoba allow fistula survivors who have been shunned the chance to reintegrate into society, return to school, and live their lives with dignity.   Around the world, an estimated half a million women and girls live with obstetric fistula: a tear in the birth canal …

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  Humanitarian Response Team · [email protected]

June 8, 2023 at 1:07 AM

Hospitals are running out of fuel in Sudan

“We don’t know how we will be able to assist pregnant women giving birth a week from now.”   The situation in Sudan is growing dire. “We are running out of fuel. If the electricity cuts persist, we don’t know how we will be able to assist pregnant women giving birth a week from now,…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 6, 2023 at 12:55 AM

“It's not often that someone thinks of us"

We support LGBTQIA+ people around the world.   Around the world, discriminatory laws, norms and practices lead to rights violations and violence against LGBTQIA+ people. They are “more likely to experience human rights violations including violence, torture, criminalization, involun…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 2, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Thank you

UNFPA is scaling up our response to deliver lifesaving care and resources to women and girls living through war.   Last month, we told you about some of the most dangerous places to be a mother around the world and we were humbled by the response. We told you about Ifrah — who was o…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 1:06 AM

Re: What’s in a Dignity Kit?

UNFPA is working to distribute 260,692 Dignity Kits in Sudan. The 2x-match on ALL gifts expires in less than 48 hours, so this is your last chance to double your impact on the number of Dignity Kits delivered to women and girls around the world. The need is especially urgent as we’ve just heard f…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 28, 2023 at 3:46 PM

What’s in a Dignity Kit?

Periods don’t stop while women and girls navigate the life-threatening dangers of emergencies.   When crisis strikes, women and girls are always among the most vulnerable. They are the first to go without food and lose access to education and essential care. They are more vulnerabl…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 1:51 AM

“Sudan's conflict inflicts heavy toll on children”

The stories being reported out of Sudan are devastating.   “Sudan's conflict inflicts heavy toll on children” — Reuters, May 2023 Children in Sudan are living through unspeakable trauma as violent conflict wages on. Rush an emergency gift to deliver lifesaving care and res…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 24, 2023 at 2:04 AM

The toll of this injury is devastating

Today is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula.   Each year, anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 women worldwide are affected by obstetric fistula — a tear in the birth canal that leaves women leaking urine or feces. It occurs when a woman experiences prolonged labor without acces…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 21, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Double your impact on lifesaving care for pregnant women in Mozambique

Women do not stop getting pregnant and having babies when crisis strikes.   “In all my professional experience as a doctor, I have never seen so many pregnant women in this situation.” That’s what Dr. Equibal Abílio told us, an OB-GYN currently providing medical support at a choler…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 19, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Take our survey:

While the world looks elsewhere, it’s important to share the stories of the women and girls that go unnoticed:   Throughout this Mother’s Day season, we’ve shared a lot of stories recently of women and girls living through natural disasters, warfare, and humanitarian crises around …

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  Surendran, Anu · [email protected]

May 16, 2023 at 7:05 PM

Fwd: “we are praying for more supplies to arrive soon”

We cannot turn away from the women living through traumatic violence in Sudan. Friend — Mother’s Day may have passed, but we cannot turn away from the women living through traumatic violence in Sudan. War has forced women to give birth in their homes and cars. Only one in four health facilities in…

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  Noa Gafni, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 13, 2023 at 4:05 PM

“It saved both of our lives.”

“It saved both of our lives.” View this email in your browser Hi Friend, I’m Noa, a USA for UNFPA Board Member and a new mom. This Mother’s Day, I wanted to share my experience of giving birth to my daughter, Alma, and wh…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 12, 2023 at 9:02 PM

Giving birth during war

Giving birth during war UNFPA’s efforts in Ukraine are only 70% funded — meaning the lives of women and girls hang in the balance. View this email in your browser Friend  — Maryna was preparing for the birth of her second c…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 12, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Millions of women and girls have been displaced in Somalia

Millions of women and girls have been displaced in Somalia Amidst armed conflict and an extreme drought, Somalia remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a mother. View this email in your browser Friend, …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 11, 2023 at 8:57 PM

Giving birth during war

Giving birth during war UNFPA’s efforts in Ukraine are only 70% funded — meaning the lives of women and girls hang in the balance. View this email in your browser Friend — Maryna was preparing for the birth …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 10, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Your 2x-matched gift will make motherhood safe for all

Your 2x-matched gift will make motherhood safe for all DOUBLE your impact for women and girls. View this email in your browser In Syria and Türkiye, childbirth can quickly become a death sentence, Friend. After earthquakes…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 9, 2023 at 5:36 PM

“we are praying for more supplies to arrive soon”

“we are praying for more supplies to arrive soon” Your gift today can provide direct support to women giving birth during war and mothers living through traumatic violence. View this email in your browser Friend, while mill…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 6, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Show your support for medical workers in Türkiye and Syria

Sign our card to support UNFPA staff in Türkiye and Syria >>   Will you sign our card to show your support for UNFPA staff on the frontlines after the recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria? SIGN THE CARD As you know: recent earthquakes in Türkiye a…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 5, 2023 at 5:06 PM

Shortage of midwives in the most dangerous places to be a mother

Shortage of midwives in the most dangerous places to be a mother Midwives save lives. View this email in your browser Friend, today is International Day of the Midwife! Celebrate midwives around the world by supporting the…

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  Surendran, Anu · [email protected]

May 1, 2023 at 12:19 AM

Fwd: women giving birth in cars

Fwd: women giving birth in cars I can’t stop thinking about all those impacted by the continued fighting in Sudan... Dear friend, Today I can’t stop thinking about all those impacted by the continued fighting in Sudan — especially women and girls whose needs are too often overlo…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 28, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Somalia is on the brink of famine

Somalia is on the brink of famine The region is about to suffer its SIXTH failed consecutive rainfall season.   View this email in your browser You won’t find this crisis in the headlines, Friend, but the situation in Somal…

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  Rapid Response, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 28, 2023 at 2:04 AM

Pregnant women giving birth in cars in Sudan

Pregnant women giving birth in cars in Sudan Your support will reach pregnant women surviving armed conflict in Sudan. View this email in your browser Hi friend, The headlines are heartbreaking: Since the fighting broke out nearly two we…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 26, 2023 at 11:05 PM

For Every Woman and Girl: Your April Update

For Every Woman and Girl: Your April Update Read the 2023 State of the World Population Report.  8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilites We launched our 2023 State of the World Popul…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 25, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Childbirth can quickly become a death sentence in Syria and Türkiye

Childbirth can quickly become a death sentence in Syria and Türkiye UNFPA is still on the ground delivering lifesaving care and resources to women and girls.   View this email in your browser Friend, more than two months si…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 24, 2023 at 9:05 PM

A special invitation for you, friend

A special invitation for you, *|FNAME|* 44 percent of partnered women and girls do not have the right to make informed decisions about their bodies. View this email in your browser REGISTER NOW …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

"Then I knew I had made it out alive"

"Then I knew I had made it out alive" a harrowing story... View this email in your browser Dear friend, We are in the final days of the holy season of Ramadan. But, in places like Yemen, Syria, and Afghanist…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 12, 2023 at 11:05 PM

friend, the damage that climate change is causing for women and girls right now cannot be understated.

*|FNAME|*, the damage that climate change is causing for women and girls right now cannot be understated. View this email in your browser Friend, when you think of the climate crisis, you likely think of a struggle that our children and gr…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 7, 2023 at 5:14 PM

can we prevent this, friend?

can we prevent this, *|FNAME|*? 800 maternal deaths occur each day and virtually all of them are 100% preventable. View this email in your browserDear friend,Did you know that 800 maternal deaths occur each day, and virtually all of them are 100% preventable? These deaths are often cause…

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