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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…
  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 …
  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,…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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, …
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 10:34 PM

URGENT: Devastating drought in Horn of Africa continues

URGENT: Devastating drought in Horn of Africa continues View this email in your browser URGENT: Somalia On The Brink of Famine Drought in Horn of Africa now officially worse than 2011 famine Declared “extremely critical” by…
  Anu Surendran · [email protected]
March 28, 2023 at 10:48 PM

The media isn’t covering this

The media isn’t covering this View this email in your browser Friend, the news may have stopped showing devastating footage from earthquake-decimated regions in Syria and Türkiye, but UNFPA is still on the ground and respon…
  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 5:05 PM

Your March Update: For Every Woman and Girl

Your March Update: For Every Woman and Girl "Midwives are the bridge" One Month On from the Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria It's been over a month since devastating earthquakes roc…
  Humanitarian Response Team, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 20, 2023 at 1:46 AM

12 years of war

12 years of war More than half of all health facilities in Syria have shuttered their doors. Syrian girls are being married off younger and younger. View this email in your browser RUSH EMERGENCY RELIEF …
  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 8, 2023 at 9:04 PM

The women you can help on this important day

The women you can help on this important day View this email in your browser Friend, today is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to celebrate the inherent strength of every woman and girl – while also acknowledging the w…
  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 5:04 PM

For Every Woman and Girl: Your February Update

For Every Woman and Girl: Your February Update One Year of War in Ukraine. One Year of War in Ukraine Just over one year ago, women and girls across Ukraine woke from their sleep to…
  Jacob Geers · [email protected]
February 27, 2023 at 9:04 PM

a devastating month for women and girls

a devastating month for women and girls View this email in your browser Multiple earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye. A year of war in Ukraine. February was a devastating month for women and girls around the world, friend. Th…
  Emergency Team, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 9:03 PM

One year of suffering in Ukraine

One year of suffering in Ukraine View this email in your browser Friend, as of today, it’s officially been a full year of suffering in Ukraine. For this past year, women and girls have faced wartime violence, pregnant women…
  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 2:05 AM

One year ago tomorrow

One year ago tomorrow One year ago, Oksana was asleep next to her partner in their home in Chornobayivka with her two children in the next room.   View this email in your browser Dear friend,  One year ago tomorrow, Oksana was asleep nex…
  Rapid Response, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 21, 2023 at 9:48 PM

“I’ve seen war, but this is even beyond that.”

“I’ve seen war, but this is even beyond that.” UNFPA is on the ground right now helping save lives, but with another earthquake the need is now greater than ever. View this email in your browser EMERGENCY RESPONSE NEEDED…
  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 19, 2023 at 4:04 PM

“We were too scared. There was no place to stay. We felt helpless.”

“We were too scared. There was no place to stay. We felt helpless.” Buseyna shares what is was like to give birth amidst the rubble.  View this email in your browser SEND A LIFESAVING KIT TODAY …
  Geers, Jacob · [email protected]
February 16, 2023 at 9:03 PM

fwd: “It is extremely cold"

fwd: “It is extremely cold" UNFPA is in the region right now, working urgently to distribute blankets and warm clothes to survivors on the ground. Hi friend, I'm Jacob, Digital Director here at USA for UNFPA. I'm following up because we were so grateful for all our supporters …
  Earthquake Update, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 14, 2023 at 9:48 PM

“It is extremely cold" - Earthquake Survivor Ameera

“It is extremely cold" - Earthquake Survivor Ameera UNFPA is in the region right now, working urgently to distribute blankets and warm clothes to survivors on the ground. View this email in your browser “It is extremely cold, we need blan…
  Relief Team, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 13, 2023 at 12:32 AM

"Earthquake survivors now risk freezing to death”

"Earthquake survivors now risk freezing to death” UNFPA is in the region now to make sure survivors don’t freeze to death... View this email in your browser Dear Friend — We wanted to email you the latest update about the devastating eart…
  Anu Surendran, CEO at USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 11, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Fwd: bumping for you, friend

Fwd: bumping for you, *|FNAME|* It is heartbreaking to see the death count continue to rise... Dear friend — I wanted to make sure that you saw the message below. It is heartbreaking to see the death count continue to rise from the tragic earthquake in Syria and Türkiye. Becau…
  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 10, 2023 at 1:48 AM

Update: Delivering critical care in the earthquake emergency

Update: Delivering critical care in the earthquake emergency UNFPA is on the ground in Syria working with local partners and scaling up services to ensure every woman and girl can access the care they need. Dear friend, We are all deeply shocked and concerned following the devastating 7…
  RAPID RESPONSE TEAM, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 8, 2023 at 9:04 PM

URGENT UPDATE ON SYRIA

URGENT UPDATE ON SYRIA View this email in your browser Friend, the headlines are heartbreaking: a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Syria and the surrounding region on Monday has killed thousands of people. I know how pa…
  Anu Surendran · [email protected]
February 6, 2023 at 9:04 PM

heartbreaking: how Dania walked into her own mutilation

heartbreaking: how Dania walked into her own mutilation   View this email in your browser Should we end female genital mutilation? YES NO Friend, of all women and girls alive today, a…
  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 1, 2023 at 8:18 PM

bumping friend re:⚠️ Famine advisory

bumping *|FNAME|* re:⚠️ Famine advisory Over the past two years, 36.1 million people across the Horn of Africa have suffered from one of the longest and most severe droughts in recent his... Hi Friend -- did you see this email the other day (forwarded below). We just finished c…
  The USA for UNFPA Team · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 11:04 PM

⚠️ Famine advisory

⚠️ Famine advisory View this email in your browser Friend, over the past two years, 36.1 million people across the Horn of Africa have suffered from one of the longest and most severe droughts in recent history – and now, f…
  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
January 27, 2023 at 9:48 PM

For Every Woman and Girl: Your New Year Update

For Every Woman and Girl: Your New Year Update We're on the ground, responding to the situation in Afghanistan... On the ground supporting women's health in Afghanistan Over the pas…