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March 6, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Conflict in Rafah will make it even harder to meet the needs of a starving and suffering population

1.4 million people sheltering in Rafah are at risk.   Here’s the latest from Gaza: Intensified conflict has reached Rafah, one of the most densely populated areas in the world. 1.4 million people sheltering there are at risk. The city has exploded with tent settlements as Gazans h…

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March 6, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Conflict in Rafah will make it even harder to meet the needs of a starving and suffering population

1.4 million people sheltering in Rafah are at risk.   Here’s the latest from Gaza: Intensified conflict has reached Rafah, one of the most densely populated areas in the world. 1.4 million people sheltering there are at risk. The city has exploded with tent settlements as Gazans h…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

March 4, 2024 at 4:41 PM

"Even during the harshest frost, aid to patients doesn't stop”

Neither air alarms nor frigid winter temperatures hinder our medical experts in Ukraine.   More than two years since war began in Ukraine, women and girls are still suffering. Childbirth is extremely dangerous with access to basic health care extremely limited. Levels of violence ag…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 4, 2024 at 4:40 PM

"Even during the harshest frost, aid to patients doesn't stop”

Neither air alarms nor frigid winter temperatures hinder our medical experts in Ukraine.   More than two years since war began in Ukraine, women and girls are still suffering. Childbirth is extremely dangerous with access to basic health care extremely limited. Levels of violence ag…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

March 2, 2024 at 5:31 PM

Horror. Unbelievable terror.

The crisis in Gaza is especially dire for pregnant women.   “Horror. Unbelievable terror.” These are the words that Suhad, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, used to describe the living conditions in Gaza. Suhad has been displaced by the ongoing war in Gaza and is now staying in a tent …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM

What a difference your gifts have made

Your gifts make a world of difference for women and girls. February was a month full of sober anniversaries concerning UNFPA’s work to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls around the globe. On February 6th, we marked one year since the first of a string of devastating earthquakes and aftersh…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM

What a difference your gifts have made

Your gifts make a world of difference for women and girls. February was a month full of sober anniversaries concerning UNFPA’s work to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls around the globe. On February 6th, we marked one year since the first of a string of devastating earthquakes and aftersh…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 27, 2024 at 12:11 AM

2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine

The alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition, and disease could lead to an "explosion" in child deaths in Gaza.   The United Nations warned that 2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine. It estimated that one in six children aged under two in Gaza are acutely malnour…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 27, 2024 at 12:10 AM

2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine

The alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition, and disease could lead to an "explosion" in child deaths in Gaza.   The United Nations warned that 2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine. It estimated that one in six children aged under two in Gaza are acutely malnour…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

February 24, 2024 at 4:51 PM

Two years of war in Ukraine

Women and girls are still suffering as war in Ukraine passes the two year mark.   On February 24, 2022, the invasion of Ukraine began. Women and girls are still suffering as war in Ukraine passes the two year mark. Thousands have been killed. War has exacerbated the risks of violenc…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 22, 2024 at 5:31 PM

“I insisted that my son was going to be born no matter what”

Hundreds of pregnant refugees are giving birth amid turmoil in Armenia.   More than 100,000 people have crossed into Armenia since hostilities reignited last year in Karabakh, the region at the heart of a decades-long territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Among the re…

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February 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Marta’s story

Hundreds of pregnant refugees are giving birth amid turmoil in Armenia.   More than 100,000 people have crossed into Armenia since hostilities reignited last year in Karabakh, the region at the heart of a decades-long territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Among the re…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 20, 2024 at 5:27 PM

WSJ: Women in Gaza Give Birth in Tents and Public Bathrooms

Childbirth can be a death sentence for mothers and newborns in Gaza.   Pregnant women in Gaza are being forced to give birth in extremely dire circumstances. DELIVER LIFESAVING CARE With only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals functional right now, pregnant women in Gaza are at hi…

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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]

February 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM

WSJ: Women in Gaza Give Birth in Tents and Public Bathrooms

Childbirth can be a death sentence for mothers and newborns in Gaza.   Pregnant women in Gaza are being forced to give birth in extremely dire circumstances. DELIVER LIFESAVING CARE With only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals functional right now, pregnant women in Gaza are at hi…

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  Sudan Alert · [email protected]

February 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Women and girls are being abducted in Sudan

Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis.   Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur — United Nations Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis right now, with women and girls caught in the crosshairs of ongoi…

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February 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Women and girls are being abducted in Sudan

Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis.   Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur — United Nations Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis right now, with women and girls caught in the crosshairs of ongoi…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM

“Everyone in Gaza is hungry”

1.7 million people have been displaced and the humanitarian system is collapsing.   "Everyone in Gaza is hungry. 1.7 million people have been displaced. The humanitarian system is collapsing. I call for rapid, safe, unhindered, expanded, sustained humanitarian access throug…

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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]

February 16, 2024 at 3:01 PM

“Everyone in Gaza is hungry”

1.7 million people have been displaced and the humanitarian system is collapsing.   "Everyone in Gaza is hungry. 1.7 million people have been displaced. The humanitarian system is collapsing. I call for rapid, safe, unhindered, expanded, sustained humanitarian access throug…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM

Violence and climate emergencies

The Lichinga health clinic is swiftly responding to emergencies.   In northern Mozambique, a combination of increased violence and climate emergencies have forced millions to flee their homes in search of safety, triggering outbreaks of both malaria and cholera. Ongoing instability …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 14, 2024 at 3:40 PM

“It’s our duty to embrace them”

The Lichinga health clinic is swiftly responding to emergencies.   In northern Mozambique, a combination of increased violence and climate emergencies have forced millions to flee their homes in search of safety, triggering outbreaks of both malaria and cholera. Ongoing instability …

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

February 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM

“I felt like my heart was bleeding with fire”

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a crisis of the highest order.   We have some difficult updates to share from Gaza. More than 12,300 children have been killed in the conflict in Gaza. 8,400 women are also among those killed since conflict escalated over 100 days ago. The huma…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

February 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM

“I felt like my heart was bleeding with fire”

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a crisis of the highest order.   We have some difficult updates to share from Gaza. More than 12,300 children have been killed in the conflict in Gaza. 8,400 women are also among those killed since conflict escalated over 100 days ago. The huma…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 10, 2024 at 5:34 PM

1-year after devastating earthquakes

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls across Syria and Türkiye still have no proper home.   One year ago today in Syria and Türkiye, aftershocks were still being recorded in the days following a series of catastrophic earthquakes that struck on February 6th. 9.1 million people we…

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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]

February 10, 2024 at 4:32 PM

1-year after devastating earthquakes

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls across Syria and Türkiye still have no proper home.   One year ago today in Syria and Türkiye, aftershocks were still being recorded in the days following a series of catastrophic earthquakes that struck on February 6th. 9.1 million people we…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 8, 2024 at 5:12 PM

We cannot abandon the people of Gaza

Pregnant women in Gaza are at high risk.   With only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals functional right now, pregnant women in Gaza are at high risk. The ongoing conflict means that women are at a heightened risk of miscarriage. Those who do give birth are often rushed out of overcrowde…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 8, 2024 at 4:10 PM

We cannot abandon the people of Gaza

Pregnant women in Gaza are at high risk.   With only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals functional right now, pregnant women in Gaza are at high risk. The ongoing conflict means that women are at a heightened risk of miscarriage. Those who do give birth are often rushed out of overcrowde…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 6, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Help end FGM

Together, we can help ensure that the 200 million FGM survivors alive today are the last generation of women and girls to be mutilated.   Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM). UNFPA is delivering lifesaving care and services …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 6, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Help end FGM

Together, we can help ensure that the 200 million FGM survivors alive today are the last generation of women and girls to be mutilated.   Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM). UNFPA is delivering lifesaving care and services …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 4, 2024 at 5:31 PM

The horrors of this harmful practice cannot be overstated

Help put an end to this dangerous practice and keep girls safe from harm.   The International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation is coming up this Tuesday, so it’s time we talk about this horrific practice. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme violation of…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

February 4, 2024 at 5:31 PM

The horrors of this harmful practice cannot be overstated

Help put an end to this dangerous practice and keep girls safe from harm.   The International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation is coming up this Tuesday, so it’s time we talk about this horrific practice. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme violation of…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

February 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM

It’s more difficult than ever to reach suffering women and girls

Your support is vital during this worsening humanitarian crisis.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe. - 90% of the population regularly go without food for a whole day. - Children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly are at particu…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

February 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM

Catastrophic

Your support is vital during this worsening humanitarian crisis.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe. - 90% of the population regularly go without food for a whole day. - Children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly are at particu…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

January 30, 2024 at 4:11 PM

“A scale and speed without parallel”

The health care system in Gaza remains extremely fragile.   “The entire population of Gaza is enduring destruction at a scale and speed without parallel in recent history.” This is what UN Secretary-General António Guterres said about the crisis in Gaza after more than 100 days of c…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

January 30, 2024 at 3:11 PM

“A scale and speed without parallel”

The health care system in Gaza remains extremely fragile.   “The entire population of Gaza is enduring destruction at a scale and speed without parallel in recent history.” This is what UN Secretary-General António Guterres said about the crisis in Gaza after more than 100 days of c…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

January 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM

“We live in war”

Women and girls are counting on support while the world looks away.   We need to talk about the Congo. MAKE A HUMANITARIAN GIFT Six million have died and more than six million people are now internally displaced within the Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating violen…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

January 26, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Still delivering support to survivors of violence

As war rages on, volunteers are counting on your support.   Amidst all that’s going on around the world, we cannot look away from the ongoing war in Ukraine, where women like Alina are still delivering support to survivors of violence as the conflict nears its third year. Ukrainian …

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

January 26, 2024 at 3:30 PM

This is war

As war rages on, volunteers are counting on your support.   Amidst all that’s going on around the world, we cannot look away from the ongoing war in Ukraine, where women like Alina are still delivering support to survivors of violence as the conflict nears its third year. Ukrainian …

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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]

January 25, 2024 at 1:12 AM

Unprecedented

The numbers tell a shocking story:   After more than 100 days of conflict, Gaza is unrecognizable. The numbers tell a shocking story: 2.2 million people are in need of aid 1.9 million people displaced Over 24,000 civilians have been killed. 70% of them are women and children M…

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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]

January 25, 2024 at 1:12 AM

Unprecedented

The numbers tell a shocking story:   After more than 100 days of conflict, Gaza is unrecognizable. The numbers tell a shocking story: 2.2 million people are in need of aid 1.9 million people displaced Over 24,000 civilians have been killed. 70% of them are women and children M…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

January 22, 2024 at 5:49 PM

800 needless deaths every day

Maternal health is one of UNFPA’s core pillars.   Did you know that every two minutes, a woman dies of completely preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications? That amounts to 800 needless deaths every day. For every woman who loses her life to a pregnancy or childbirth complic…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

January 22, 2024 at 5:49 PM

Make motherhood safe

Maternal health is one of UNFPA’s core pillars.   Did you know that every two minutes, a woman dies of completely preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications? That amounts to 800 needless deaths every day. For every woman who loses her life to a pregnancy or childbirth complic…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

January 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM

A quarter of Gaza’s population are starving

This is not an exaggeration.   Gazans now make up 80% of all people facing famine or catastrophic hunger worldwide, marking an unparalleled humanitarian crisis. UN human rights experts declare that every single person in Gaza is hungry, a quarter of the population are starving and s…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

January 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM

Famine is imminent

This is not an exaggeration.   Gazans now make up 80% of all people facing famine or catastrophic hunger worldwide, marking an unparalleled humanitarian crisis. UN human rights experts declare that every single person in Gaza is hungry, a quarter of the population are starving and s…

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  Sudan Alert · [email protected]

January 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM

The situation remains dire for women and girl

Sudan has the largest number of displaced people in the world.   Women and girls across Sudan are caught in the crosshairs of conflict amidst the world's biggest displacement crisis right now. “I fled the town with my mother, my sister, and my little son after the town was attacked,…

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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]

January 17, 2024 at 1:12 AM

Testimony from Gaza

This is the devastating reality of life for tens of thousands of mothers in Gaza.   As conflict surpassed the 100-day mark this week, nowhere is safe in Gaza. Including for Marfika, a mother of five. Marfika and her family moved from place to place desperately trying to avoid bombin…

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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]

January 17, 2024 at 1:12 AM

Testimony from Gaza

This is the devastating reality of life for tens of thousands of mothers in Gaza.   As conflict surpassed the 100-day mark this week, nowhere is safe in Gaza. Including for Marfika, a mother of five. Marfika and her family moved from place to place desperately trying to avoid bombin…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

January 13, 2024 at 5:32 PM

Catastrophic

Your support is vital during this worsening humanitarian crisis.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe. - 90% of the population regularly go without food for a whole day. - Children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly are at particu…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

January 13, 2024 at 4:31 PM

It’s more difficult than ever to reach suffering women and girls

Your support is vital during this worsening humanitarian crisis.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe. - 90% of the population regularly go without food for a whole day. - Children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly are at particu…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

January 11, 2024 at 4:57 PM

A knock at the door

Midwives save lives, but the world has far too few of them.   Just under a year ago, torrential rains flooded the streets in Peru’s northwestern Piura district, interrupting city services and trapping people in their homes. For 30-year-old mother-of-two Miryam, it added another leve…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

January 9, 2024 at 5:32 PM

Updates from Gaza

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being described as hell on earth.   The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being described as hell on earth. With more than 18,000 fatalities in Gaza, roughly 70% are women and children. Just take a look at these devastating statistics from the ground:…

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