Haiti Update · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM

The world must not abandon the women and girls of Haiti

Every day brings new horrors for women and girls in Haiti.   Every day brings new horrors for women and girls in Haiti as gang violence reaches terrifying levels in the capital city, Port-au-Prince. 5.5 million people have been affected 84,921 pregnant women are in harm's way 4 in …

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  Haiti Update · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM

The world must not abandon the women and girls of Haiti

Every day brings new horrors for women and girls in Haiti.   Every day brings new horrors for women and girls in Haiti as gang violence reaches terrifying levels in the capital city, Port-au-Prince. 5.5 million people have been affected 84,921 pregnant women are in harm's way 4 in …

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

June 11, 2024 at 3:42 PM

9 out of 10 children are experiencing extreme food poverty

Powered by your donations, UNFPA can be there for them.   Women and girls in Gaza need your help today. According to UNICEF, a staggering 9 out of 10 children are experiencing extreme food poverty and lacking adequate nutrients. This harsh reality forces many children to go entire …

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

June 11, 2024 at 3:42 PM

9 out of 10 children are experiencing extreme food poverty

Powered by your donations, UNFPA can be there for them.   Women and girls in Gaza need your help today. According to UNICEF, a staggering 9 out of 10 children are experiencing extreme food poverty and lacking adequate nutrients. This harsh reality forces many children to go entire …

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

June 9, 2024 at 3:46 PM

The largest refugee crisis in the world

Millions in Sudan are being pushed towards catastrophic levels of hunger.   Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur — United Nations Sudan is home to the world’s largest refugee crisis right now, with women and girls caught in the crosshai…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 9, 2024 at 3:46 PM

The largest refugee crisis in the world

Millions in Sudan are being pushed towards catastrophic levels of hunger.   Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur — United Nations Sudan is home to the world’s largest refugee crisis right now, with women and girls caught in the crosshai…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

June 7, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Fatigued, traumatized, malnourished

Pregnant women in Rafah lack even the basics for survival.   In Gaza, a stunning 900,000 people have fled Rafah in the past month. Among the evacuees are 18,500 pregnant women, all of whom have extremely limited access to essential maternal health services. The situation is even mor…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

June 7, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Fatigued, traumatized, malnourished

Pregnant women in Rafah lack even the basics for survival.   In Gaza, a stunning 900,000 people have fled Rafah in the past month. Among the evacuees are 18,500 pregnant women, all of whom have extremely limited access to essential maternal health services. The situation is even mor…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 5, 2024 at 4:20 PM

“I was so relieved”

After nine years of conflict, the needs in Yemen remain immense.   After nine years of conflict, the needs in Yemen remain immense. Over half of the country’s 18.2 million people require some form of humanitarian assistance due to violent conflict, economic collapse, and climate dis…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 5, 2024 at 3:19 PM

Women and girls continue to bear the brunt of the crisis in Yemen

After nine years of conflict, the needs in Yemen remain immense.   After nine years of conflict, the needs in Yemen remain immense. Over half of the country’s 18.2 million people require some form of humanitarian assistance due to violent conflict, economic collapse, and climate dis…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

June 3, 2024 at 11:31 PM

Hope

UNFPA has been on the ground in Gaza since 1986.   Conflict is escalating in Rafah and the already desperate condition for thousands of pregnant women in Gaza is getting worse every day. 🔸35,562 people have died, 70% of whom are women & children. 🔸18,500 exhausted and malnourish…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

June 3, 2024 at 10:30 PM

Hope

UNFPA has been on the ground in Gaza since 1986.   Conflict is escalating in Rafah and the already desperate condition for thousands of pregnant women in Gaza is getting worse every day. 🔸35,562 people have died, 70% of whom are women & children. 🔸18,500 exhausted and malnourish…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Help us continue delivering sustained humanitarian aid into Gaza

The UN says northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine.”   Some UN agencies are now saying that northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine.” For months, experts have been sounding the alarm that 2.2 million people in Gaza were on the brink of famine. Now, an estimated one in six chi…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Help us continue delivering sustained humanitarian aid into Gaza

The UN says northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine.”   Some UN agencies are now saying that northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine.” For months, experts have been sounding the alarm that 2.2 million people in Gaza were on the brink of famine. Now, an estimated one in six chi…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 28, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Dignity Kits cost only $15 to create, but the contents of each kit are priceless to the recipients

Periods do not stop while these women and girls navigate the life-threatening dangers of emergencies.   For the past seven months, 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…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 28, 2024 at 5:31 PM

Dignity Kits cost only $15 to create, but the contents of each kit are priceless to the recipients

Periods do not stop while these women and girls navigate the life-threatening dangers of emergencies.   For the past seven months, 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…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

May 26, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Horror, unbelievable terror

Motherhood can be a death sentence for pregnant women and newborns in Gaza.   “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 …

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

May 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Horror, unbelievable terror

Motherhood can be a death sentence for pregnant women and newborns in Gaza.   “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 …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM

Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating birth injuries. But with proper care, it’s almost entirely preventable.

Every year, 50,000 to 100,000 women develop this devastating childbirth injury.   Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries. Obstetric fistula occurs when a woman experiences prolonged labor — often for several days — and is unable to acces…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 23, 2024 at 2:31 PM

The toll of this injury is devastating

Every year, 50,000 to 100,000 women develop this devastating childbirth injury.   Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries. Obstetric fistula occurs when a woman experiences prolonged labor — often for several days — and is unable to acces…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

May 21, 2024 at 3:42 PM

A glimmer of hope

UNFPA has supported more than half of all births in Gaza since conflict erupted.   Amidst a humanitarian crisis that has left Gaza’s healthcare system in total collapse, humanitarian gifts have offered a glimmer of hope for mothers and babies. “The reproductive health kits play a m…

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  Somalia Update · [email protected]

May 19, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Midwives are saving lives in Somalia

Drought, floods, and related disasters have displaced millions across Somalia.   The scale and frequency of climate and natural disasters in Somalia in the last few years have resulted in unmitigated hardship for women and girls, who often bear the brunt of these crises. Drought, fl…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 19, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Midwives are saving lives in Somalia

Drought, floods, and related disasters have displaced millions across Somalia.   The scale and frequency of climate and natural disasters in Somalia in the last few years have resulted in unmitigated hardship for women and girls, who often bear the brunt of these crises. Drought, fl…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 17, 2024 at 3:04 PM

These mothers are living through unimaginable conditions

Support has slowed down, even though humanitarian needs are growing by the day.   Malak was three months pregnant when the war in Gaza began in October 2023. She went from planning the arrival of her first child, to being repeatedly displaced, forcing her to make new plans each time…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 17, 2024 at 3:03 PM

These mothers are living through unimaginable conditions

Support has slowed down, even though humanitarian needs are growing by the day.   Malak was three months pregnant when the war in Gaza began in October 2023. She went from planning the arrival of her first child, to being repeatedly displaced, forcing her to make new plans each time…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 15, 2024 at 3:36 PM

Join us to keep women and girls safe from harm

The consequences of violence against women and girls are devastating.   Did you know that 1 in 3 women have survived physical or sexual violence? Today, 1 in 5 women alive were forced into marriage as a child and, each year, 3 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 15, 2024 at 2:35 PM

A mission to end violence against women

The consequences of violence against women and girls are devastating.   Did you know that 1 in 3 women have survived physical or sexual violence? Today, 1 in 5 women alive were forced into marriage as a child and, each year, 3 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 12, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Thank you for being there for mothers, today and always

Happy Mother’s Day!   Happy Mother’s Day! Whether you are a mother yourself, or you’re honoring the mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in your life today, we can agree that being a mother is one of the most precious, miraculous gifts life can give us. But today, in pa…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Help make motherhood safer today

Happy Mother’s Day!   Happy Mother’s Day! Whether you are a mother yourself, or you’re honoring the mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in your life today, we can agree that being a mother is one of the most precious, miraculous gifts life can give us. But today, in pa…

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  DRC Update · [email protected]

May 11, 2024 at 4:07 PM

5.5 million people are now displaced, including 220k pregnant women

Midwives are quite literally a lifeline for women and girls.   In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the health and protection needs of women and girls are soaring, especially for expectant mothers. After conflict in the east of the country escalated, 5.5 million people are now d…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 10, 2024 at 4:26 PM

One of the highest maternal death rates in the world

UNFPA has reached over 350,000 people in Yemen with lifesaving reproductive health care, protection, and information.   During this Mother’s Day season, we are lifting up stories from the most dangerous places in the world to be a mother. We hope you’ll read this update fro…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 10, 2024 at 3:24 PM

One of the highest maternal death rates in the world

UNFPA has reached over 350,000 people in Yemen with lifesaving reproductive health care, protection, and information.   During this Mother’s Day season, we are lifting up stories from the most dangerous places in the world to be a mother. We hope you’ll read this update fro…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

May 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM

“In the midst of disaster, we brought a glimmer of hope.”

Your gifts ensure we can be there for every woman and girl wherever help is needed most:   Three earthquakes struck the western region of Afghanistan last October. Nearly 90% of the people killed were women and children, who were home while men were away at work. Hanifa was pregnant…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

May 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM

“In the midst of disaster, we brought a glimmer of hope.”

Your gifts ensure we can be there for every woman and girl wherever help is needed most:   Three earthquakes struck the western region of Afghanistan last October. Nearly 90% of the people killed were women and children, who were home while men were away at work. Hanifa was pregnant…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

May 7, 2024 at 11:00 PM

Motherhood doesn’t stop during wartime

In Sudan, 150,000 women are displaced and pregnant.   Later this week, many of us will celebrate Mother’s Day with mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in our lives. But before we get there, we are telling the stories from the most dangerous places to be a mother in the…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 5, 2024 at 4:32 PM

The world is missing 900,000 midwives

Today is the International Day of the Midwife.   Midwives save lives. That’s why UNFPA is training and deploying midwives to countries around the world where childbirth is dangerous and maternal healthcare is inaccessible. Well-trained midwives could prevent two-thirds of all matern…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 5, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Well-trained midwives could prevent two-thirds of all maternal and newborn deaths

Today is the International Day of the Midwife.   Midwives save lives. That’s why UNFPA is training and deploying midwives to countries around the world where childbirth is dangerous and maternal healthcare is inaccessible. Well-trained midwives could prevent two-thirds of all matern…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM

What does Mother’s Day look like in the most dangerous places in the world to be a mother?

We’re highlighting the plights and stories of mothers from around the world.   In just over a week, we’ll celebrate Mother’s Day with the mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in our lives. But what does Mother’s Day look like in the most dangerous places in the world t…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 3, 2024 at 2:30 PM

The most dangerous places to be a mother

We’re highlighting the plights and stories of mothers from around the world.   In just over a week, we’ll celebrate Mother’s Day with the mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in our lives. But what does Mother’s Day look like in the most dangerous places in the world to…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

April 30, 2024 at 2:47 PM

Perils for pregnant women

The health care system in Sudan has not been spared from this crisis.   Over one year of civil war and roiling insecurity in Sudan has created the world's largest refugee emergency with 6.6 million people displaced. There have been more than 32,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

April 30, 2024 at 2:47 PM

Perils for pregnant women

The health care system in Sudan has not been spared from this crisis.   Over one year of civil war and roiling insecurity in Sudan has created the world's largest refugee emergency with 6.6 million people displaced. There have been more than 32,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 28, 2024 at 4:31 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. There have been more than 32,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2023, and roughly 70% of them are women and children. The humanitarian crisis…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 28, 2024 at 3:30 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. There have been more than 32,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2023, and roughly 70% of them are women and children. The humanitarian crisis…

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  Haiti Update · [email protected]

April 26, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Health facilities are coming under near-constant attack

Haiti is facing a humanitarian crisis like never before.   Haiti, especially the capital city Port-au-Prince, has seen a surge in gang violence creating a humanitarian crisis like never before. With the latest alarming upsurge in gang violence, health facilities are coming under ne…

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  Haiti Update · [email protected]

April 26, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Health facilities are coming under near-constant attack

Haiti is facing a humanitarian crisis like never before.   Haiti, especially the capital city Port-au-Prince, has seen a surge in gang violence creating a humanitarian crisis like never before. With the latest alarming upsurge in gang violence, health facilities are coming under ne…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 24, 2024 at 3:20 PM

“It’s a tragic situation”

The remaining health facilities in Gaza are under unbearable strain.   The remaining health facilities in Gaza are under unbearable strain. Amid catastrophe, some 5,500 women are due to give birth in the next month with barely any access to medical assistance, and more than 155,000 …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 24, 2024 at 3:20 PM

“It’s a tragic situation”

The remaining health facilities in Gaza are under unbearable strain.   The remaining health facilities in Gaza are under unbearable strain. Amid catastrophe, some 5,500 women are due to give birth in the next month with barely any access to medical assistance, and more than 155,000 …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 22, 2024 at 10:03 PM

Women and girls will continue to be the first to feel the disparate impacts of the climate crisis

Happy Earth Day!   EARTH DAY PLEDGE As the climate crisis worsens, women and girls will continue to be the first to feel its disparate impacts around the world. Will you sign the pledge to support climate action as a part of UNFPA’s work uplifting women and girls worldwide…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 22, 2024 at 10:02 PM

Women and girls will continue to be the first to feel the disparate impacts of the climate crisis

Happy Earth Day!   EARTH DAY PLEDGE As the climate crisis worsens, women and girls will continue to be the first to feel its disparate impacts around the world. Will you sign the pledge to support climate action as a part of UNFPA’s work uplifting women and girls worldwide…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

April 20, 2024 at 4:02 PM

One year of war in Sudan

Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis.   After a year of civil war and roiling insecurity, Sudan is experiencing the world's largest refugee emergency, with 6.6 million people forced to flee their homes to other areas of the country. Sexual violence has been wiel…

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