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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]
April 20, 2024 at 4:01 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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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM

“It’s death there”

Healthy pregnancies in Gaza are no longer possible.   ‘It’s death there’: babies and children hit hardest as famine tightens hold on Gaza — The Guardian RUSH A GIFT UNFPA has been warning about the hunger crisis in Gaza for months. Now, experts report that a…
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
April 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM

“It’s death there”

Healthy pregnancies in Gaza are no longer possible.   ‘It’s death there’: babies and children hit hardest as famine tightens hold on Gaza — The Guardian RUSH A GIFT UNFPA has been warning about the hunger crisis in Gaza for months. Now, experts report that a…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 17, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Nearly all of these deaths are preventable

Making motherhood safe is at the core of UNFPA’s mandate.   Every two minutes, a woman dies of completely preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications. That’s 800 needless deaths every day. And here’s the devastating truth: Nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Making mot…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 17, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Nearly all of these deaths are preventable

Making motherhood safe is at the core of UNFPA’s mandate.   Every two minutes, a woman dies of completely preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications. That’s 800 needless deaths every day. And here’s the devastating truth: Nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Making mot…
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
April 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Pregnant women and new mothers now face the threat of famine

More aid is urgently needed to reach pregnant women, new mothers, and their newborns.   According to our team on the ground, healthy pregnancies in Gaza are no longer possible. Already, 155,000 pregnant women and new mothers face the fear of death not only from ongoing conflict, but…
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
April 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Too weak to cry

More aid is urgently needed to reach pregnant women, new mothers, and their newborns.   According to our team on the ground, healthy pregnancies in Gaza are no longer possible. Already, 155,000 pregnant women and new mothers face the fear of death not only from ongoing conflict, but…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
April 11, 2024 at 3:01 PM

The scale of devastation is unprecedented

Famine is imminent in Gaza.   We have urgent updates on the situation in Gaza: MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT In Gaza, the scale of devastation is unprecedented, with approximately 1.7 million people displaced and entire communities obliterated. Famine is imminent in Gaza — half of i…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 11, 2024 at 3:01 PM

The scale of devastation is unprecedented

Famine is imminent in Gaza.   We have urgent updates on the situation in Gaza: MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT In Gaza, the scale of devastation is unprecedented, with approximately 1.7 million people displaced and entire communities obliterated. Famine is imminent in Gaza — half of i…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 9, 2024 at 10:52 PM

Forced to go hungry simply because there is no food to eat

Will you make one final gift before Ramadan ends?   Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the month of Ramadan will soon be upon us. While millions of Muslims around the world honored their faith by fasting from sunup to sundown over the past month, we must not stop thinking a…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 9, 2024 at 9:51 PM

Before Ramadan ends

Will you make one final gift before Ramadan ends?   Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the month of Ramadan will soon be upon us. While millions of Muslims around the world honored their faith by fasting from sunup to sundown over the past month, we must not stop thinking a…
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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]
April 7, 2024 at 3:31 PM

6 months of conflict in Gaza

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is an absolute catastrophe.   6 months ago, terrorist attacks in Israel escalated a conflict that has now resulted in a humanitarian disaster for the people of Gaza. The suffering must end and peace must prevail. We condemn the violence in Gaza, the W…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM

6 months of conflict in Gaza

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is an absolute catastrophe.   6 months ago, terrorist attacks in Israel escalated a conflict that has now resulted in a humanitarian disaster for the people of Gaza. The suffering must end and peace must prevail. We condemn the violence in Gaza, the W…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM

The holiest night of the year

Your Sadaqah (gift) will deliver a world of difference to women and girls in Gaza.   In the Islamic tradition, tonight is the holiest night of the year: Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power. Observing the Night of Power includes giving Sadaqah (voluntary charity). Tonight, Sadaqah …
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM

The holiest night of the year

Your Sadaqah (gift) will deliver a world of difference to women and girls in Gaza.   In the Islamic tradition, tonight is the holiest night of the year: Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power. Observing the Night of Power includes giving Sadaqah (voluntary charity). Tonight, Sadaqah …
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
April 3, 2024 at 9:32 PM

Every day has become a fight for survival for pregnant women and newborns

Hunger and malnutrition have spread through Gaza at frightening speed.   The threat of famine is looming over Gaza, with some relief organizations reporting that a famine could be declared “within weeks.” Hunger and malnutrition have spread through Gaza at frightening speed — causi…
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
April 3, 2024 at 9:32 PM

Every day has become a fight for survival for pregnant women and newborns

Hunger and malnutrition have spread through Gaza at frightening speed.   The threat of famine is looming over Gaza, with some relief organizations reporting that a famine could be declared “within weeks.” Hunger and malnutrition have spread through Gaza at frightening speed — causi…
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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]
April 2, 2024 at 11:31 PM

Basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach for women and girls in Gaza

Since the conflict began, UNFPA has distributed more than 7,000 Dignity Kits.   For the past five 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 food are nearly impossib…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
April 2, 2024 at 11:31 PM

Basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach for women and girls in Gaza

Since the conflict began, UNFPA has distributed more than 7,000 Dignity Kits.   For the past five 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 food are nearly impossib…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 30, 2024 at 10:30 PM

What does Ramadan look like in a warzone?

Look no further than Gaza.   We are weeks into the holy month of Ramadan, a time in which millions of Muslims around the world will honor their religious faith by fasting during daylight hours. But what does Ramadan look like in a warzone? When people are forced to go hungry simply …
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 30, 2024 at 10:30 PM

Ramadan

Look no further than Gaza.   We are weeks into the holy month of Ramadan, a time in which millions of Muslims around the world will honor their religious faith by fasting during daylight hours. But what does Ramadan look like in a warzone? When people are forced to go hungry simply …
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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Women in Gaza have to give birth on the floor

These pregnant women need help.   The situation in Gaza is getting significantly worse. Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative to Palestine, recently visited a hospital in Rafah. What he saw was an undeniable catastrophe. MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT “When I spoke to a midwife, she to…
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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Women in Gaza have to give birth on the floor

These pregnant women need help.   The situation in Gaza is getting significantly worse. Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative to Palestine, recently visited a hospital in Rafah. What he saw was an undeniable catastrophe. MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT “When I spoke to a midwife, she to…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 5:57 PM

260k women dying every year from pregnancy and childbirth complications

UNFPA is a global leader in the fight to empower women to plan their pregnancies.   Did you know that half of all pregnancies around the world are unintended? But, right now, 218 million women around the world who want to avoid pregnancy are unable to access modern and effective con…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 4:55 PM

One-third of preventable maternal deaths could be eliminated by providing access to family planning

UNFPA is a global leader in the fight to empower women to plan their pregnancies.   Did you know that half of all pregnancies around the world are unintended? But, right now, 218 million women around the world who want to avoid pregnancy are unable to access modern and effective con…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
March 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM

“One case after another. It’s miserable.”

Hear from a midwife delivering babies in Rafah:   Conditions in Gaza are catastrophic for everyone as the entire population struggles to access food, water, and basic services. Pregnant women are facing a particular nightmare with the health care system in total collapse. Here’s the…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM

“One case after another. It’s miserable.”

Hear from a midwife delivering babies in Rafah:   Conditions in Gaza are catastrophic for everyone as the entire population struggles to access food, water, and basic services. Pregnant women are facing a particular nightmare with the health care system in total collapse. Here’s the…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM

How one mother in Senegal is thriving after obstetric fistula

Half a million women and girls around the world are estimated to be living with fistula.   “After giving birth, I developed a fistula and my life was turned upside down,” said Khady at her home in Senegal. Obstetric fistula is a tear to the birth canal, bladder, or rectum that cause…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Children don’t “even have the energy to cry”

1.1 million people are at risk of the most severe levels of hunger.   The UN warns that famine is imminent in Gaza. More than 1.1 million people are at risk of the most severe levels of hunger if conditions do not change and more aid does not arrive. Virtually everyone in Gaza is h…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Virtually everyone in Gaza is hungry

1.1 million people are at risk of the most severe levels of hunger.   The UN warns that famine is imminent in Gaza. More than 1.1 million people are at risk of the most severe levels of hunger if conditions do not change and more aid does not arrive. Virtually everyone in Gaza is h…
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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]
March 18, 2024 at 9:58 PM

There are no more ‘normal-sized babies’ in Gaza

A nightmare which is much more than a humanitarian crisis.   UN: No more ‘normal-sized babies’ in Gaza Will you make a gift to deliver lifesaving care to pregnant women, newborns, and all those impacted by war in Gaza and around the world? MAKE A GIFT The hu…
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
March 18, 2024 at 9:58 PM

There are no more ‘normal-sized babies’ in Gaza

A nightmare which is much more than a humanitarian crisis.   UN: No more ‘normal-sized babies’ in Gaza Will you make a gift to deliver lifesaving care to pregnant women, newborns, and all those impacted by war in Gaza and around the world? MAKE A GIFT The h…
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  Dana Kirkegaard, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach for women and girls in Gaza

Since the conflict began, UNFPA has distributed more than 7,000 Dignity Kits.   For the past five 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 food are nearly impossib…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach for women and girls in Gaza

Since the conflict began, UNFPA has distributed more than 7,000 Dignity Kits.   For the past five 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 food are nearly impossib…
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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 10:01 PM

The world’s largest hunger crisis

Sudan has the largest number of displaced people in the world, including the world’s biggest child displacement crisis.   Muslims around the globe are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Even those experiencing humanitarian crisis, natural disaster, or war. Like in Sudan, where 1…
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  Sudan Update · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 10:01 PM

The world’s largest hunger crisis

Sudan has the largest number of displaced people in the world, including the world’s biggest child displacement crisis.   Muslims around the globe are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Even those experiencing humanitarian crisis, natural disaster, or war. Like in Sudan, where 1…
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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Absolute catastrophe

Learn about UNFPA’s recent mission to Gaza:   Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative to Palestine, recently participated in a mission to the few remaining hospitals in Gaza City. What he saw was an absolute catastrophe. “We drive through the streets, you see hunger, you see desperatio…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Absolute catastrophe

Learn about UNFPA’s recent mission to Gaza:   Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative to Palestine, recently participated in a mission to the few remaining hospitals in Gaza City. What he saw was an absolute catastrophe. “We drive through the streets, you see hunger, you see desperatio…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 11, 2024 at 12:31 AM

Ramadan in Gaza

2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine.   Beginning tonight after sunset, Muslim populations around the world will celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. Even in places like Gaza — where ongoing conflict has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. 2.2 million peop…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 10, 2024 at 11:30 PM

The first night of Ramadan

2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine.   Beginning tonight after sunset, Muslim populations around the world will celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. Even in places like Gaza — where ongoing conflict has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. 2.2 million peop…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Thank you for being there for women and girls

Today is International Women’s Day.   USA for UNFPA is operating in the world’s most dangerous regions to be a woman or girl. For example: In Gaza, where everyone is hungry and malnutrition makes 50,000 pregnant women more susceptible to disease and less able to recover. In Ukraine…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Thank you for being there for women and girls

Today is International Women’s Day.   USA for UNFPA is operating in the world’s most dangerous regions to be a woman or girl. For example: In Gaza, where everyone is hungry and malnutrition makes 50,000 pregnant women more susceptible to disease and less able to recover. In Ukraine…
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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]
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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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]
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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