Ukraine Update · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Forced out of her home, robbed of her belongings and the basic decency of clothing.

In Ukraine, reports of partner abuse and domestic violence have surged by more than a third since the start of Russia's invasion.   As conflict continues in Ukraine, the reality for women and girls enduring the war remains a relentless fight for survival in the ongoing conflict. Af…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

May 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM

60% of maternal deaths occur in crisis settings. Last chance to give midwives, mothers, and newborns double the support — act now

  After a passionate response from donors like you to our Mother’s Day 2X Match campaign, we were just granted a one-day extension from generous donors who will still match your gift until midnight tonight. Your support helps provide mothers and newborn children with lifesaving car…

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  Mother’s Day in Ukraine · [email protected]

May 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM

The brutal reality facing women and mothers in Ukraine

  As many of us prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day, we must also confront the brutal reality facing women and mothers in Ukraine who are living through a fourth Mother’s Day under fire.  Your immediate donation can provide emergency supplies and lifesaving care to these women, moth…

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  Sudan Emergency · [email protected]

May 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM

“I didn’t know that it was possible not to cut my daughter”

  Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, and while many will be celebrating, we cannot forget about the women and girls who are struggling in the midst of humanitarian crises across the globe. In war-ravaged Sudan, women and girls often become victims of violence. 88% of women and girls aged 15…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM

"I wished I died as my babies. I was in so much distress and shame."

Obstetric fistula leads to severe health issues like frequent infections, while survivors endure community shunning, partner abandonment, and deepening poverty.   Each year, thousands of women see their dreams of motherhood turn into a harrowing nightmare due to obstetric fistula. …

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  Anu Surendran, CEO · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Hadeel’s story: “Every pregnancy these days is a struggle”

As Mother’s Day draws nearer, we are thinking of the mothers forced to raise their children through unimaginable tragedy.   As Mother’s Day draws nearer, we are thinking of the mothers forced to raise their children through humanitarian crises. Like mothers in Gaza, where there is s…

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  Midwives @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM

You can empower miracles amid chaos

Your gift can be the lifeline midwives need today.   "If I had left, a mother or a baby could have died. I stayed because people, especially pregnant women, needed my support. I was worried, but I couldn’t leave because people needed our services – pregnant women were worried about …

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

May 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM

Mothers raise us. Now, let’s raise support for them.

  Your support saves lives. Recent maternal mortality reports found that every two minutes, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth. Nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Donations of every size can mean the difference between life and death for women and newborns caught in t…

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  Geers, Jacob · [email protected]

May 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Fwd: There is no more food in Gaza.

Hi there, You may have seen this message already, but women and girls are running out of time, and I had to make sure. Simply put, there is no more food in Gaza. Pregnant women, new mothers, and newborns are especially at risk of malnutrition.  Nisma, for example, gave birth during the conflict. …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM

No woman should die while giving life

  The countdown to Mother’s Day begins: we’re just 10 days out from this special day, so we’re reflecting on the immeasurable gift that mothers across the world give us — the gift of life. In some of the most dangerous places on Earth — including Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Afghanist…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Help us deliver Dignity Kits

  Have you ever considered what it’s like to manage a period during a humanitarian emergency? We are USA for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to ensure the needs of women and girls are never forgotten, even during crises. That’s why we…

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  Sudan Emergency Alert · [email protected]

April 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM

Midwives, women, and girls need your help

  Content Warning: This email includes references to violence and trauma affecting women and UNFPA teams on the ground in Sudan. Layla spent three terrifying weeks in an overcrowded prison, separated from her children, living in constant fear, and enduring constant trauma.  "I wit…

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  GAZA ALERT @ USA FOR UNFPA · [email protected]

April 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM

There is no food in Gaza.

Food aid has run out and women, girls, and babies are at risk.   ALERT: A partner organization has just announced that the last food aid has been delivered in Gaza. All remaining supplies are expected to be completely gone within days. Please, will you rush an emergency gift today?…

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  Ukraine Crisis · [email protected]

April 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM

A major crisis in Ukraine too many people are ignoring

Over 2 million people in Ukraine, mostly women and girls, are experiencing or at risk of violence and need help.   Women in Ukraine are facing a surge in violence as war continues in the region. But because the media is busy covering the political aspects of the conflict, too many p…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM

From the busiest cities to remote regions, we are there for women and girls

“I was confused, scared, and did not know what to do.”   “I was confused, scared, and did not know what to do.” Salma, a 38-week pregnant woman, was en route from Pakistan to Afghanistan after being deported. She started experiencing contractions and labor pain while at a tent camp …

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  Lebanon Update · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Over half of those displaced in Lebanon are women

  Recent hostilities in Lebanon have caused alarming levels of exploitation, violence, and other protection risks among women and girls. Despite the conflict, supporters like you have helped ensure UNFPA’s counseling and reproductive health services reach the most vulnerable in Le…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

April 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM

The Support UNFPA Funding Act

  For over half a century, UNFPA has been at the forefront of protecting maternal and infant health, empowering women with family planning options, and combating violence against women and girls, including harmful practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). …

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  Emergency in Sudan · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM

“helping a woman deliver in a car”

Sudan’s hospitals are collapsing. We can’t look away.   Right now, Sudan is facing the world’s largest displacement crisis. Millions have fled. Entire communities are shattered. But the women and girls — especially pregnant women — are paying the highest price. Over the next three m…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Please, don’t let women be forgotten

  For only $15, you can help women in crisis regions receive essential supplies to maintain their dignity and hygiene, which are so often forgotten during the chaos of war or natural disaster. UNFPA produces and distributes Dignity Kits, which contain menstrual products, hygiene su…

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  West Bank Alert · [email protected]

April 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM

On her way to a doctor when a bomb hit…

We cannot forget about the very real and tragic impacts on millions of women and girls in the West Bank.   Amidst the headlines coming from conflict in the West Bank, we cannot forget about the very real and tragic impacts on millions of women and girls in the region. Recent bombing…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM

After the earthquake, women and girls in Myanmar need our help

Your support today will help provide lifesaving aid to women and girls in Myanmar and beyond.   Women and girls in Myanmar need our help. The devastating earthquake last month killed more than 3,600, injured 6,000 more, displaced millions of people, and destroyed dozens of healthca…

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  Afghanistan Alert via USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM

“No one prioritizes women's lives."

Millions of pregnant women are at heightened risk of death, disease, or injury during childbirth.   Around the world, women and girls are bearing the brunt of the federal funding cuts to UNFPA. The health, safety, and security of millions of women in crisis regions who desperately n…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Your support of UNFPA is so impactful.

We hope we can explain why your support of women and girls benefits everyone:   We’ll be 100% transparent: Our goal with this email is to convince you to make a lifesaving gift to support women and girls worldwide. We hope we can explain why your support of women and girls benefits …

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM

“To deny this is to deny them their humanity.”

"This blockade is not only denying pregnant women and newborns essential medical care but also stripping them of their fundamental right to life.”   The ongoing aid blockade on Gaza presents yet another challenge in delivering lifesaving healthcare to the women and girls who despe…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM

When we all work together, we can achieve incredible things and drive real change.

  We asked, and you delivered. In response to the Trump Administration freezing and later terminating our U.S. government funding, we asked you to add your name to our petition calling for the restoration of federal funds for UNFPA’s lifesaving work to support women and girls world…

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  Syria Update · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM

Harrowing new reports of violence in Syria

Women, girls, and young people who have only known war deserve peace and a chance to recover their lives.   “The people in Syria are destroyed from war.” Maryam, a 21-year-old woman from Homs in western Syria, told UNFPA. “There has been no year that has been okay for us. My generat…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

April 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM

We cannot ignore the emotional and social wounds caused by war

  Today is World Health Day, which highlights the particular vulnerabilities faced by women and girls in crisis zones. This includes the estimated 2.4 million people in Ukraine — mostly women and girls — who are experiencing, or at risk of, violence. Even after fleeing shelling, ma…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Women and girls are losing crucial lifelines

  FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that this will have on the women and girls we serve will be devastating. Will you rush an emergency donation right no…

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  Myanmar Alert · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM

Devastation in Myanmar

Women and girls urgently need lifesaving health care amid the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake   DISASTER ALERT: A 7.7 Magnitude earthquake recently hit Myanmar, impacting millions of women and girls in the region. Will you rush an emergency donation right now to support…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

March 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM

1.4 million people facing food insecurity in Gaza

If a new ceasefire agreement is reached, we have a crucial opportunity to deliver humanitarian care and lifesaving aid.   GAZA UPDATE: Reports are coming out that a new ceasefire agreement may be reached. If this becomes official, we will have a crucial opportunity to deliv…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

March 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Before the end of Ramadan:

Help us deliver lifesaving care to 155,000 pregnant women and new mothers facing dire conditions in Gaza   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. In Gaza, this means eigh…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Women and girls around the world will suffer.

The loss of U.S. funding for our lifesaving work will be nothing short of devastating to those we serve.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that this wil…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM

UNFPA was there for her.

Each Dignity Kit costs only $15 to create, but giving women in crisis zones a sense of normalcy and decency is priceless to the recipients.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive hea…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Tonight is the Night of Power

  Tonight is Laylat al-Qadr, the holiest night of the year in Islam — a night that highlights the power of generosity. Tonight, during the Night of Power, the gates of mercy are open, and every act of charity carries immense blessings. But for countless mothers and newborns in cris…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM

This will be the holiest night of the year

  FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. In Gaza, this means eight mobile health clinics are set to close, and the supply of Dignity Kits for 50,000 women will stop with…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM

The Night of Power is coming up

  FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. In Gaza, this means eight mobile health clinics are set to close, and the supply of Dignity Kits for 50,000 women will stop with…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM

UNFPA in the New York Times

“The clinic is a triumph: Since it opened with a trained midwife, Susan Ikoki, not one mother or baby has died.”   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that …

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

March 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM

Conflict is again tearing through Gaza

Airstrikes are tearing through the region this week, killing hundreds of civilians — mostly women and children.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. In Gaza, this mea…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Our work empowering women to plan their pregnancies

  FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that this will have on the women and girls we serve will be devastating. Will you rush an emergency donation right no…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Our work empowering women to plan their pregnancies

218 million women around the world who want to avoid pregnancy are unable to access modern and effective contraceptives.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impa…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

March 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM

This Ramadan, we need your urgent help

Help us ensure women and girls have the care they need during the holiest time of year.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that this will have on the wom…

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  Haiti Update · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM

Devastating

  FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that this will have on the women and girls we serve will be devastating. Will you rush an emergency donation right no…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

March 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM

“We are the only ones left to support the women and girls”

Medical staff in Sudan are under siege.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that this will have on the women and girls we serve will be devastating. Will …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM

A future free from FGM is possible

In 2025 alone, nearly 4.4 million girls are projected to be at risk of FGM. UNFPA is fighting to change that.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that thi…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Still waiting on your signature

Will you stand with women and girls today?   Since we shared our petition supporting UNFPA's lifesaving programs for pregnant women, new mothers, newborns, and women and girls around the world, the U.S. government terminated ALL funding agreements with UNFPA, the United Nations sex…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM

The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA

Your support right now is urgent.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that this will have on the women and girls we serve will be devastating. Will you ru…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM

In Gaza, many may not live to see the end of the Ramadan

This Ramadan, please consider fueling lifesaving care for vulnerable women, girls, and infants.   FUNDING UPDATE: The U.S. government has terminated all funding agreements for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. The impact that this will have on…

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  USA FOR UNFPA · [email protected]

March 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM

🚨 BREAKING FUNDING UPDATE

  FUNDING UPDATE: Dozens of U.S. government grants and emergency humanitarian waivers for UNFPA’s lifesaving care have just been terminated. Will you rush an emergency donation right now to sustain programs for women, girls, mothers, and newborns? DONATE NOW …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM

This Ramadan, we cannot forget those who are forced to go hungry

Your Sadaqah (gift) will make a world of difference to those who need it most this Ramadan season.   STOP WORK ORDER: Almost all U.S. government funding for UNFPA’s lifesaving care is currently suspended or terminated. This is the wrong time to be scaling back our lifesavin…

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  USA FOR UNFPA · [email protected]

February 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM

ACTION ALERT: Decisions being made now

Will you stand with women and girls?   ACTION ALERT: The United States government is actively making decisions RIGHT NOW on what foreign aid programs will be funded for the next four years.   Will you add your name in support of lifesaving care for pregnant women, new mot…

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