It’s World Population Day, and UNFPA's new report on global fertility highlights a troubling issue: countless people are unable to have the number of children they desire, whether that means more, fewer, or none at all. In Ukraine, where conflict has dramatically disrupted lives,…

  RUSH A LIFESAVING GIFT NOW Last week we shared the heartbreaking news that baby formula had run out in Gaza and newborns were starving to death as a result. Now, we have another tragic update: Fuel supplies will run out by morning. Fuel is necessary to power generators, wh…

  Content warning: This email discusses violence and harmful practices against women and girls. In the West African country of Guinea-Bissau, more than 400,000 girls and women have been forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). Every year, over 2 million girls are subjecte…

Every action we take matters.   Content warning: This email discusses violence and harmful practices against women and girls. When Daria heard military vehicles moving through her village in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, her heart sank. She knew she was no longer safe. This is the re…

  The situation in Haiti has reached a breaking point and women and girls are bearing the brunt of ongoing hunger, displacement, and gang violence. The horrors and devastation that they endure daily demands urgent action and compassion from each of us. In the words of Dr. Natalia…

  Now that we are halfway through the year, I wanted to reach out and share the impact supporters like you have made on the lives of women and girls around the world: You have helped us achieve amazing results for millions of women and girls living through conflict and humanitari…

No formula left. No aid is being let in. Newborns need us.   Infant formula has completely run out in the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of newborns in incubators in Nasser Hospital are facing an imminent risk of death due to the lack of milk formula. This is a crisis. It’s a failure of hum…

  Gaza is nearing total collapse. The devastation is staggering as 2 million people suffer a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Women and children are facing multiple, unimaginable hardships, with over 1 million women and girls — including 150,000 pregnant women and new mothers — suff…

  In Ethiopia, conflict, climate shocks, and disease outbreaks have left over 2 million women and 188,000 pregnant women struggling to access lifesaving healthcare. This crisis has caused a spike in threats against women and girls, escalating violence as well as harmful practices l…

The silence that surrounds violence against women and girls due to stigma and discrimination   Districts across Indonesia are facing a common struggle: the silence that surrounds violence against women and girls due to stigma and discrimination. One quarter of women and girls aged …

These babies are more likely to die before turning two   Every two minutes, preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications claim the life of a woman — 800 needless deaths every day. At UNFPA, we are dedicated to reducing these tragedies through essential maternal healthcare for …

Protecting and delivering aid to the millions of Ukrainian women and girls in need must remain top priorities.   As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, with no end in sight, we are witnessing an unparalleled humanitarian crisis that has claimed countless lives, displaced…

  This World Refugee Day, millions of women and girls remain displaced from their homes — fleeing conflict, violence, and hardship with nowhere safe to turn. In Gaza, 700,000 women and girls struggle every month to manage their periods amid blockades and bombings. “Sometimes I need…

12 million women and girls are at risk of violence in Sudan   This message contains descriptions of sexual violence. Please read with care. “I witnessed unimaginable horrors…They would take young women out into the yard, and all night long we would hear the screams of girls and wome…

Every month, 700,000 women and girls get their periods in Gaza.   RUSH AN EMERGENCY GIFT It’s been about a month since aid began trickling into Gaza after an 11-week total blockade. Tragically, the amount hasn’t been nearly enough to meet the needs of hungry and exhausted w…

In regions like Zambia affected by humanitarian crises, women and girls bear the brunt.   “The droughts are coming more often, and they’re getting worse,” Leonard Zulu, UNFPA’s Youth Development Analyst and the coordinator of the work in Zambia’s Southern Province explained. “This…

As the conflict in Yemen continues and poverty rates soar, parents are increasingly marrying off young girls.   A decade of violence, poverty, insecurity, and a lack of social services in Yemen has resulted in some 1.5 million girls not in school.  This not only blights women a…