Gaza Alert: Menstrual health · [email protected]

August 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Month after month in a shelter, with no sanitary pads, no privacy, and no clean water

  So many women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank are living the harsh reality of facing their period month after month in a shelter, with no sanitary pads, no privacy, and no clean water — putting them at extreme risk of infection and death, loss of dignity, and violence. “Repea…

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  USA for UNFPA in Afghanistan · [email protected]

August 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Rahila’s first traumatic childbirth left her unable to conceive again

Maternity services have vanished in many rural areas.   The U.S. government has recently claimed that no one has died due to the termination of USAID funding, yet we know that this loss has already devastated the lives of millions, including women, girls, newborns, and families in r…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

August 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM

The day a woman gives birth is the day she is most likely to die.

  Every day, approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth — that’s one woman every two minutes. For every woman who dies, 20 to 30 more suffer childbirth injuries, infections, or disabilities. Most of these are entirely preventable. In 20…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

August 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM

The situation in Ukraine is dire

  Each day, the tragedy in Ukraine deepens, and with no end in sight to the escalating conflict, women and girls continue to bear the brunt of the multiple humanitarian crises. UNFPA and our partners are on the ground, providing lifesaving care and hope. But we cannot only aid wome…

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  Gaza @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM

Urgent: Dire birth outcomes for pregnant women and their babies

We cannot address these life-threatening conditions without the full-scale response this crisis demands.   We are sounding the alarm: The profound crisis in Gaza is leading to dire birth outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. Thousands are on the brink of famine, and without…

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  ⚠️ GAZA ALERT @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM

An entire generation at risk

  ALERT: Half a million people face famine. 155,000 pregnant women are too weak to breastfeed. Babies are dying within 24 hours of birth. RUSH MY LIFESAVING GIFT   A girl holds an empty pot while waiting for food. UNFPA Palestine The suffering in Gaza is r…

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  Dignity Kits via UNFPA · [email protected]

July 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Help us bring hope and 2,500 Dignity Kits to Gaza

Please help us deliver →   This summer, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, set a goal to mobilize enough support to provide 2,500 Dignity Kits to women and girls in Gaza and where they’re needed most. We’re happy to report that, thanks to supporters’ g…

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  Myanmar Alert · [email protected]

July 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM

“Such thoughtful support reminded us that we’re not alone”

Survivors deserve dignity and hope. Help us deliver, no matter what.   It’s only been four months since the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar, leaving a trail of destruction and profoundly impacting countless lives. While headlines have faded, the journey to recove…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM

The most basic rights of women and girls are vanishing

  Across the Arab States region, women, mothers, girls, newborns, and families are facing overwhelming challenges amid multiple humanitarian crises. From Lebanon to Gaza to Syria, the most basic rights of women and girls are vanishing. Drastic funding cuts to humanitarian aid have…

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  Nigeria Alert · [email protected]

July 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Ending their suffering isn’t charity. It’s a matter of human rights, equity, and dignity.

  In Nigeria, countless women and girls endure Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a brutal practice often used under the guise of cultural or religious practice, which inflicts chronic pain, depression, infertility, and even death.  Nigeria accounts for 10% of FGM cases worldwide, a…

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  Sudan Emergency Update · [email protected]

July 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Unwanted pregnancies. Sexually transmitted infections. Deep psychological trauma

  Content warning: This email discusses violence and harmful practices against women and girls. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is escalating, and millions are facing unimaginable violence amidst the turmoil. Sexual violence is being used as a tool of terror, further endangering …

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  Afghanistan Alert via USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Afghan women are being systematically erased.

Care. Dignity. Safety. Your gift delivers it all.   In Afghanistan, even the most basic act of survival has become a daily struggle. Many women walk for multiple hours to receive maternal care at a small clinic — some of them carrying their newborns and some heavily pregnant. A gro…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Act now to restore vital care for women and girls worldwide

Women’s health is on the line — urge Congress to act now   At a small reproductive health clinic in Antananarivo, Madagascar, two pregnant 16-year-old girls — Finoana and Tina — walked 40 minutes to receive care. This clinic is their only option for free, vital health services. Tin…

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  Yemen Humanitarian Crisis · [email protected]

July 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Every day is a fight for survival

You can deliver hope and dignity to the most vulnerable among us.   Seven months into her fourth pregnancy, Zainab, a young mother from Al Khokha district in Yemen, was severely malnourished, anemic, and faced serious complications. She feared the worst: “I was afraid I wouldn’t su…

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  Urgent Need in Syria · [email protected]

July 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Ransom demands. Silence. Disappearances.

Women, girls, and young people who have only known war deserve peace and a chance to recover their lives.   In Syria today, families are receiving heartbreaking messages that no one should ever have to read. “Don’t wait for her. She’s not coming back.” There are dozens of reports of…

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  UNFPA Dignity Kits · [email protected]

July 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM

“Every time my period comes, I wish I weren’t a girl.”

Donate $15 or more to build a UNFPA dignity kit for a woman or girl in need.   For women and girls living through unimaginable conditions in Gaza, the natural process of menstruation has become a nightmare. Water and sanitation infrastructure in the region is crumbling. The result i…

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  UNFPA Dignity Kits · [email protected]

July 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM

When crisis strikes, menstruation becomes a nightmare

Donate $15 or more to build a UNFPA dignity kit for a woman or girl in need.   For women and girls living through unimaginable conditions in Gaza, the natural process of menstruation has become a nightmare. Water and sanitation infrastructure in the region is crumbling. The result i…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM

The hospital was supposed to be safe

  In the early morning hours, without warning, airstrikes tore through Old Fangak, a remote corner of South Sudan. The bombs hit the only hospital serving over 40,000 people. Lives were lost. More were injured. The building was destroyed. But the damage goes far beyond the rubble.…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM

UNFPA's new report on global fertility highlights a troubling issue

  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,…

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  Gaza Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

July 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM

“Fuel shortage threatens to turn Gaza’s biggest hospital into a graveyard”

  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…

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  Guinea-Bissau Alert · [email protected]

July 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM

2 million girls subjected to this cruel and harmful practice

  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…

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  Conflict in Ukraine · [email protected]

July 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM

“We can only guess what horrors are happening right now in the occupied territories.”

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…

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  Haiti Crisis · [email protected]

July 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM

“We are at a point of no return. The humanitarian needs are enormous, and the situation for women and girls remains dire.”

  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…

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  Anu Surendran, CEO · [email protected]

July 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Your compassion is changing lives

  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…

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  Gaza Emergency · [email protected]

July 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM

This is a crisis. Gaza is out of infant formula.

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…

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  Gaza Collapse · [email protected]

June 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM

The difference between life and death

  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…

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  USA for UNFPA in Ethiopia · [email protected]

June 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM

188,000 pregnant women need our help

  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…

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  Indonesia Crisis · [email protected]

June 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Be a voice for survivors. Help us break the silence in Indonesia:

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 …

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  Women’s Healthcare @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM

800 needless deaths every day

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 …

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  Ukraine Crisis · [email protected]

June 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Air raid sirens, a baby’s first cry.

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…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM

This World Refugee Day, help women and girls get the care they need.

  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…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM

“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”

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…

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  Gaza Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM

“Sometimes I need pads and soap more than I need food.”

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…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Zambia’s worsening droughts

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…

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  USA for UNFPA in Yemen · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM

“When a girl is literate, she is empowered — she doesn’t need anyone to support her”

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…

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  Midwives @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM

“We're working in difficult conditions, with the fear of not being able to save everyone.”

  On the frontlines of humanitarian crises worldwide, UNFPA-supported midwives make a lifelong impact on mothers — but recent funding cuts from the U.S. government threaten this vital work. “This week, I assisted 19 deliveries — two of which were life-threatening emergencies,” sai…

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  Anu Surendran, CEO · [email protected]

June 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM

The link between hunger and reproductive health

  As you read this, a pregnant woman in Gaza is choosing between saving her last piece of bread for the baby growing inside her and giving it to her starving toddler. With so much chaos surrounding food distribution in Gaza, here’s what we know: Nearly 500,000 people in Gaza face…

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  USA for UNFPA in Namibia · [email protected]

June 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM

It’s not just about infrastructure — it’s about protecting the right to safe childbirth

  Maternal and post-natal care should not be out of reach for anyone. In Namibia, expectant mothers in remote areas depend on lifesaving care from supporters like you. Your gift to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, provides essential resource…

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  Afghanistan Crisis · [email protected]

June 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM

We’ll have to close 500 health clinics in Afghanistan

  Generous supporters like you allow UNFPA to bring lifesaving care to women, girls, mothers and their newborns — no matter how difficult it is to reach them. UNFPA-sponsored health workers are committed to serving those in need in even the most hard-to-reach areas. For women and …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

June 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM

How to deliver hope and rebuild lives

When humanitarian budgets are cut, the first to suffer are women and girls — who lose the vital health services and safe spaces they need to survive and thrive.   When humanitarian budgets are cut, the first to suffer are women and girls — who lose the vital health services and saf…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM

“Food keeps us alive, but pads, soap and privacy let us live with dignity.”

In Gaza, mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. And still, they’re watching helplessly as their children starve.   In Gaza, mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. And still, they’re watching helplessly as their children star…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM

“Food keeps us alive, but pads, soap and privacy let us live with dignity.”

In Gaza, mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. And still, they’re watching helplessly as their children starve.   In Gaza, mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. And still, they’re watching helplessly as their children star…

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  Haiti Emergency · [email protected]

May 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM

“Because of the shooting, I had to flee my home.”

We are doing everything we can to send critical relief and care, but with over one million Haitians displaced by gang violence, the needs are increasing and becoming even more urgent.   Content warning: The following includes mention of violence, sexual assault, and self-harm. Throu…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Give the gift of dignity this Menstrual Hygiene Day

For only $15, you can deliver a Dignity Kit full of essential menstrual supplies to the most vulnerable women and girls around the world.   When crisis strikes, women and girls are the most vulnerable. They are the first to go without food and lose access to education and essential…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Your voice is powerful

Women and girls in over 150 countries rely on UNFPA — often as first responders to humanitarian crises, delivering immediate care to those who need it most.   For over 50 years, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has worked to ensure new mothers and new…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM

The lives of survivors hang in the balance.

  Today is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Half a million women worldwide are affected by obstetric fistula — a debilitating yet almost entirely preventable childbirth injury in which a tear in the birth canal leaves women leaking urine or feces. This serious birth …

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  Sudan Emergency · [email protected]

May 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM

“I heard those screams for all 19 days I was in that prison.”

Supporters like you have been a lifeline for these women and girls during this crisis — providing reproductive health and protection services, counseling, safe spaces, and more.   Content Warning: The following includes violence and sexual assault. “I witnessed unimaginable horrors,…

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  Breaking: Gaza Alert · [email protected]

May 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM

No clean water, bathrooms, hygiene products, or medicines

  Yesterday, after more than 70 days of blockade, five aid trucks finally entered Gaza — where severe shortages of food and essential medicines are critically endangering the lives of pregnant women, mothers, girls, and babies. But this aid is just a small fraction of what is neede…

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  Myanmar Update · [email protected]

May 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM

“Everything fell apart in seconds”

Just seven weeks have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, and the challenges for women and girls remain immense.   Just seven weeks have passed since the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, and the challenges for women and girls remain immense.  …

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  Gaza + West Bank Alert · [email protected]

May 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM

9 months pregnant and bleeding severely

As the world watches the ongoing crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, we cannot turn away from the critical needs of women and girls caught in the crossfire.   As the world watches the ongoing crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, we cannot turn away from the critical needs of women and …

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