Dignity Kit Goal @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Your donation will be matched

This is your final chance of 2025 to help supply Winter Dignity Kits to women and girls.   In Gaza, displaced women and girls are preparing for another dangerously frigid and wet season. Women and girls in Gaza who have survived violence, famine, and loss are now facing the most bit…

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  Ukraine Winter @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM

"a feeling that someone remembers and cares about us at a time like this.”

  2X MATCH FINAL DAY: Families in Ukraine are surviving their fourth winter of war amidst freezing temperatures, blackouts, and constant shelling. Women and girls are among the most at risk, and we urgently need your help to reach them now. RUSH MY 2X-MATCHED GIFT …

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  Gaza Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Winter in Gaza

   57,000 households in Gaza are led by women. Shouldering the responsibility of entire families, they are struggling to protect their loved ones from hunger, cold, and violence this winter. Will you give the gift of hope this holiday season by making a gift to deliver lif…

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  Gaza Alert @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM

57,000 women-led households face hardship in Gaza

   57,000 households in Gaza are led by women. Shouldering the responsibility of entire families, they are struggling to protect their loved ones from hunger, cold, and violence this winter. Will you give the gift of hope this holiday season by making a gift to deliver lif…

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  Ukraine Winter Alert @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM

2X impact for women and girls across Ukraine and in crisis zones around the world

  Since October, two UNFPA-supported maternity hospitals in Ukraine have been damaged by attacks, putting pregnant women and newborns at risk. As families brace for their fourth winter of war, ongoing violence, stress, and displacement are compounding the dangers expectant mothers …

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  Haiti Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Every month, 50,000 women and girls in Haiti are without access to sexual and reproductive health services

  ALERT: More than 1.5 million women and girls in Haiti need urgent support as gang violence escalates. Yet after the United States cut crucial funding earlier this year, Haiti remains one of the most underfunded humanitarian crises in the world. Will you rush a gift today …

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  Dignity Kit Goal @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Will you donate now to deliver Winter Dignity Kits?

  Women and girls who have survived violence, displacement, and loss are now facing another challenge: winter. Many are sleeping in makeshift shelters or out in the open. Water is scarce, waste piles up, and families have gone months without changing clothes or basic supplies. Pre…

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  Gaza Winter · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Children are dying from exposure. Women are giving birth in tents.

Past support has reached 51,000 women and girls in Gaza   “I never thought I would give birth living in a tent, in such cold and freezing conditions, with water dripping on us,” Nariman said to the BBC. Her newborn daughter, baby Sila, died from hypothermia just weeks after being bo…

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  UNFPA Winter Dignity Kits · [email protected]

December 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Can you make your matched gift today?

We have a lot of ground to cover to raise enough to reach our year-end goal.   Every gift made to emails like this will be matched until the end of the year. You can make an incredible impact on the lives of women and girls, and for a few more days, that impact will be doubled. Your…

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  Afghanistan Winter Update · [email protected]

December 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Can you support midwives today?

  Fatima, like 74% of Afghanistan’s population, lives in a remote area with little access to prenatal care and maternal health services. This support is even harder for women to access because of the severe restrictions they live under. She had successfully given birth at home thre…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM

Over 1 million Rohingya refugees

  Across the world, displacement, war, and sexual violence strip girls of their futures. Your gift today can make their futures bright by operating UNFPA Safe Spaces that provide support, education, and opportunities to girls everywhere. Will you make a 2X-matched gift for girls th…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM

Your gift will show women and girls in need that they aren’t alone

  As many families around the world celebrate the holidays and enjoy the comforts of a warm home, today I am thinking about those who have nothing this holiday season. I’m thinking about women living through their fourth year of war in Ukraine, who have to give birth underground wi…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM

You can double your impact right now. Learn More:

  Hello — did you see Anu’s message? Every donation you make to the women and girls will be matched until the end of the year. That’s double the Winter Dignity Kits for girls in Gaza so they can manage their periods with dignity and keep warm this winter. That’s double the Mama Kit…

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  Anu Surendran, CEO of USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM

We can’t let this opportunity slip away

  Hi there, I’m so appreciative of our donors' generous support this holiday season and throughout the year. Our match has just expanded to $410,000, but that means we have just one week left to mobilize support before it expires. That’s why I’m reaching out. Gifts from supporters …

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  Dignity Kit Goal @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM

You can be the difference between illness and warmth, between dignity and desperation

  Women and girls who have survived violence, displacement, and loss are now facing another challenge: winter. Many are sleeping in makeshift shelters or out in the open. Water is scarce, waste piles up, and families have gone months without changing clothes or basic supplies. Pre…

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  Update on Ukraine via USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM

No woman should have to give birth under fire. No newborn should take their first breath in conflict.

  New reporting paints a grim picture of the conflict in Ukraine: temperatures are dropping, civilian casualties are rising, and funding for humanitarian organizations on the frontlines is dwindling right as winter takes hold. “People can survive without electricity for a time, bu…

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  Winter Alert @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Only a flimsy tent protects Fatima’s family from bitter cold

  Fatima was heavily pregnant when a series of violent earthquakes tore through parts of Türkiye and Syria. In an instant, she and her two sons lost everything — including their home. Fatima and her newborn in their temporary tent following the destructive earthquakes in Türkiye a…

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  Haiti Alert @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Be there for women and girls living through unimaginable crisis in Haiti

In addition to rampant violence, critical services are scarce.   Reader note: This message contains graphic descriptions of violence. Please read with care. This is devastating: Escalating gang violence in Haiti is driving tens of thousands from their homes, and widespread i…

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  Ambulances @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM

This can determine whether a life is saved or lost

  In the remote mountains of northern Afghanistan, a pregnant woman goes into labor. Complications arise. The nearest medical center is hours away — past steep, unforgiving terrain. Every two hours, this is exactly how a woman dies in Afghanistan, wanting for transportation, skille…

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  Ukraine Alert @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Iryna's Story

UNFPA has deployed 106 mobile teams across Ukraine that have provided services to nearly 100,000 people.   Winter has arrived in Ukraine — and with it, daily blackouts and temperatures already below freezing. For 60-year-old Iryna, displaced from Donetsk, the winter brought a despe…

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  Winter Dignity Kits @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Your $15 doubled to provide two Dignity Kits

Make a gift now, and you will provide two times the lifesaving support so women and girls have a fighting chance at survival this winter.   Over the weekend, supporters like you jumped into action to help supply 2,500 Winter Dignity Kits to women and girls in crisis around the world…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM

These lifelines come from you

  Maryam sat in the rain with her children, everything they owned soaked through. No tent. No shelter. No way to keep warm. "Five members of my family were killed," she said. "We have nothing to eat. My children are sitting with me and we have nothing." When a massive earthquake s…

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  UNFPA Winter Dignity Kits · [email protected]

December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Help meet our 2,500 Winter Dignity Kit Goal

This winter will be brutal but supporters like you can provide for those in need and save lives.   Winter is coming, and for many women and girls who have nothing to carry them through, a UNFPA Winter Dignity Kit may be the only humanitarian relief they get this year. In regions w…

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  Gaza Alert @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM

UPDATE: Al-Shifa Hospital

Al-Shifa Hospital once stood as one of Gaza's largest maternity hospitals. Today, it’s barely recognizable.   Al-Shifa Hospital once stood as one of Gaza's largest maternity hospitals — a beacon of hope for expectant mothers throughout the Gaza Strip. Today, it’s barely recognizabl…

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  Winter Update @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM

In Afghanistan, your support goes twice as far.

  “We have nothing to eat, no tent. We spent the night in the rain and everything got wet. My children are sitting with me and we have nothing,” Maryam, shared with news outlet Amu TV. As temperatures fall in Afghanistan, cold rain and freezing nights have become life-threatening. …

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  Anu Surendran, CEO · [email protected]

December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Our work is fragile

  "Sometimes I lose hope myself and feel that death is near,” Zainab, a mother of 6, shared with our teams in Yemen. She has been displaced multiple times and is the sole caretaker of her family. Most nights, her children go to bed hungry, uncertain when food will come again. 9.6 m…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM

"Midwives are the heart of maternal health”

Postpartum hemorrhage, severe bleeding after childbirth, is the leading cause of maternal death around the world.   Every second matters when a mother is bleeding after childbirth. In Kampala, Uganda’s busiest maternity ward, a healthcare team moved so expertly that a new mother we…

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  Sudan @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM

20 million hungry

Everyone in Sudan is surviving armed conflict, but it’s women and girls who overwhelmingly face sexual violence and exploitation.   Content warning: This email contains descriptions of sexual assault. Please read with care. “They killed my husband in front of me. He could only affor…

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  Ukraine Alert @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Millions of women and girls are at risk of sexual exploitation

As temperatures plummet, we need your help to reach women, girls, and newborns in Ukraine.   Families in Ukraine are bracing for their fourth winter in war and we need your help to reach women and girls before the cold sets in. Will you rush a gift today to provide lifesav…

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  Humanitarian Response Team @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM

When disaster strikes, healthcare collapses

When disaster strikes, healthcare often collapses — and women and girls are the first to suffer.   This week, three cyclones struck South and Southeast Asia simultaneously, bringing torrential rains that triggered deadly flooding and landslides. Indonesia is among the hardest hit …

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  Anu Surendran, CEO @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM

Good news

You have another chance!   Hi, I have a bit of good news. Some of you reached out asking for one more chance to participate, so we're extending our 2X match through tonight. If you've been meaning to make a gift but haven't yet, now's your moment to double your impact. Every dollar…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Giving Tuesday Appeal: 2,025 Dignity Kits

Winter Dignity Kits are adapted for the colder seasons and include items like warm clothes and blankets.   Dignity Kits are a crucial facet of UNFPA's lifesaving resources. That's why, as part of our 2025 Giving Tuesday match, we hope to collect enough donations to assemble and deli…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM

FGM is an extreme violation of girls’ bodies and rights

As temperatures plummet, our work in Ukraine grows more and more vital for women, girls, and newborns.   It’s time we talk about the horrific practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Asha, a local circumciser, with her granddaughter, who is due to be cut. FGM is an extreme vio…

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  Haiti Alert @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM

“I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat. I was stressed. I couldn't go out at all.”

Sexual violence is surging in Haiti, but our critical response efforts are just 8% funded, and too many survivors are being stranded without care.   "Before, I was a friendly, cheerful person, open to everyone, I didn't have a problem with anyone. Afterwards, I became a closed perso…

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  Giving Tuesday @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM

“Where will I live with my children now?”

90% of Gaza’s 2 million population are displaced and living in overcrowded tents and makeshift shelters.   GIVING TUESDAY 2X MATCH UNLOCKED: Your gift to women and girls doubled until 12/2. MAKE A 2X-MATCHED GIFT NOW   Amal holds her one-day old son, Mohamme…

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  UNFPA Dignity Kits · [email protected]

November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM

You can be a champion of women and girls

It costs just $15 to double your impact and provide women and girls with dignity.   As a champion of women and girls, support from donors like you delivers UNFPA Dignity Kits to women and girls like Su, so they can care for themselves and manage their periods with dignity. Young …

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  Anu Surendran · [email protected]

November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Be there for women and girls in Gaza this Thanksgiving

  Friend — As many families come together for the Thanksgiving holidays today, I am thinking about those who have nothing this holiday season.  I’m thinking about all those displaced in Gaza, who cannot access healthcare, food, or clean water.  I’m thinking of those women and girls…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM

12 Ukrainian cities — where temperatures drop to as low as -4 ℉

Your support has never been more critical.   With another harsh winter approaching and an energy crisis looming in Ukraine, women and girls need your support now more than ever. Childbirth is extremely dangerous, with very limited access to basic health care. Violence against women …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM

“This is the first time I have received such a package since the day we were displaced,” said one UNFPA Dignity Kit recipient

Your support has never been more critical.   For over two years, 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 impossible to obtain. With the unyielding violenc…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM

Be there for babies born prematurely in Ukraine

As temperatures plummet, our work in Ukraine grows more and more vital for women, girls, and newborns.   In Kharkiv — a city in Ukraine living under constant air attacks and shelling threats since the conflict began — obstetricians continue to fight for the lives of their youngest…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM

You can deliver double the care to restore hope and rebuild lives.

Your first gift will make twice the impact to rebuild.   When conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, it unleashed extensive violence across the country and through the capital, Khartoum. Over two years later, most hospitals in Khartoum are non-operational, severely lacking medica…

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  Yemen · [email protected]

November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM

"We were left with nothing."

This is your chance to make a big impact.   This year in Yemen, over one million people have received lifesaving care because of donors like you. Yemeni women and girls are struggling to survive amid conflict, displacement, and collapsing health systems. That means many give birth w…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM

Women and girls are reporting more infections in Gaza

Heavy rainfall and winter weather adds misery and suffering.   Winter weather adds misery and suffering in Gaza: Conditions are worsening for people living in Gaza as winter weather sets in including heavy rainfall soaking people in tents.  — NBC DONATE NOW …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM

The Emergency Birth Kit ensured Fatema and her baby survived

Midwives provide vital care and support to women and girls, but a well-equipped midwife saves lives.   Fatema is a pregnant 19-year-old woman living in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh — home to the world’s largest refugee camp and over 1 million Rohingya refugees. During her pregnancy, sh…

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  Gaza Ceasefire Update · [email protected]

November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM

Winter is approaching in Gaza. There’s no time to lose.

The ceasefire agreement offers hope, but winter is coming and the crisis in Gaza is not over.   “I could feel the baby kicking and reacting fearfully to the sound of bombings,” Nour told UNFPA. For many women like Nour, who is pregnant and displaced, the ceasefire in Gaza represents…

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  Sudan: Mothers in Crisis · [email protected]

November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM

“I can't afford to save both twins”

  Every day, the civil war in Sudan takes more and more from families under siege. Money, livestock, and property are being stolen, along with the health and futures of their children. Two years of conflict has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 3 million childre…

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  DRC @ USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM

“Tears flowed everywhere in the safe space”

  Content Warning: The following includes violence and sexual assault. The women and girls of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are caught in one of the world’s most neglected humanitarian crises — one marked by displacement, safety, health, and nutrition challenges. Amid con…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM

In Gaza, hunger is everywhere

  In Gaza, the ceasefire is holding, but women and girls are still exhausted, starving, and afraid. Mothers are doing everything they can to keep their children alive. Everybody is hungry. For pregnant women and newborns, this is a deadly threat. An estimated 55,000 pregnant and b…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM

A heartbreaking crisis of reproductive agency is unfolding in Namibia

At UNFPA, we are committed to helping every girl reach her fullest potential.   In the Alpha village in the Kunene Region of Namibia, 21-year-old Elly sat outside her family home and wrapped her newborn in a onesie. “I should have been in Grade 11 this year,” Elly shared with UNFPA.…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM

Sign the card!

  SIGN THE CARD: As we head into the holiday season, we want to make sure UNFPA's workers across the globe know we're thinking about them. Global funding cuts for UNFPA’s lifesaving work have put pressure on healthcare workers to do more with less, even in the world’s most…

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