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Somalia urgently needs incubators to keep babies alive
August 29, 2025Many mothers in Somalia are hearing only a heartbreaking silence when they give birth.
More funding is urgently needed to stop their newborns dying due to preventable causes.
Give to help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—deliver life-saving care: https://unf.pa/dso
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What does a hungry child wish for in Gaza?
August 27, 2025Imagine a hunger that never ends, one that threatens your very life.
What would you wish for your next meal?
See what Kareem is dreaming about and help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—deliver lifesaving care.
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The aid blockade in Gaza must end now
May 23, 2025Women and children in Gaza are being starved in full view of the world.
On top of this, they face severe shortages of medicine and life-saving care amid relentless attacks on hospitals.
See why UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is calling for the aid blockade to end now.
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Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA
May 14, 2025Hundreds of Afghan women are crossing the border with Pakistan daily, seeking safety after leaving everything behind.
Many are pregnant and terrified.
Hear how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them from our Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton.
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Mothers in Gaza are struggling to feed their children
May 12, 2025Giving birth shouldn't be a fight for survival.
In Gaza, Nisma had to flee her home pregnant and now struggles to feed her newborn.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting mothers during humanitarian crises.
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Pregnant women in the West Bank are struggling to access life-saving care
April 29, 2025“I was almost unconscious, vomiting, feverish.”
Nadine was moments away from delivering her baby when she was trapped at a roadblock in the occupied West Bank.
Maternity care is essential to save lives, especially in humanitarian settings.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is working to ensure safe birth.
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Women and girls in Myanmar are at risk following the earthquake
April 11, 2025Women and girls in Myanmar require urgent support after the recent earthquake.
Further funds are essential to meet their humanitarian needs.
Hear from our Myanmar Country Representative Jaime Nadal about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.
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Women and girls bear the hardship of recent hostilities in Lebanon
March 26, 2025“It’s women and girls again who bear the brunt of all these conflict situations.”
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton explains the challenging situation on the ground in Lebanon.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is providing support.
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Women in the Central African Republic speak up and claim their right to learn
March 10, 2025The Central African Republic is one of the worst countries in the world to be a woman.
Why? Because most women in the country are illiterate, live in poverty and experience gender-based violence on a widespread scale.
Hear some of their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to help them learn new skills.
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Refugee women fleeing war in Sudan need life-saving care in Chad
February 26, 2025Over one million refugees have fled to Chad to escape the war in Sudan.
The majority are women and children who have survived horrific violence.
“We have lost everything. Our homes, families and security,” says Souat, a Sudanese refugee living in Farchana Refugee Camp in Chad.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is providing a lifeline for refugee women and girls in need.