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Crisis in Gaza remains dire despite ceasefire
February 14, 2025A fragile ceasefire in Gaza has provided a desperately needed respite for Palestinians, but the humanitarian crisis remains dire.
Women and girls are calling on the international community to ensure that peace prevails.
Nestor Owomuhangi, UNFPA Representative in Palestine, stresses why UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—needs more funding to continue providing women and girls in need with life-saving support.
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Supporting women and girls two years after Türkiye earthquakes
February 11, 2025Two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye.
Currently, there are still over 1.6 million people in need including 416,000 women and girls of reproductive age. 22,800 of them are pregnant.
Fatma, Mehtap, Selda and Saliha are just some of them. They are still feeling the pain and living in container cities with many challenges, including limited access to services.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them.
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Catastrophic flooding in Chad disproportionately affects women and girls
February 10, 2025Over 2 million people have been impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Chad.
The climate crisis has also become a personal crisis for women like Gloria and Chanceline, who lost everything.
Hear their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.
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Women fleeing brutal civil war in Sudan seek refuge in Chad
February 10, 2025Sudan’s brutal civil war destroyed Daralssalam’s life overnight.
She’s one of the more than 1 million refugees who have fled to Chad since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023.
“We need the war to stop,” she says.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive rights agency—is supporting her and other displaced Sudanese women in need.
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Women and girls need urgent support after the recent earthquake in Vanuatu
January 6, 202580,000 people, including 1,230 pregnant women, need humanitarian assistance after the devastating earthquake in Vanuatu.
“It pains me to see this vibrant country battered by yet another natural disaster,” says Dr. Natalia Kanem, who recently visited the Pacific island.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
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An expectant mother hit by floods in northern Nigeria shares her story
December 16, 2024“When the floods hit us, it was two weeks before my expected delivery date.”
Fatima, one of our heroic community mobilizers in Nigeria, is among the many expectant mothers affected by the recent flooding in the northern part of the country.
See her story and how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding to the crisis.
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Mother displaced by flooding in Nigeria shares heartbreaking story
December 11, 2024Over 1.3 million people have been affected by severe flooding in Nigeria.
“What women and girls are going through is truly heartbreaking,” says Halima*, a displaced mother of three and survivor of domestic violence.
In emergencies, vulnerable women and girls like Halima face even higher risks to their safety and survival.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.
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Families in Gaza are cut off from the world
November 29, 2024Nowhere is safe in Gaza.
Health workers have been attacked, hospitals have been destroyed and families have nowhere to go.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
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A catastrophic situation is unfolding in North Gaza
November 27, 2024The situation in North Gaza is catastrophic.
Hospitals have been destroyed, and 70% of those killed are women and children.
Hear from Palestinians displaced from their homes and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
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An unrelenting nightmare in North Gaza
November 21, 2024The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence.
The area has been under siege for more than a month, with no access to food, water, healthcare or safety.
The blatant disregard for basic humanity and for the laws of war must stop.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.