In the Central African Republic, where women are risking their lives to escape violence, safe spaces supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are saving lives.

See what it looks like when women find safety.
 

Over 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.

Meet Wasila, a refugee, entrepreneur and baker.

The violent civil war in Sudan forced her to flee her home.

With support from UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, she now runs her own baking business in the Central African Republic.

Stand with refugees and let her story of resilience inspire you.

Florence is a midwife supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Chad.

Over 13,000 people, including many pregnant women, have been displaced by severe flooding across the country. 

Now more than ever, her life-saving work is necessary.

See how Florence is making motherhood safer for pregnant women affected by this humanitarian crisis.

A 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.

See how you can help too. 

Two 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.

Over 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.

Sudan’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. 

80,000 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.

“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.