Statement

UNFPA Statement: Don't Let the Lights Go Out on Women and Girls in Neglected Crises

19 May 2025
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Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA

May 14, 2025

Hundreds 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, 2025

Giving 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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Mothers in Gaza deserve to give birth safely

May 5, 2025

Every mother deserves a safe birth.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the case for Adlah, who had to deliver her baby under bombardment and displacement in Gaza.

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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Making motherhood safer in North-West Syria amid war and suffering

October 28, 2024

Amid chaos and suffering, the Idlib Maternity Hospital in North-West Syria has become a beacon of hope and safety for the community.

Hear from Laila Baker, our Regional Director for Arab States, after her recent visit to the hospital and see how the UNFPA is making motherhood safer in Syria.

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Pregnant women in Haiti are fleeing indiscriminate gang killing

July 22, 2024

Over 84,000 pregnant women in Haiti, like Mariline, lack secure access to health services due to ongoing gang violence.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response.

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Helping women give birth safely in Gaza amid Rafah military assault

May 21, 2024

Rafah is under attack and the already desperate condition for thousands of pregnant women is getting worse every day.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer at the International Medical Corps (IMC) field hospital in Gaza as the military assault on Rafah leads to more trauma and death. Learn more.

News

Explainer: What is the ICPD and why does it matter?

29 March 2019
The ICPD marked a revolution in thinking about sexual and reproductive health and rights. © UN Photo
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Midwives make motherhood safer

May 5, 2024

Join UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to celebrate the heroes who protect the health and rights of mothers and babies around the world. Learn more.

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Life-saving care for women in Gaza trampled, after 200 days of war

April 24, 2024

Pregnancy and motherhood in Gaza are now fraught with danger as hunger and the diseases that stalk it thrive.

Al-Shifa hospital—where mothers and babies once received life-saving care—is in ruins.

The only way back from this nightmare is for a ceasefire NOW. 

Let UNFPA Palestine representative Dominic Allen show you the destruction and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding