Gaza Update · [email protected]

December 11, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Women and girls of reproductive age make up about a quarter of the population in Gaza

The UN’s top humanitarian official has warned that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of death.   Gaza’s population of 2.2 million includes approximately 572,000 women and girls of reproductive age, making up about a quarter of the population. Of these, around 50,000…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

December 9, 2024 at 7:09 PM

As winter looms, more women and girls are at risk

  Amid the chaos of ongoing war and attacks on hospitals, another harsh winter is fast approaching in Ukraine, making the situation even more dire for women and girls. Nationwide, more than 14 million people have been displaced, and the country is facing one of the world’s most sev…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

December 9, 2024 at 7:09 PM

As winter looms, more women and girls are at risk

  Amid the chaos of ongoing war and attacks on hospitals, another harsh winter is fast approaching in Ukraine, making the situation even more dire for women and girls. Nationwide, more than 14 million people have been displaced, and the country is facing one of the world’s most sev…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 7, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Women and girls are often the most vulnerable in crises

  In any crisis, we care for everyone affected. But at UNFPA, our focus is on the safety and wellbeing of women and girls — who are often the most vulnerable and whose needs are too often overlooked. We’ve been on the frontlines, providing a range of critical services: In Afghanis…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 7, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Women and girls are often the most vulnerable in crises

  In any crisis, we care for everyone affected. But at UNFPA, our focus is on the safety and wellbeing of women and girls — who are often the most vulnerable and whose needs are too often overlooked. We’ve been on the frontlines, providing a range of critical services: In Afghanis…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 4, 2024 at 2:03 AM

Support from donors like you has never meant more

Before Giving Tuesday is over, will you make your first gift?   In any crisis, our concern extends to all those affected. But at UNFPA, we have a particular focus on the safety and wellbeing of women and girls — who are among the most vulnerable during times of crisis and whose need…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 10:19 PM

The contents of each Dignity Kit are priceless to its recipient

On Giving Tuesday, will you give the gift of dignity to women and girls?   For over a year, 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. …

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Make a Giving Tuesday gift to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls

Your emergency gifts are making a difference.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of catastrophic, and we cannot look away from this suffering. Here is the latest: On Giving Tuesday, generous donors are 2X-matching your gifts up to $200,000. Will you deliver lif…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

December 3, 2024 at 5:56 PM

Make a Giving Tuesday gift to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls

Your emergency gifts are making a difference.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of catastrophic, and we cannot look away from this suffering. Here is the latest: On Giving Tuesday, generous donors are 2X-matching your gifts up to $200,000. Will you deliver lif…

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  Ukraine Alert · [email protected]

December 2, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Women and girls in Ukraine still need your support

Our services in Ukraine are at risk right now.   With another harsh winter arriving, an energy crisis looming, and no end in sight to warfare, women and girls in Ukraine still need your support. Even in the most severe weather conditions and most remote areas, UNFPA’s mobile gynecol…

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  Ukraine Alert · [email protected]

December 2, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Women and girls in Ukraine still need your support

Our services in Ukraine are at risk right now.   With another harsh winter arriving, an energy crisis looming, and no end in sight to warfare, women and girls in Ukraine still need your support. Even in the most severe weather conditions and most remote areas, UNFPA’s mobile gynecol…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 2, 2024 at 12:03 AM

Displaced, hungry, and at heightened risk of violence

Women and girls need individual donors like you to step up.   Hi — As we approach Giving Tuesday, the support of individual donors has never been more urgent. Let me explain why: In Sudan, 10 million people have been driven from their homes due to devastating violence and then flood…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

December 1, 2024 at 11:01 PM

Support from individual donors has never been more urgent

Women and girls need individual donors like you to step up.   Hi — As we approach Giving Tuesday, the support of individual donors has never been more urgent. Let me explain why: In Sudan, 10 million people have been driven from their homes due to devastating violence and then flood…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 30, 2024 at 6:03 PM

As we prepare for an uncertain future, you can make double the impact today

A loss of U.S. funding would jeopardize programs in Afghanistan, Haiti, Sudan, Ukraine, Venezuela, and many more countries.   The U.S. government is currently funding UNFPA at the highest level ever. However, the U.S. President has the power to defund UNFPA at any time. Pre…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 30, 2024 at 5:02 PM

As we prepare for an uncertain future, you can make double the impact today

A loss of U.S. funding would jeopardize programs in Afghanistan, Haiti, Sudan, Ukraine, Venezuela, and many more countries.   The U.S. government is currently funding UNFPA at the highest level ever. However, the U.S. President has the power to defund UNFPA at any time. Pre…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

November 29, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Make double the impact starting today

Ahead of Giving Tuesday, generous donors are 2X-matching your gifts up to $200k.   “Horror. Unbelievable terror.” These are the words that Suhad, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, used to describe the living conditions in Gaza. Just days away from her scheduled C-section, Suhad was disp…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

November 29, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Make double the impact starting today

Ahead of Giving Tuesday, generous donors are 2X-matching your gifts up to $200k.   “Horror. Unbelievable terror.” These are the words that Suhad, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, used to describe the living conditions in Gaza. Just days away from her scheduled C-section, Suhad was disp…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 27, 2024 at 10:03 PM

Before Thanksgiving, please don’t forget about those suffering from famine in Sudan

Women often eat last and eat least during crises like this.   Hundreds of millions across the globe will go without food tomorrow as Americans gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. This is the harsh reality in regions impacted by drought, natural disaster, and conflict. Nowhere better e…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 27, 2024 at 10:03 PM

Before Thanksgiving, please don’t forget about those suffering from famine in Sudan

Women often eat last and eat least during crises like this.   Hundreds of millions across the globe will go without food tomorrow as Americans gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. This is the harsh reality in regions impacted by drought, natural disaster, and conflict. Nowhere better e…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 26, 2024 at 3:34 PM

Your support has never been more critical

Before Giving Tuesday, we need donors like you to step up like never before.   “We don’t want women to die in childbirth, we don’t want anyone to be terrorized by gender-based violence and we don’t want anyone to have their futures derailed by substandard health systems,” UNFPA’s Wa…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 26, 2024 at 3:34 PM

Your support has never been more critical

Before Giving Tuesday, we need donors like you to step up like never before.   “We don’t want women to die in childbirth, we don’t want anyone to be terrorized by gender-based violence and we don’t want anyone to have their futures derailed by substandard health systems,” UNFPA’s Wa…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 25, 2024 at 4:33 PM

“Women threw themselves into the river to avoid being attacked”

Women’s bodies are not a battlefield.   UNFPA is leading the global fight to end violence against women. Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, will you make a gift to keep women and girls safe from harm? MAKE A GIFT Wo…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 25, 2024 at 3:31 PM

“Women threw themselves into the river to avoid being attacked”

Women’s bodies are not a battlefield.   UNFPA is leading the global fight to end violence against women. Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, will you make a gift to keep women and girls safe from harm? MAKE A GIFT Wo…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 23, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Don’t look away

With no end to the suffering in sight, we cannot look away from this crisis.   Across Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank, health care is either totally shattered or increasingly inaccessible. Samah fled for the Syrian border from Lebanon just days after giving birth and undergoing a C…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 21, 2024 at 4:03 PM

“Any feminine-hygiene product is essential at this point”

Deliver the gift of dignity today to women and girls:   For Rabab, every trip to the bathroom to change her sanitary pad is a painful experience. Ever since she was displaced from their home in Lebanon to a shelter, she shares limited water with hundreds of people. "Sometimes there'…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Did you see this urgent Ukraine update?

Will you make a gift to deliver lifesaving care today?   We wanted to make sure you saw this urgent Ukraine update: If you're already in the loop, please rush a gift to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls in Ukraine and wherever your help is needed most. Otherwise, read the f…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 19, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Did you see this urgent Ukraine update?

Will you make a gift to deliver lifesaving care today?   We wanted to make sure you saw this urgent Ukraine update: If you're already in the loop, please rush a gift to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls in Ukraine and wherever your help is needed most. Otherwise, read the f…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM

"Even during the harshest frost, aid to patients doesn't stop.”

Women and girls need your support now more than ever.   With another harsh winter approaching and an energy crisis looming, 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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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM

"Even during the harshest frost, aid to patients doesn't stop.”

Women and girls need your support now more than ever.   With another harsh winter approaching and an energy crisis looming, 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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  West Bank Update · [email protected]

November 16, 2024 at 4:33 PM

“There is nowhere else for us to go.”

Women and girls are counting on donors like you to step up before the end of the year.   We cannot ignore the worsening crisis in the West Bank. Since violence escalated in the region more than a year ago, about half of the more than 1,000 attacks on health care facilities have take…

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  West Bank Update · [email protected]

November 16, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Half of the attacks on health care facilities have taken place in the West Bank

Women and girls are counting on donors like you to step up before the end of the year.   We cannot ignore the worsening crisis in the West Bank. Since violence escalated in the region more than a year ago, about half of the more than 1,000 attacks on health care facilities have take…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Defunding UNFPA will have devastating consequences for women and girls around the world

President Trump defunded UNFPA the last time he was in office.   Because the president can eliminate ALL U.S. governmental funding for UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, with the stroke of a pen, any transition of power is a time of great uncertainty for our organi…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM

As any woman or girl can attest

Periods do not stop while navigating life-threatening emergencies.   As any woman can attest, periods do not conveniently stop while navigating the life-threatening dangers of emergencies — like in Sudan, where devastating violence, famine, and now flooding have driven more than 10…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM

As any woman or girl can attest

Periods do not stop while navigating life-threatening emergencies.   As any woman can attest, periods do not conveniently stop while navigating the life-threatening dangers of emergencies — like in Sudan, where devastating violence, famine, and now flooding have driven more than 10…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

November 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Please don’t look away

We cannot look away from this crisis.   Please don’t look away from the crisis in Gaza right now. The UN’s top humanitarian official warns that the entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying. Please, will you rush a lifesaving gift to deliver emergency health care and hum…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

November 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Please don’t look away

We cannot look away from this crisis.   Please don’t look away from the crisis in Gaza right now. The UN’s top humanitarian official warns that the entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying. Please, will you rush a lifesaving gift to deliver emergency health care and hum…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 8, 2024 at 3:45 PM

President Trump defunded UNFPA the last time he was in office

Our funding is in jeopardy.   The results of the recent U.S. presidential elections mean that Donald Trump is returning to the White House in January. You might be wondering, how does that impact humanitarian aid for women and girls? Well, right now, the U.S. government is currently…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 8, 2024 at 3:45 PM

President Trump defunded UNFPA the last time he was in office

Our funding is in jeopardy.   The results of the recent U.S. presidential elections mean that Donald Trump is returning to the White House in January. You might be wondering, how does that impact humanitarian aid for women and girls? Well, right now, the U.S. government is currently…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 3:03 PM

A remarkable milestone

We have to be prepared for any outcome in the upcoming presidential election.   We have a remarkable milestone to share: The United States government, under the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, is currently funding UNFPA's lifesaving work at the highest levels in histo…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 2:02 PM

The U.S. is funding UNFPA’s lifesaving work at the highest levels in history. It could go away at any moment.

We have to be prepared for any outcome in the upcoming presidential election.   We have a remarkable milestone to share: The United States government, under the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, is currently funding UNFPA's lifesaving work at the highest levels in histo…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 29, 2024 at 3:24 PM

Priceless

Dignity Kits cost only $15 to create, but their contents are priceless to the recipients.   For more than a year, 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 …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM

AP: Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti

More than 185,000 people are displaced in Haiti.   Exacerbated by gang violence and political instability, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has plunged millions of people into a desperate situation. More than 185,000 people are displaced, with most living in temporary shelters. The…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 2:30 PM

AP: Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti

More than 185,000 people are displaced in Haiti.   Exacerbated by gang violence and political instability, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has plunged millions of people into a desperate situation. More than 185,000 people are displaced, with most living in temporary shelters. The…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 4:25 PM

“Emergency medical transportation helped me safely deliver my son”

UNFPA has been providing care in Ukraine since the first bombs fell.   The war in Ukraine has displaced more than 10 million people from their homes. Recent escalation in violence has put women and girls’ lives on the line, particularly pregnant women and new mothers. During her pre…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM

“Thanks to this, I gave birth to my son"

UNFPA has been providing care in Ukraine since the first bombs fell.   The war in Ukraine has displaced more than 10 million people from their homes. Recent escalation in violence has put women and girls’ lives on the line, particularly pregnant women and new mothers. During her pre…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM

“Nobody cared that I was pregnant and tugging my daughter along”

Women do not stop becoming pregnant or going into labor when disaster strikes.   Women do not stop becoming pregnant or going into labor when disaster strikes. That’s why we provide women with Emergency Birth Kits. These kits contain items like gloves, a razor, and a tarp — so that …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM

“Nobody cared that I was pregnant and tugging my daughter along”

Women do not stop becoming pregnant or going into labor when disaster strikes.   Women do not stop becoming pregnant or going into labor when disaster strikes. That’s why we provide women with Emergency Birth Kits. These kits contain items like gloves, a razor, and a tarp — so that …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 3:56 PM

This childbirth injury is easily preventable but all too common

Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries.   Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries. Every year, 50,000 to 100,000 women develop this devastating childbirth injury. Obstetric fistula occurs when…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM

One of the most misunderstood childbirth complications

Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries.   Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries. Every year, 50,000 to 100,000 women develop this devastating childbirth injury. Obstetric fistula occurs when…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 4:04 PM

“I had to grab my two children and run”

Devastating violence, famine, and flooding have driven more than 10 million people from their homes.   Devastating violence, famine, and recent flooding have driven more than 10 million people from their homes in Sudan. Most pregnant women and new mothers cannot obtain health care, …

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