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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM

How one mother in Senegal is thriving after obstetric fistula

Half a million women and girls around the world are estimated to be living with fistula.   “After giving birth, I developed a fistula and my life was turned upside down,” said Khady at her home in Senegal. Obstetric fistula is a tear to the birth canal, bladder, or rectum that cause…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Children don’t “even have the energy to cry”

1.1 million people are at risk of the most severe levels of hunger.   The UN warns that famine is imminent in Gaza. More than 1.1 million people are at risk of the most severe levels of hunger if conditions do not change and more aid does not arrive. Virtually everyone in Gaza is h…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Virtually everyone in Gaza is hungry

1.1 million people are at risk of the most severe levels of hunger.   The UN warns that famine is imminent in Gaza. More than 1.1 million people are at risk of the most severe levels of hunger if conditions do not change and more aid does not arrive. Virtually everyone in Gaza is h…
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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]
March 18, 2024 at 9:58 PM

There are no more ‘normal-sized babies’ in Gaza

A nightmare which is much more than a humanitarian crisis.   UN: No more ‘normal-sized babies’ in Gaza Will you make a gift to deliver lifesaving care to pregnant women, newborns, and all those impacted by war in Gaza and around the world? MAKE A GIFT The hu…
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
March 18, 2024 at 9:58 PM

There are no more ‘normal-sized babies’ in Gaza

A nightmare which is much more than a humanitarian crisis.   UN: No more ‘normal-sized babies’ in Gaza Will you make a gift to deliver lifesaving care to pregnant women, newborns, and all those impacted by war in Gaza and around the world? MAKE A GIFT The h…
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  Dana Kirkegaard, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach for women and girls in Gaza

Since the conflict began, UNFPA has distributed more than 7,000 Dignity Kits.   For the past five months, 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 impossib…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach for women and girls in Gaza

Since the conflict began, UNFPA has distributed more than 7,000 Dignity Kits.   For the past five months, 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 impossib…
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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 10:01 PM

The world’s largest hunger crisis

Sudan has the largest number of displaced people in the world, including the world’s biggest child displacement crisis.   Muslims around the globe are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Even those experiencing humanitarian crisis, natural disaster, or war. Like in Sudan, where 1…
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  Sudan Update · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 10:01 PM

The world’s largest hunger crisis

Sudan has the largest number of displaced people in the world, including the world’s biggest child displacement crisis.   Muslims around the globe are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Even those experiencing humanitarian crisis, natural disaster, or war. Like in Sudan, where 1…
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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Absolute catastrophe

Learn about UNFPA’s recent mission to Gaza:   Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative to Palestine, recently participated in a mission to the few remaining hospitals in Gaza City. What he saw was an absolute catastrophe. “We drive through the streets, you see hunger, you see desperatio…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Absolute catastrophe

Learn about UNFPA’s recent mission to Gaza:   Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative to Palestine, recently participated in a mission to the few remaining hospitals in Gaza City. What he saw was an absolute catastrophe. “We drive through the streets, you see hunger, you see desperatio…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 11, 2024 at 12:31 AM

Ramadan in Gaza

2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine.   Beginning tonight after sunset, Muslim populations around the world will celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. Even in places like Gaza — where ongoing conflict has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. 2.2 million peop…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 10, 2024 at 11:30 PM

The first night of Ramadan

2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine.   Beginning tonight after sunset, Muslim populations around the world will celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. Even in places like Gaza — where ongoing conflict has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. 2.2 million peop…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Thank you for being there for women and girls

Today is International Women’s Day.   USA for UNFPA is operating in the world’s most dangerous regions to be a woman or girl. For example: In Gaza, where everyone is hungry and malnutrition makes 50,000 pregnant women more susceptible to disease and less able to recover. In Ukraine…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Thank you for being there for women and girls

Today is International Women’s Day.   USA for UNFPA is operating in the world’s most dangerous regions to be a woman or girl. For example: In Gaza, where everyone is hungry and malnutrition makes 50,000 pregnant women more susceptible to disease and less able to recover. In Ukraine…
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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Conflict in Rafah will make it even harder to meet the needs of a starving and suffering population

1.4 million people sheltering in Rafah are at risk.   Here’s the latest from Gaza: Intensified conflict has reached Rafah, one of the most densely populated areas in the world. 1.4 million people sheltering there are at risk. The city has exploded with tent settlements as Gazans h…
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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 4:04 PM

Conflict in Rafah will make it even harder to meet the needs of a starving and suffering population

1.4 million people sheltering in Rafah are at risk.   Here’s the latest from Gaza: Intensified conflict has reached Rafah, one of the most densely populated areas in the world. 1.4 million people sheltering there are at risk. The city has exploded with tent settlements as Gazans h…
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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 4:41 PM

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

Neither air alarms nor frigid winter temperatures hinder our medical experts in Ukraine.   More than two years since war began in Ukraine, women and girls are still suffering. Childbirth is extremely dangerous with access to basic health care extremely limited. Levels of violence ag…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 4:40 PM

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

Neither air alarms nor frigid winter temperatures hinder our medical experts in Ukraine.   More than two years since war began in Ukraine, women and girls are still suffering. Childbirth is extremely dangerous with access to basic health care extremely limited. Levels of violence ag…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
March 2, 2024 at 5:31 PM

Horror. Unbelievable terror.

The crisis in Gaza is especially dire for pregnant women.   “Horror. Unbelievable terror.” These are the words that Suhad, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, used to describe the living conditions in Gaza. Suhad has been displaced by the ongoing war in Gaza and is now staying in a tent …
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM

What a difference your gifts have made

Your gifts make a world of difference for women and girls. February was a month full of sober anniversaries concerning UNFPA’s work to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls around the globe. On February 6th, we marked one year since the first of a string of devastating earthquakes and aftersh…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM

What a difference your gifts have made

Your gifts make a world of difference for women and girls. February was a month full of sober anniversaries concerning UNFPA’s work to deliver lifesaving care to women and girls around the globe. On February 6th, we marked one year since the first of a string of devastating earthquakes and aftersh…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 12:11 AM

2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine

The alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition, and disease could lead to an "explosion" in child deaths in Gaza.   The United Nations warned that 2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine. It estimated that one in six children aged under two in Gaza are acutely malnour…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 12:10 AM

2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine

The alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition, and disease could lead to an "explosion" in child deaths in Gaza.   The United Nations warned that 2.2 million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine. It estimated that one in six children aged under two in Gaza are acutely malnour…
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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 4:51 PM

Two years of war in Ukraine

Women and girls are still suffering as war in Ukraine passes the two year mark.   On February 24, 2022, the invasion of Ukraine began. Women and girls are still suffering as war in Ukraine passes the two year mark. Thousands have been killed. War has exacerbated the risks of violenc…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 5:31 PM

“I insisted that my son was going to be born no matter what”

Hundreds of pregnant refugees are giving birth amid turmoil in Armenia.   More than 100,000 people have crossed into Armenia since hostilities reignited last year in Karabakh, the region at the heart of a decades-long territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Among the re…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Marta’s story

Hundreds of pregnant refugees are giving birth amid turmoil in Armenia.   More than 100,000 people have crossed into Armenia since hostilities reignited last year in Karabakh, the region at the heart of a decades-long territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Among the re…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 20, 2024 at 5:27 PM

WSJ: Women in Gaza Give Birth in Tents and Public Bathrooms

Childbirth can be a death sentence for mothers and newborns in Gaza.   Pregnant women in Gaza are being forced to give birth in extremely dire circumstances. DELIVER LIFESAVING CARE With only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals functional right now, pregnant women in Gaza are at hi…
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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]
February 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM

WSJ: Women in Gaza Give Birth in Tents and Public Bathrooms

Childbirth can be a death sentence for mothers and newborns in Gaza.   Pregnant women in Gaza are being forced to give birth in extremely dire circumstances. DELIVER LIFESAVING CARE With only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals functional right now, pregnant women in Gaza are at hi…
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  Sudan Alert · [email protected]
February 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Women and girls are being abducted in Sudan

Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis.   Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur — United Nations Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis right now, with women and girls caught in the crosshairs of ongoi…
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  Sudan Alert · [email protected]
February 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Women and girls are being abducted in Sudan

Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis.   Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur — United Nations Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis right now, with women and girls caught in the crosshairs of ongoi…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM

“Everyone in Gaza is hungry”

1.7 million people have been displaced and the humanitarian system is collapsing.   "Everyone in Gaza is hungry. 1.7 million people have been displaced. The humanitarian system is collapsing. I call for rapid, safe, unhindered, expanded, sustained humanitarian access throug…
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  Humanitarian Alert · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 3:01 PM

“Everyone in Gaza is hungry”

1.7 million people have been displaced and the humanitarian system is collapsing.   "Everyone in Gaza is hungry. 1.7 million people have been displaced. The humanitarian system is collapsing. I call for rapid, safe, unhindered, expanded, sustained humanitarian access throug…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM

Violence and climate emergencies

The Lichinga health clinic is swiftly responding to emergencies.   In northern Mozambique, a combination of increased violence and climate emergencies have forced millions to flee their homes in search of safety, triggering outbreaks of both malaria and cholera. Ongoing instability …
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 3:40 PM

“It’s our duty to embrace them”

The Lichinga health clinic is swiftly responding to emergencies.   In northern Mozambique, a combination of increased violence and climate emergencies have forced millions to flee their homes in search of safety, triggering outbreaks of both malaria and cholera. Ongoing instability …
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
February 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM

“I felt like my heart was bleeding with fire”

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a crisis of the highest order.   We have some difficult updates to share from Gaza. More than 12,300 children have been killed in the conflict in Gaza. 8,400 women are also among those killed since conflict escalated over 100 days ago. The huma…
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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]
February 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM

“I felt like my heart was bleeding with fire”

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a crisis of the highest order.   We have some difficult updates to share from Gaza. More than 12,300 children have been killed in the conflict in Gaza. 8,400 women are also among those killed since conflict escalated over 100 days ago. The huma…
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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 5:34 PM

1-year after devastating earthquakes

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls across Syria and Türkiye still have no proper home.   One year ago today in Syria and Türkiye, aftershocks were still being recorded in the days following a series of catastrophic earthquakes that struck on February 6th. 9.1 million people we…
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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 4:32 PM

1-year after devastating earthquakes

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls across Syria and Türkiye still have no proper home.   One year ago today in Syria and Türkiye, aftershocks were still being recorded in the days following a series of catastrophic earthquakes that struck on February 6th. 9.1 million people we…
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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 5:12 PM

We cannot abandon the people of Gaza

Pregnant women in Gaza are at high risk.   With only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals functional right now, pregnant women in Gaza are at high risk. The ongoing conflict means that women are at a heightened risk of miscarriage. Those who do give birth are often rushed out of overcrowde…
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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 4:10 PM

We cannot abandon the people of Gaza

Pregnant women in Gaza are at high risk.   With only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals functional right now, pregnant women in Gaza are at high risk. The ongoing conflict means that women are at a heightened risk of miscarriage. Those who do give birth are often rushed out of overcrowde…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Help end FGM

Together, we can help ensure that the 200 million FGM survivors alive today are the last generation of women and girls to be mutilated.   Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM). UNFPA is delivering lifesaving care and services …
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Help end FGM

Together, we can help ensure that the 200 million FGM survivors alive today are the last generation of women and girls to be mutilated.   Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM). UNFPA is delivering lifesaving care and services …
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 4, 2024 at 5:31 PM

The horrors of this harmful practice cannot be overstated

Help put an end to this dangerous practice and keep girls safe from harm.   The International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation is coming up this Tuesday, so it’s time we talk about this horrific practice. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme violation of…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
February 4, 2024 at 5:31 PM

The horrors of this harmful practice cannot be overstated

Help put an end to this dangerous practice and keep girls safe from harm.   The International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation is coming up this Tuesday, so it’s time we talk about this horrific practice. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme violation of…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM

It’s more difficult than ever to reach suffering women and girls

Your support is vital during this worsening humanitarian crisis.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe. - 90% of the population regularly go without food for a whole day. - Children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly are at particu…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM

Catastrophic

Your support is vital during this worsening humanitarian crisis.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe. - 90% of the population regularly go without food for a whole day. - Children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly are at particu…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 4:11 PM

“A scale and speed without parallel”

The health care system in Gaza remains extremely fragile.   “The entire population of Gaza is enduring destruction at a scale and speed without parallel in recent history.” This is what UN Secretary-General António Guterres said about the crisis in Gaza after more than 100 days of c…
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  Gaza Update · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 3:11 PM

“A scale and speed without parallel”

The health care system in Gaza remains extremely fragile.   “The entire population of Gaza is enduring destruction at a scale and speed without parallel in recent history.” This is what UN Secretary-General António Guterres said about the crisis in Gaza after more than 100 days of c…
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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]
January 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM

“We live in war”

Women and girls are counting on support while the world looks away.   We need to talk about the Congo. MAKE A HUMANITARIAN GIFT Six million have died and more than six million people are now internally displaced within the Democratic Republic of Congo due to escalating violen…
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