Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 12, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Thank you for being there for mothers, today and always

Happy Mother’s Day!   Happy Mother’s Day! Whether you are a mother yourself, or you’re honoring the mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in your life today, we can agree that being a mother is one of the most precious, miraculous gifts life can give us. But today, in pa…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Help make motherhood safer today

Happy Mother’s Day!   Happy Mother’s Day! Whether you are a mother yourself, or you’re honoring the mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in your life today, we can agree that being a mother is one of the most precious, miraculous gifts life can give us. But today, in pa…

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  DRC Update · [email protected]

May 11, 2024 at 4:07 PM

5.5 million people are now displaced, including 220k pregnant women

Midwives are quite literally a lifeline for women and girls.   In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the health and protection needs of women and girls are soaring, especially for expectant mothers. After conflict in the east of the country escalated, 5.5 million people are now d…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 10, 2024 at 4:26 PM

One of the highest maternal death rates in the world

UNFPA has reached over 350,000 people in Yemen with lifesaving reproductive health care, protection, and information.   During this Mother’s Day season, we are lifting up stories from the most dangerous places in the world to be a mother. We hope you’ll read this update fro…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 10, 2024 at 3:24 PM

One of the highest maternal death rates in the world

UNFPA has reached over 350,000 people in Yemen with lifesaving reproductive health care, protection, and information.   During this Mother’s Day season, we are lifting up stories from the most dangerous places in the world to be a mother. We hope you’ll read this update fro…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

May 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM

“In the midst of disaster, we brought a glimmer of hope.”

Your gifts ensure we can be there for every woman and girl wherever help is needed most:   Three earthquakes struck the western region of Afghanistan last October. Nearly 90% of the people killed were women and children, who were home while men were away at work. Hanifa was pregnant…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

May 9, 2024 at 3:10 PM

“In the midst of disaster, we brought a glimmer of hope.”

Your gifts ensure we can be there for every woman and girl wherever help is needed most:   Three earthquakes struck the western region of Afghanistan last October. Nearly 90% of the people killed were women and children, who were home while men were away at work. Hanifa was pregnant…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

May 7, 2024 at 11:00 PM

Motherhood doesn’t stop during wartime

In Sudan, 150,000 women are displaced and pregnant.   Later this week, many of us will celebrate Mother’s Day with mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in our lives. But before we get there, we are telling the stories from the most dangerous places to be a mother in the…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 5, 2024 at 4:32 PM

The world is missing 900,000 midwives

Today is the International Day of the Midwife.   Midwives save lives. That’s why UNFPA is training and deploying midwives to countries around the world where childbirth is dangerous and maternal healthcare is inaccessible. Well-trained midwives could prevent two-thirds of all matern…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 5, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Well-trained midwives could prevent two-thirds of all maternal and newborn deaths

Today is the International Day of the Midwife.   Midwives save lives. That’s why UNFPA is training and deploying midwives to countries around the world where childbirth is dangerous and maternal healthcare is inaccessible. Well-trained midwives could prevent two-thirds of all matern…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM

What does Mother’s Day look like in the most dangerous places in the world to be a mother?

We’re highlighting the plights and stories of mothers from around the world.   In just over a week, we’ll celebrate Mother’s Day with the mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in our lives. But what does Mother’s Day look like in the most dangerous places in the world t…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

May 3, 2024 at 2:30 PM

The most dangerous places to be a mother

We’re highlighting the plights and stories of mothers from around the world.   In just over a week, we’ll celebrate Mother’s Day with the mothers, grandmothers, and other maternal figures in our lives. But what does Mother’s Day look like in the most dangerous places in the world to…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

April 30, 2024 at 2:47 PM

Perils for pregnant women

The health care system in Sudan has not been spared from this crisis.   Over one year of civil war and roiling insecurity in Sudan has created the world's largest refugee emergency with 6.6 million people displaced. There have been more than 32,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

April 30, 2024 at 2:47 PM

Perils for pregnant women

The health care system in Sudan has not been spared from this crisis.   Over one year of civil war and roiling insecurity in Sudan has created the world's largest refugee emergency with 6.6 million people displaced. There have been more than 32,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Updates from Gaza

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being described as hell on earth.   The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being described as hell on earth. There have been more than 32,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2023, and roughly 70% of them are women and children. The humanitarian crisis…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Updates from Gaza

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being described as hell on earth.   The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is being described as hell on earth. There have been more than 32,000 fatalities in Gaza since October 2023, and roughly 70% of them are women and children. The humanitarian crisis…

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  Haiti Update · [email protected]

April 26, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Health facilities are coming under near-constant attack

Haiti is facing a humanitarian crisis like never before.   Haiti, especially the capital city Port-au-Prince, has seen a surge in gang violence creating a humanitarian crisis like never before. With the latest alarming upsurge in gang violence, health facilities are coming under ne…

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  Haiti Update · [email protected]

April 26, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Health facilities are coming under near-constant attack

Haiti is facing a humanitarian crisis like never before.   Haiti, especially the capital city Port-au-Prince, has seen a surge in gang violence creating a humanitarian crisis like never before. With the latest alarming upsurge in gang violence, health facilities are coming under ne…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 24, 2024 at 3:20 PM

“It’s a tragic situation”

The remaining health facilities in Gaza are under unbearable strain.   The remaining health facilities in Gaza are under unbearable strain. Amid catastrophe, some 5,500 women are due to give birth in the next month with barely any access to medical assistance, and more than 155,000 …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 24, 2024 at 3:20 PM

“It’s a tragic situation”

The remaining health facilities in Gaza are under unbearable strain.   The remaining health facilities in Gaza are under unbearable strain. Amid catastrophe, some 5,500 women are due to give birth in the next month with barely any access to medical assistance, and more than 155,000 …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 22, 2024 at 10:03 PM

Women and girls will continue to be the first to feel the disparate impacts of the climate crisis

Happy Earth Day!   EARTH DAY PLEDGE As the climate crisis worsens, women and girls will continue to be the first to feel its disparate impacts around the world. Will you sign the pledge to support climate action as a part of UNFPA’s work uplifting women and girls worldwide…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 22, 2024 at 10:02 PM

Women and girls will continue to be the first to feel the disparate impacts of the climate crisis

Happy Earth Day!   EARTH DAY PLEDGE As the climate crisis worsens, women and girls will continue to be the first to feel its disparate impacts around the world. Will you sign the pledge to support climate action as a part of UNFPA’s work uplifting women and girls worldwide…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

April 20, 2024 at 4:02 PM

One year of war in Sudan

Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis.   After a year of civil war and roiling insecurity, Sudan is experiencing the world's largest refugee emergency, with 6.6 million people forced to flee their homes to other areas of the country. Sexual violence has been wiel…

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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]

April 20, 2024 at 4:01 PM

One year of war in Sudan

Sudan is home to the world’s biggest displacement crisis.   After a year of civil war and roiling insecurity, Sudan is experiencing the world's largest refugee emergency, with 6.6 million people forced to flee their homes to other areas of the country. Sexual violence has been wiel…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

April 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM

“It’s death there”

Healthy pregnancies in Gaza are no longer possible.   ‘It’s death there’: babies and children hit hardest as famine tightens hold on Gaza — The Guardian RUSH A GIFT UNFPA has been warning about the hunger crisis in Gaza for months. Now, experts report that a…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

April 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM

“It’s death there”

Healthy pregnancies in Gaza are no longer possible.   ‘It’s death there’: babies and children hit hardest as famine tightens hold on Gaza — The Guardian RUSH A GIFT UNFPA has been warning about the hunger crisis in Gaza for months. Now, experts report that a…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 17, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Nearly all of these deaths are preventable

Making motherhood safe is at the core of UNFPA’s mandate.   Every two minutes, a woman dies of completely preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications. That’s 800 needless deaths every day. And here’s the devastating truth: Nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Making mot…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 17, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Nearly all of these deaths are preventable

Making motherhood safe is at the core of UNFPA’s mandate.   Every two minutes, a woman dies of completely preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications. That’s 800 needless deaths every day. And here’s the devastating truth: Nearly all of these deaths are preventable. Making mot…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

April 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Pregnant women and new mothers now face the threat of famine

More aid is urgently needed to reach pregnant women, new mothers, and their newborns.   According to our team on the ground, healthy pregnancies in Gaza are no longer possible. Already, 155,000 pregnant women and new mothers face the fear of death not only from ongoing conflict, but…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

April 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Too weak to cry

More aid is urgently needed to reach pregnant women, new mothers, and their newborns.   According to our team on the ground, healthy pregnancies in Gaza are no longer possible. Already, 155,000 pregnant women and new mothers face the fear of death not only from ongoing conflict, but…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

April 11, 2024 at 3:01 PM

The scale of devastation is unprecedented

Famine is imminent in Gaza.   We have urgent updates on the situation in Gaza: MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT In Gaza, the scale of devastation is unprecedented, with approximately 1.7 million people displaced and entire communities obliterated. Famine is imminent in Gaza — half of i…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 11, 2024 at 3:01 PM

The scale of devastation is unprecedented

Famine is imminent in Gaza.   We have urgent updates on the situation in Gaza: MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT In Gaza, the scale of devastation is unprecedented, with approximately 1.7 million people displaced and entire communities obliterated. Famine is imminent in Gaza — half of i…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 9, 2024 at 10:52 PM

Forced to go hungry simply because there is no food to eat

Will you make one final gift before Ramadan ends?   Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the month of Ramadan will soon be upon us. While millions of Muslims around the world honored their faith by fasting from sunup to sundown over the past month, we must not stop thinking a…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 9, 2024 at 9:51 PM

Before Ramadan ends

Will you make one final gift before Ramadan ends?   Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end of the month of Ramadan will soon be upon us. While millions of Muslims around the world honored their faith by fasting from sunup to sundown over the past month, we must not stop thinking a…

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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]

April 7, 2024 at 3:31 PM

6 months of conflict in Gaza

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is an absolute catastrophe.   6 months ago, terrorist attacks in Israel escalated a conflict that has now resulted in a humanitarian disaster for the people of Gaza. The suffering must end and peace must prevail. We condemn the violence in Gaza, the W…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM

6 months of conflict in Gaza

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is an absolute catastrophe.   6 months ago, terrorist attacks in Israel escalated a conflict that has now resulted in a humanitarian disaster for the people of Gaza. The suffering must end and peace must prevail. We condemn the violence in Gaza, the W…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM

The holiest night of the year

Your Sadaqah (gift) will deliver a world of difference to women and girls in Gaza.   In the Islamic tradition, tonight is the holiest night of the year: Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power. Observing the Night of Power includes giving Sadaqah (voluntary charity). Tonight, Sadaqah …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

April 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM

The holiest night of the year

Your Sadaqah (gift) will deliver a world of difference to women and girls in Gaza.   In the Islamic tradition, tonight is the holiest night of the year: Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power. Observing the Night of Power includes giving Sadaqah (voluntary charity). Tonight, Sadaqah …

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

April 3, 2024 at 9:32 PM

Every day has become a fight for survival for pregnant women and newborns

Hunger and malnutrition have spread through Gaza at frightening speed.   The threat of famine is looming over Gaza, with some relief organizations reporting that a famine could be declared “within weeks.” Hunger and malnutrition have spread through Gaza at frightening speed — causi…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

April 3, 2024 at 9:32 PM

Every day has become a fight for survival for pregnant women and newborns

Hunger and malnutrition have spread through Gaza at frightening speed.   The threat of famine is looming over Gaza, with some relief organizations reporting that a famine could be declared “within weeks.” Hunger and malnutrition have spread through Gaza at frightening speed — causi…

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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]

April 2, 2024 at 11:31 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]

April 2, 2024 at 11:31 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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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 30, 2024 at 10:30 PM

What does Ramadan look like in a warzone?

Look no further than Gaza.   We are weeks into the holy month of Ramadan, a time in which millions of Muslims around the world will honor their religious faith by fasting during daylight hours. But what does Ramadan look like in a warzone? When people are forced to go hungry simply …

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 30, 2024 at 10:30 PM

Ramadan

Look no further than Gaza.   We are weeks into the holy month of Ramadan, a time in which millions of Muslims around the world will honor their religious faith by fasting during daylight hours. But what does Ramadan look like in a warzone? When people are forced to go hungry simply …

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  Humanitarian Update · [email protected]

March 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Women in Gaza have to give birth on the floor

These pregnant women need help.   The situation in Gaza is getting significantly worse. Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative to Palestine, recently visited a hospital in Rafah. What he saw was an undeniable catastrophe. MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT “When I spoke to a midwife, she to…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Women in Gaza have to give birth on the floor

These pregnant women need help.   The situation in Gaza is getting significantly worse. Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative to Palestine, recently visited a hospital in Rafah. What he saw was an undeniable catastrophe. MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT “When I spoke to a midwife, she to…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 26, 2024 at 5:57 PM

260k women dying every year from pregnancy and childbirth complications

UNFPA is a global leader in the fight to empower women to plan their pregnancies.   Did you know that half of all pregnancies around the world are unintended? But, right now, 218 million women around the world who want to avoid pregnancy are unable to access modern and effective con…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 26, 2024 at 4:55 PM

One-third of preventable maternal deaths could be eliminated by providing access to family planning

UNFPA is a global leader in the fight to empower women to plan their pregnancies.   Did you know that half of all pregnancies around the world are unintended? But, right now, 218 million women around the world who want to avoid pregnancy are unable to access modern and effective con…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

March 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM

“One case after another. It’s miserable.”

Hear from a midwife delivering babies in Rafah:   Conditions in Gaza are catastrophic for everyone as the entire population struggles to access food, water, and basic services. Pregnant women are facing a particular nightmare with the health care system in total collapse. Here’s the…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

March 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM

“One case after another. It’s miserable.”

Hear from a midwife delivering babies in Rafah:   Conditions in Gaza are catastrophic for everyone as the entire population struggles to access food, water, and basic services. Pregnant women are facing a particular nightmare with the health care system in total collapse. Here’s the…

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