Sudan Update · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 3:02 PM

200k women are on the brink of famine

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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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 17, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Women and girls in Gaza and Lebanon are counting on you

We cannot look away from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.   We cannot look away from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. Hospitals are being evacuated across Gaza, including two that provide emergency obstetric care for pregnant women. Meanwhile, h…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 17, 2024 at 2:09 PM

Please don’t look away

We cannot look away from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.   We cannot look away from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. Hospitals are being evacuated across Gaza, including two that provide emergency obstetric care for pregnant women. Meanwhile, h…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 15, 2024 at 4:05 PM

“If I had left, a mother or a baby could have died”

UNFPA has been on the ground in Afghanistan long before last year’s deadly earthquakes.   When a fourth consecutive 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Afghanistan one year ago today, UNFPA was on the ground working tirelessly to ensure that essential health care services are integrated…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 15, 2024 at 4:05 PM

“If I had left, a mother or a baby could have died”

UNFPA has been on the ground in Afghanistan long before last year’s deadly earthquakes.   When a fourth consecutive 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Afghanistan one year ago today, UNFPA was on the ground working tirelessly to ensure that essential health care services are integrated…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 3:03 PM

“I felt so lost and hopeless”

More than 90% of the casualties were women and children.   One year ago today, Afghanistan was reeling from the third 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the span of just a few days. More than 90% of the casualties were women and children, and tens of thousands more were impacted by the dea…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 3:03 PM

“I felt so lost and hopeless”

More than 90% of the casualties were women and children.   One year ago today, Afghanistan was reeling from the third 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the span of just a few days. More than 90% of the casualties were women and children, and tens of thousands more were impacted by the dea…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 10, 2024 at 12:02 AM

“We fled with literally nothing with us”

How you can deliver lifesaving care in Lebanon today.   “We left our homes with only the clothes on our backs. The day we left, an air strike struck our village, killed our neighbors and destroyed our house.” This is what Salwa in Lebanon told us. More than 90,000 people in Lebanon …

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  Anu Surendran, CEO at USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 7, 2024 at 1:19 PM

An update after a year of suffering in Gaza

I’m urgently calling for your support today.   One year ago today, Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel triggered a conflict that has resulted in catastrophic suffering in Gaza. UNFPA deplores the loss of life in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank in the escalating crisis since October 7t…

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  Anu Surendran, CEO at USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 7, 2024 at 1:19 PM

One year of suffering

I’m urgently calling for your support today.   One year ago today, Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel triggered a conflict that has resulted in catastrophic suffering in Gaza. UNFPA deplores the loss of life in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank in the escalating crisis since October 7t…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 6, 2024 at 3:47 PM

In Gaza, basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach

Dignity Kit costs $15 to create, but the contents are priceless to the recipients.   For 364 days, 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 o…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 6, 2024 at 3:47 PM

In Gaza, basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach

Dignity Kit costs $15 to create, but the contents are priceless to the recipients.   For 364 days, 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 o…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 5, 2024 at 5:03 PM

How we’re helping women give birth safely

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is nearing the one-year mark.   As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza nears the one-year mark, we are asking our most dedicated supporters to step up and help us reach our $100,000 goal to deliver lifesaving maternal health care to pregnant women, n…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 5, 2024 at 5:03 PM

How we’re helping women give birth safely

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is nearing the one-year mark.   As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza nears the one-year mark, we are asking our most dedicated supporters to step up and help us reach our $100,000 goal to deliver lifesaving maternal health care to pregnant women, n…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM

A letter from a mother in Gaza

This is motherhood in Gaza.   Over 155,000 expectant and new mothers like Ala’a are caught in a relentless struggle marked by exhaustion, trauma, and severe hunger. Through it all, UNFPA and its partners, including the field hospital Ala’a went to, have been working tirelessly to …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM

A letter from a mother in Gaza

This is motherhood in Gaza.   A Letter from a Mother in Gaza The sound of rockets and bombs was louder than my happiness, but I decided with my little baby that we will overcome all difficulties. We will survive whatever happens. While seven months pregnant, I was forced t…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 4:33 PM

Suhad’s story

Any support you provide will make a difference.   “Every time it rains, the tent floods and it takes days for the beds to dry out. Today I’m scheduled for a C-section, then I'll return to the same suffering. It will be extremely difficult after the birth, from the physical pain to s…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM

The situation in Gaza and the West Bank is dire

Any support you provide will make a difference.   “Every time it rains, the tent floods and it takes days for the beds to dry out. Today I’m scheduled for a C-section, then I'll return to the same suffering. It will be extremely difficult after the birth, from the physical pain to s…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

October 2, 2024 at 11:03 PM

Catastrophe

The crisis in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe, and we cannot look away from this suffering. Here is the latest: MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT 1.9 million people, 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displ…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

October 2, 2024 at 11:03 PM

Catastrophe

The crisis in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe, and we cannot look away from this suffering. Here is the latest: MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT 1.9 million people, 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displ…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 1, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Ongoing conflict has turned Gaza into the abyss

Over 41,000 people have lost their lives, and over 90,000 have been injured.   Ongoing conflict has turned Gaza into the abyss according to one UN official as this crisis approaches the one-year mark. Everything is destroyed. Life has halted. Over 41,000 people have lost their lives…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 1, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Everything is destroyed

Over 41,000 people have lost their lives, and over 90,000 have been injured.   Ongoing conflict has turned Gaza into the abyss according to one UN official as this crisis approaches the one-year mark. Everything is destroyed. Life has halted. Over 41,000 people have lost their lives…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 3:33 PM

“Thanks to the Dignity Kits, I can live freely and healthily”

Can women and girls in crisis count on your gift today?   When disaster strikes, women and girls continue to menstruate, often without access to personal care supplies, clean water, or privacy. Periods don’t stop during emergencies. That’s why UNFPA is delivering Dignity Kits to wom…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Every $15 you give today is enough to deliver a UNFPA Dignity Kit to one more woman or girl in need

Can women and girls in crisis count on your gift today?   When disaster strikes, women and girls continue to menstruate, often without access to personal care supplies, clean water, or privacy. Periods don’t stop during emergencies. That’s why UNFPA is delivering Dignity Kits to wom…

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  Lebanon Alert · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Pregnant women are enduring physical and mental distress

We have urgent updates out of Lebanon.   We have urgent updates out of Lebanon, where escalating hostilities in the south have displaced over 113,000 people, including 31,655 women of reproductive age and 9,045 adolescent girls. 1,300 women are currently pregnant, with 146 expected …

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  Lebanon Alert · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Pregnant women are enduring physical and mental distress

We have urgent updates out of Lebanon.   We have urgent updates out of Lebanon, where escalating hostilities in the south have displaced over 113,000 people, including 31,655 women of reproductive age and 9,045 adolescent girls. 1,300 women are currently pregnant, with 146 expected …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM

“That, I believe, is what saved my life”

Will you deliver Emergency Birth Kits to mothers around the world?   Even in the face of war, violence, disaster, and uncertainty, too many women are forced to give birth under dangerous conditions. Many are left homeless or separated from their family and support systems shortly be…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM

“That, I believe, is what saved my life”

Will you deliver Emergency Birth Kits to mothers around the world?   Even in the face of war, violence, disaster, and uncertainty, too many women are forced to give birth under dangerous conditions. Many are left homeless or separated from their family and support systems shortly be…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

September 23, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Underground delivery rooms are saving lives

UNFPA has been providing care on the ground in Ukraine since the first bombs fell.   When the war in Ukraine began nearly 2.5 years ago, no one knew it would continue this long and cause this much suffering. But today, more than 10 million people remain displaced from their homes an…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

September 23, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Underground delivery rooms are saving lives

UNFPA has been providing care on the ground in Ukraine since the first bombs fell.   When the war in Ukraine began nearly 2.5 years ago, no one knew it would continue this long and cause this much suffering. But today, more than 10 million people remain displaced from their homes an…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 21, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Pregnant women are under life threatening conditions

It’s difficult, if not impossible, for mothers to reach a safe place to deliver their babies.   In Gaza, pregnant and breastfeeding women are under life threatening conditions. Pregnant women are three times more likely to die during childbirth, and miscarriages have increased by 30…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 21, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Pregnant women are under life threatening conditions

It’s difficult, if not impossible, for mothers to reach a safe place to deliver their babies.   In Gaza, pregnant and breastfeeding women are under life threatening conditions. Pregnant women are three times more likely to die during childbirth, and miscarriages have increased by 30…

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  Haiti Update · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 11:02 PM

"With what I've been through, I'd rather have died."

Thousands of women and girls displaced by Haiti's gang violence are under threat.   UN Warns: Sexual violence risk soaring for displaced Haiti women Thousands of women and girls displaced by Haiti's gang violence are under threat from a surge in sexual assaults. Living amid deplorab…

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  Haiti Update · [email protected]

September 19, 2024 at 11:02 PM

"With what I've been through, I'd rather have died."

Thousands of women and girls displaced by Haiti's gang violence are under threat.   UN Warns: Sexual violence risk soaring for displaced Haiti women Thousands of women and girls displaced by Haiti's gang violence are under threat from a surge in sexual assaults. Living amid deplorab…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

September 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM

One of the world’s most pressing humanitarian catastrophes is intensifying every day

Our Sudan appeal is only 33% funded.   In Sudan, one of the world’s most pressing humanitarian catastrophes is intensifying every day. Right now: 10.7 million people are displaced, including an estimated 255,000 pregnant women 25.6 million people are facing acute hunger, including …

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

September 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM

One of the world’s most pressing humanitarian catastrophes is intensifying every day

Our Sudan appeal is only 33% funded.   In Sudan, one of the world’s most pressing humanitarian catastrophes is intensifying every day. Right now: 10.7 million people are displaced, including an estimated 255,000 pregnant women 25.6 million people are facing acute hunger, including …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 15, 2024 at 4:03 PM

What family planning looks like in Peru, Sierra Leone, and Moldova

Half of all pregnancies around the world are unintended.   Family planning means so many things. It means preventing tragic maternal deaths, lifting women out of poverty, ensuring girls can remain in school, and so much more. Since half of all pregnancies around the world are accide…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 15, 2024 at 4:03 PM

What family planning looks like in Peru, Sierra Leone, and Moldova

Half of all pregnancies around the world are unintended.   Family planning means so many things. It means preventing tragic maternal deaths, lifting women out of poverty, ensuring girls can remain in school, and so much more. Since half of all pregnancies around the world are accide…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 3:44 PM

See the harsh life of fear and homelessness amid ruins that women and girls in Gaza endure

Despite the insurmountable circumstances, UNFPA continues to provide support to women in Gaza.   Almost 90% of Gaza’s 1.9 million population have been displaced at least once, searching for something that does not exist: safety. An estimated 46,300 pregnant women in Gaza are experi…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 13, 2024 at 3:44 PM

See the harsh life of fear and homelessness amid ruins that women and girls in Gaza endure

Despite the insurmountable circumstances, UNFPA continues to provide support to women in Gaza.   Almost 90% of Gaza’s 1.9 million population have been displaced at least once, searching for something that does not exist: safety. An estimated 46,300 pregnant women in Gaza are experi…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 11, 2024 at 11:03 PM

When Storm Daniel hit Libya

One year ago, Storm Daniel struck the coast of Libya causing widespread damage.   One year ago today, Storm Daniel ravaged the coast of Libya causing widespread damage. More than 5,000 people died and another 30,000 people were displaced due to extreme flooding. The moment …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 11, 2024 at 10:01 PM

One year ago in Libya

One year ago, Storm Daniel struck the coast of Libya causing widespread damage.   One year ago today, Storm Daniel ravaged the coast of Libya causing widespread damage. More than 5,000 people died and another 30,000 people were displaced due to extreme flooding. The moment …

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

September 10, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Among the hungry are more than 611,000 pregnant women

In times of crisis like these, women and girls are among the most vulnerable.   Just over one month ago, officials declared famine in a displacement camp hosting hundreds of thousands of people in the North Darfur region of Sudan. Across the country, 25.6 million people — more than …

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

September 10, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Among the hungry are more than 611,000 pregnant women

In times of crisis like these, women and girls are among the most vulnerable.   Just over one month ago, officials declared famine in a displacement camp hosting hundreds of thousands of people in the North Darfur region of Sudan. Across the country, 25.6 million people — more than …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 8, 2024 at 3:32 PM

One year

On September 8th, 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco.   One year ago today, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people. Maria was working her shift as a midwife in a maternity health center when the most destructive earthquake in Morocco’s…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 8, 2024 at 3:32 PM

One year

On September 8th, 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco.   One year ago today, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people. Maria was working her shift as a midwife in a maternity health center when the most destructive earthquake in Morocco’s…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

September 7, 2024 at 3:03 PM

“If I had left, a mother or a baby could have died”

Since 2021, UNFPA-supported clinics have helped more than 5 million Afghans.   Mariza had only been a midwife in Afghanistan for a year when the Taliban seized control of the country in August 2021. Life for millions of Afghans — especially for women and girls — were upended overnig…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

September 7, 2024 at 2:01 PM

“If the clinic hadn’t existed during those days, God knows what could have happened to me”

Since 2021, UNFPA-supported clinics have helped more than 5 million Afghans.   Mariza had only been a midwife in Afghanistan for a year when the Taliban seized control of the country in August 2021. Life for millions of Afghans — especially for women and girls — were upended overnig…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 5, 2024 at 3:13 PM

“I am worried about a lot of things”

Each evacuation order upends lives and survival is uncertain.   9 out of 10 people in Gaza are displaced, many of whom have been displaced multiple times, including an estimated 43,580 pregnant women. MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT Each evacuation order upends lives and survival is u…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 5, 2024 at 3:13 PM

“I am worried about a lot of things”

Each evacuation order upends lives and survival is uncertain.   9 out of 10 people in Gaza are displaced, many of whom have been displaced multiple times, including an estimated 43,580 pregnant women. MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT Each evacuation order upends lives and survival is u…

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