News

Investing in skilled midwives to save lives and brighten futures in Yemen

A UNFPA-supported programme to train future midwives at a higher education institute in Aden, Yemen. ©UNFPA Yemen
  • 10 February 2025
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Crisis in Gaza remains dire despite ceasefire

Published on: 14/02/2025

A fragile ceasefire in Gaza has provided a desperately needed respite for Palestinians, but the humanitarian crisis remains dire.

Women and girls are calling on the international community to ensure that peace prevails.

Nestor Owomuhangi, UNFPA Representative in Palestine, stresses why UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—needs more funding to continue providing women and girls in need with life-saving support.

See how you can help too. 

Women fleeing brutal civil war in Sudan seek refuge in Chad

Published on: 10/02/2025

Sudan’s brutal civil war destroyed Daralssalam’s life overnight.

She’s one of the more than 1 million refugees who have fled to Chad since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023.

“We need the war to stop,” she says.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive rights agency—is supporting her and other displaced Sudanese women in need. 

 

Resources

Palestine Situation Report #14 - January 2024

Resource date: Feb 2025

Author: UNFPA Palestine

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News

“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation

Women and girls in the village of Otoy in Djibouti’s Tadjourah region, where a community-led movement has successfully lobbied to abandon female genital mutilation. ©UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/AGENCE NEUVIEME
  • 04 February 2025
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Resources

UNFPA Yemen Situation Report #4 - October-December 2024

Resource date: Jan 2025

Author: UNFPA Yemen

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Resources

Lebanon Flash Appeal - January 2025

Resource date: Jan 2025

Author: UNFPA Lebanon

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Statement

Statement by the Executive Director on the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza

15 January 2025

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News

Underfunded and overlooked: The neglected crises on UNFPA’s radar in 2025

UNFPA and partners provide health and protection services to people displaced by violence in Gedaref State, Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan
  • 16 January 2025
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News

Nadia’s song of resilience: Raising her voice amid crisis and displacement

Nadia participates in a sewing course offered through a UNFPA-supported safe space for women and girls in northeast Syria. © UNFPA Syria /Massoud Hasen
  • 26 November 2024
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