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Umm Mahra, 38, has four children and has been living in a displacement camp in Yemen’s southwestern highlands for seven years. She had a miscarriage due to malnourishment and exhaustion. © UNFPA Yemen
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The climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger

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The climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger

The climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger

The climate crisis is an emergency for everyone, but women and girls are paying a heavy price.

Climate change leads to more unintended pregnancies, more child marriages, more women dying during childbirth, more violence and more exploitation.

As world leaders gather for COP28, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem calls on them to protect the sexual and reproductive health and rights of vulnerable women and girls.

Learn more here.

02 December 2023
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The global climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger, UNFPA warns in new data

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Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children

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Protecting maternal, newborn and child health from the impacts of climate change - A UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO call to action

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“Giving birth to another child is not in my plans anymore”: New UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health omitted from most national climate plans

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Pela Judith, 25, explains how an ongoing drought in Madagascar’s Grand Sud has impacted her family planning decisions. © UNFPA Madagascar/Hanta Andremanisa
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UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health of women and girls missing from most national climate plans

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