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“We lost everything”: In Yemen, a mother’s grief lays bare the human cost of the climate crisis
- 06 December 2023
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Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023
- 21 December 2023
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The climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger
Published on: 01/12/2023
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.
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5 things women and girls demand of the COP28 climate summit
Children float on debris following Typhoon Rai in Saint Bernard, Philippines, in 2022. ©UNFPA Philippines/Ezra Acayan
02 December 2023
Press Release
The global climate crisis is putting women and girls in extreme danger, UNFPA warns in new data
27 November 2023
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Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
21 November 2023
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Resources
Protecting maternal, newborn and child health from the impacts of climate change - A UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO call to action
Resource date: Nov 2023
Author: WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA
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Libya: "Entire families have been wiped out"
Support hope and new life amid the carnage of the floods
A woman stands in a flooded house in Gandula.
All photos © UNFPA/Magnum/Moises Saman
13 October 2023
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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
- 10 October 2023
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UNFPA report finds sexual and reproductive health of women and girls missing from most national climate plans
10 October 2023
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