News

“We say: Yes, you can”: Facing adversity and protecting women in the Peruvian jungle

calendar_today13 September 2024

Dafne Aquino travels long distances in a small boat to reach the most remote communities of indigenous women in the Peruvian Amazon. Credit: UNFPA Peru / Polo Santos
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Events

Summit of the Future

calendar_today22 September - 23 September 2024

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Events

79th session of the United Nations General Assembly

calendar_today10 September - 30 September 2024

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News

Four ways to build positive relationships and achieve good sexual health

calendar_today04 September 2024

Married couple Jahangir and Shirin say that since attending UNFPA-supported “Couple Meetings”, their marriage has never been better. © UNFPA Bangladesh
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Updates

ClimateEmpower: A UNFPA and ZONTA International initiative to tackle the disproportionate impact of climate change

calendar_today16 September 2024

The ClimateEmpower project © UNFPA East and Southern Africa
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Video

Giving birth in Gaza (Part 2): Labor

calendar_today03 September 2024

Giving birth in Gaza (Part 2): Labor

Giving birth in Gaza (Part 2): Labor

After months of being repeatedly displaced around Gaza, Malak, 22, faced an uncertain three hour drive to reach the hospital when she went into labor.

Let her describe the unthinkable struggle of bringing life into the world amid the war in Palestine.

Video

Giving birth in Gaza (Part 1): Pregnancy interrupted

calendar_today27 August 2024

Giving birth in Gaza (Part 1): Pregnancy interrupted

Giving birth in Gaza (Part 1): Pregnancy interrupted

Malak, 22, was pregnant when the war in Gaza started. 

Forced to flee the bombs and tanks, she spent months being repeatedly displaced and searching desperately for prenatal care.

See the terrible reality for pregnant women like Malak of giving birth in Gaza.

06 September 2024

News

“A race against time”: Djamila’s journey to hospital by canoe in flood-ravaged Cameroon

calendar_today11 September 2024

A pregnant woman is stranded by her house amid recent flooding in Cameroon’s Far North region. Credit: UNFPA Cameroon / Samuel Sawalda
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