Updates

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Study visit on cancer prevention – learning from the Turin experience

calendar_today07 April 2025

Participants in the study visit stand proudly in front of the Palazzo della Regione Piemonte, a regional government office in Turin, Italy. © UNFPA Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Women, girls see health access deteriorate as hostilities intensify displacements across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

calendar_today10 October 2024

Damage to Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza, seen in April of 2024. The hostilities have only escalated since then. © UNFPA / Dominic Allen
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Childbirth on the run: Amid mass exodus in Lebanon, medical support urgently needed

calendar_today04 October 2024

Amal was born on 2 October the border as her mother fled the escalating hostilities in Lebanon. © Omaya AL Mekdad / UNFPA Syria
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Between conflict and climate crises, midwives deliver hope for mothers and newborns in Yemen

calendar_today06 May 2024

When Mona began working as a midwife in her local health centre 30 years ago, she was the first in Yemen’s Hadramout Governorate. © UNFPA Yemen
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Press release

Joint UNFPA-Unitaid venture backed by major EU funding aims to eliminate the leading cause of mothers dying in childbirth in Africa

calendar_today20 March 2024

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Statement

Joint statement by OHCHR, UNDP, UNEP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UNOPS on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

calendar_today26 February 2024

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A glimmer of hope for women and girls as a sexual and reproductive health clinic reopens in Sudan’s West Darfur State

calendar_today23 January 2024

A woman receives medical care at the UNFPA-supported Ardamata health clinic in El Geneina, West Darfur State, Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan
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News

Tackling the hidden mental health crisis in Yemen

calendar_today08 January 2024

A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

“Part of the solution”: Men and boys in Uganda work to stop cycles of gender-based violence

calendar_today24 November 2023

Village health team member Timothy Mbene Masereka shares information about gender-based violence among his community. © Spotlight Initiative/Timothy Webster
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A new flour mill offers unexpected respite from threats of violence in Sudan

calendar_today16 November 2023

A woman walks back from a newly-built flour mill in Shanisha, Blue Nile State. Women and girls in Sudan face constant threats of harassment and violence as they travel long distances, often alone, to reach basic essential services. © UNFPA Sudan 
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