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Heroes amid crises – 8 stories of resilience and hope from 2023

Midwife Rahna visits with new mother, 20-year-old Hanifa, whose home was destroyed in the 7 October earthquake that struck Herat province  in Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan / Ahmad Jamshid Qazizadah
  • 21 December 2023
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Tackling the hidden mental health crisis in Yemen

A woman receives counselling at a UNFPA-supported specialized mental health centre in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 08 January 2024
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Sweden's new contribution towards ending female genital mutilation

03 Jan 2024

In Ethiopia, Zekia is driving positive change in her community to end female genital mutilation. An additional commitment from Sweden will support the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation through collective action and community mobilization. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Afghanistan earthquake survivors urgently need reproductive health care

Published on: 15/12/2023

Two months after the devastating earthquakes hit Herat, women and girls are still in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.

Let UNFPA Asia & the Pacific Regional Director Pio Smith show you how we are providing life-saving support to the thousands of people affected in Afghanistan.

Learn more.

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Smoothing rough roads to reproductive health services in the Philippines

Staff from women-friendly spaces in Guindulungan gather to report on their assistance to rural health units in their local communities. © UNFPA Philippines
  • 23 October 2023
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01 November 2023

Norway

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in the region.…
21 October 2024 Read Story
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FOTOKOL, Far North Cameroon – “Our village was peaceful until these armed men appeared, sowing terror and death,” Aicha* told UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, recalling a night three years ago when…
14 October 2024 Read Story
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DAMASCUS, Syria / BEIRUT, Lebanon / JERUSALEM, Palestine – Recent escalations in the conflict in the Middle East are driving mass displacements and interrupting critical health services for women and girls. Israeli…
10 October 2024 Read Story

Italy

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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YAKAWLANG/SANGTAKHAT, Afghanistan – Midwives serve in some of the most remote health posts in the world, saving the lives of women and babies in settings that are often harsh and resource-poor. And their work can…
03 May 2019 Read Story
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UNITED NATIONS, New York – Women and girls make up nearly half of the 258 million people worldwide who have crossed international borders to escape danger or pursue opportunity.  Amidst unprecedented levels of…
05 October 2018 Read Story
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RAKHINE, Myanmar – Harlee Dar, 14, does not go to school. There are no books, TV or radio in the family’s small shelter, which is sweltering in the summer and rain-beaten during monsoon season. Asked what she does when…
31 July 2018 Read Story

Ireland

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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MAKONDE, Zimbabwe – Three years ago, Sibongile Majaura was on the cusp of dropping out of school, a misfortune all too familiar to girls in Zimbabwe.  But she has defied the odds. With just a little investment and…
11 October 2016 Read Story

European Union

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

2023 | Top
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and other countries in the region.…
21 October 2024 Read Story
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FOTOKOL, Far North Cameroon – “Our village was peaceful until these armed men appeared, sowing terror and death,” Aicha* told UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, recalling a night three years ago when…
14 October 2024 Read Story
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DAMASCUS, Syria / BEIRUT, Lebanon / JERUSALEM, Palestine – Recent escalations in the conflict in the Middle East are driving mass displacements and interrupting critical health services for women and girls. Israeli…
10 October 2024 Read Story

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