News

“Haïti must rise from her ashes”: Health workers on the front lines of a spiralling crisis 

calendar_today28 March 2024

A UNFPA-supported mobile health team visits a displacement site near Haïti’s capital Port-au-Prince. © FAHDRIS/Richy Mix
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Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

calendar_today21 March 2024

Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

Pregnant women at a camp for internally displaced people camp in south Gaza are receiving check-ups in sandy tents.

Let Dr. Mohamed Ragab describe the situation for women who have almost nothing and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding. 
 

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A displaced girl in Syria finds safety and support

calendar_today15 March 2024

A displaced girl in Syria finds safety and support

A displaced girl in Syria finds safety and support

Aida (14) has spent most her life in a makeshift tent since the crisis in Syria started 13 years ago.

She has found emotional support and a safe space to speak up through counselling sessions supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

Hear Aida’s story and see how our team on the ground is taking action so Syrians like her are not forgotten.

14 March 2024

News

After 13 years of crisis, we hear from female health workers in Syria leading the charge for women and girls

calendar_today14 March 2024

Three female obstetricians perform a surgery in the operating room at the Idleb Maternity Hospital. Thirteen years of conflict and severe underfunding mean that more than one in three health facilities in Syria cannot operate at full capacity. © UNFPA/Dina Ali
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“Gaza is at breaking point”: Health workers and patients describe an unfolding catastrophe in Rafah

calendar_today14 March 2024

Dr. Mohamed Ragab attends to Haneen, who is eight months pregnant. The obstetrician and gynaecologist has set up his practice in a displacement camp in Rafah, in southern Gaza, where he receives up to 70 women every day. © UNFPA Palestine/Bisan Ouda
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Mar 2024

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UNFPA Haiti

Resources

Haiti Situation Report #1 - 22 March 2024

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Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

calendar_today14 March 2024

Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in Gaza is forcing many women and girls, like Bakiza (47) and her daughter, to take desperate measures.

See the impact of the support being delivered by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. 

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Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

calendar_today22 March 2024

Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

Women in Gaza have to give birth on the floor at the overcrowded Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah as doctors run out of basic medical supplies.

Let UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen describe the heroic efforts of desperate medical staff helping women give birth safely and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them. 

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“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

calendar_today11 March 2024

“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

Hospitals in the north of Gaza are barely functioning, with medical supplies and fuel running out.

Women are forced to undergo C- sections with only partial anaesthesia.

UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—just delivered critical medical supplies to Al Sahaba Hospital, the only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza City.

Hear from UNFPA Representative Dominic Allen about the desperate need he witnessed during a high-risk mission and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response here.