Pregnant woman in Gaza suffers miscarriage

Published on: 20/11/2023

Alaa is one of the many pregnant women in Gaza who have been losing their babies from stress and malnutrition.

Hear her heartbreaking story and see how UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is taking action to make motherhood safer.

Learn more here.

Hospitals in the south of Gaza are struggling to assist pregnant women and newborns

Published on: 15/12/2023

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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.

News

$1.2 billion needed in urgent UNFPA appeal for women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in 2024

Maryam waits to see a counsellor at a UNFPA mobile health clinic in Zendajan district in Afghanistan after the 7 October earthquake. The teams were on the ground providing life-saving maternal and reproductive health services and psychosocial support immediately after the disaster. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 12 December 2023
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Publication

Humanitarian Action Overview Report 2024

Publication date: 11 Dec 2023

Author: UNFPA

In 2024 UNFPA is appealing for $1.2 billion to provide reproductive health services and run gender-based violence programmes for 48 million women, girls, and young people in 58 countries in humanitarian crises.

Media Advisory

Launch of the UNFPA Humanitarian Action 2024 Overview

07 December 2023

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News

“I will stand tall for my children”: Dozens of pregnant refugees give birth amid turmoil after fleeing to Armenia

Marta Asryan, 28, gave birth to her fifth child in Vardenis, Armenia, after being forced to flee her home in Karabakh. © UNFPA Armenia / Aspram Manukyan
  • 13 November 2023
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News

Health, hygiene and protection needs spike after earthquake in Nepal

A UNFPA team visits people affected by the earthquake that hit the districts of Jajarkot and Rukum West in Nepal’s western Karnali province on 3 November 2023. © ​​​​​UNFPA Nepal
  • 21 November 2023
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13 November 2023

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during the Security Council open briefing on the Situation in the Middle East

22 November 2023

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