04 October 2024

News

Humanitarian response enables safe childbirth amid Cameroon’s catastrophic floods

A couple affected by violence and flooding in Mada, Far North Cameroon, received a baby box kit provided by UNFPA. © UNFPA Cameroon/Samuel Sawalda
  • 14 October 2024
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Women and girls fleeing conflict in South Lebanon are vulnerable in crowded shelters

Published on: 11/10/2024

Women fleeing the escalating conflict in South Lebanon are at increased risk of gender-based violence.

Dominic Allen, UNFPA Arab States Deputy Regional Director, spoke to some of them when he visited a government-supported shelter in Beirut this week which is hosting around 800 people.

See what women and girls there told him about their hopes and fears and how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive agency—working with our partners, is providing them with crucial care.

Resources

Syria Situation Report #1 - October 2024

Resource date: Oct 2024

Author: UNFPA Syria

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News

Childbirth on the run: Amid mass exodus in Lebanon, medical support urgently needed

Amal was born on 2 October the border as her mother fled the escalating hostilities in Lebanon. © Omaya AL Mekdad / UNFPA Syria
  • 04 October 2024
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Resources

Flash Update #2: Devastating floods sweep through West and Central Africa

Resource date: Oct 2024

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Resources

Flash Appeal: Influx from Lebanon into Syria

Resource date: Oct 2024

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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem on the suffering of women and girls in the Middle East

07 October 2024

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A midwife in Rafah describes the chaos and suffering of childbirth

Published on: 04/03/2024

Hear from a midwife at Al-Helal Al Emirati Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, as she describes the chaos and suffering of childbirth in her hospital.

Learn more about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding here.

Resources

Lebanon Flash Appeal - October 2024

Resource date: Oct 2024

Author: UNFPA Lebanon

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