Statement

Executive Director statement on the situation in Gaza

calendar_today28 October 2023

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Pregnant women in Gaza speak out

calendar_today19 October 2023

Pregnant women in Gaza speak out

Pregnant women in Gaza speak out

Hear from three pregnant women trapped in #Gaza about the dire conditions they are facing.

UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is supporting reproductive health and counselling services and stands ready to deliver vital aid once access to Gaza is restored.

Learn more here.

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Doctor at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza pleads for help

calendar_today29 October 2023

Doctor at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza pleads for help

Doctor at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza pleads for help

“We had to perform a premature delivery from a mother’s womb while she was dying.”

Dr. Nasser Bulbul, Head of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, spoke candidly to us about the extreme suffering of pregnant women and orphaned infants living in a state of fear and terror as the bombardment intensifies.

See how UNFPA—the UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding and join our call for a humanitarian ceasefire.

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Sheltering from bombs at a hospital in Gaza

calendar_today28 October 2023

Sheltering from bombs at a hospital in Gaza

Sheltering from bombs at a hospital in Gaza

Thousands of people are taking shelter in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza while staff try to help pregnant women and premature babies.

Let filmmaker Bisan Ouda show you inside the hospital and hear from health workers in dire need of life-saving medicines and supplies.

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A mother rescued from the rubble in Afghanistan shares her story

calendar_today29 October 2023

A mother rescued from the rubble in Afghanistan shares her story

A mother rescued from the rubble in Afghanistan shares her story

Shamaiel was nine months pregnant when the first earthquake struck Afghanistan in October trapping her under rubble.

Hear her speak about the devastating impact and see how UNFPA—the UN sexual and reproductive health agency—is helping over 7,000 pregnant women affected. 

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Humanitarian Needs in Gaza

calendar_today27 October 2023

Humanitarian Needs in Gaza

Humanitarian Needs in Gaza

UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem's message on the crisis in Gaza. UNFPA joins the call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, so that aid can reach those who have been affected by the complete siege of Gaza this October. Among the 2.2 million affected population in Gaza, 1 in 4 are women and girls of reproductive age, around 572,000, and they need urgent access to reproductive health supplies and services.

Updates

New funding from the European Union to ensure over a million women and girls receive life-saving assistance in Yemen

calendar_today12 October 2023

Funded by the EU Humanitarian Aid, Al Mokha Hospital's maternity unit, the primary facility on Yemen's west coast, safeguards the childbirth safety of over 400,000 residents, particularly women facing pregnancy complications. © UNFPA Yemen
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23 October 2023

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UNFPA Afghanistan

Publication date

Oct 2023

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UNFPA Afghanistan Situation Report (Herat Province) #4: 13-16 October 2023

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UNFPA DRC

Publication date

Oct 2023

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UNFPA Democratic Republic of the Congo Situation Report - Humanitarian Response Scale up: Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces (01-31 September 2023)

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