Statement

Window of opportunity to prevent famine in Somalia is closing

05 September 2022

News

After six months of war, physical and mental scars ravage generations across Ukraine

Nataliia was four months pregnant when the war started in February 2022. Due to the stress of the conflict she gave birth three months early: Her fourth son, Artem, was born at Kyiv Oblast Perinatal Centre, which received emergency medical supplies from UNFPA. © UNFPA/Serhii Tymofieiev

24 August 2022

News

Midwives in Afghanistan defy constraints and crises to save lives of women and newborns

Midwife Minaz Bibi provides midwifery services for women affected by the earthquake in the Gayan district of Paktika, Afghanistan, in June 2022. © UNFPA Afghanistan

17 August 2022

News

Amid gruelling violence and economic collapse, women and girls in Haiti need urgent support

Distributions of dignity and maternity kits begin in the Cité Soleil area of the capital Port-au-Prince, as gang violence over recent months has jeopardized women and girls’ already limited access to essential health services. Ⓒ UNFPA/Jhunie Laura Ganeme

16 August 2022

News

Front-line workers restore health, hope and humanity in the direst settings

Midwife Molok connects deeply with displaced communities because she has shared their experiences. © UNFPA Yemen

19 August 2022

Resources

Humanitarian Bulletin, Snapshot of Women and Girls in Sri Lanka: Update 1 - 13 July 2022

Resource date: Jul 2022

Publisher: UNFPA

Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948, with serious consequences for the most vulnerable people. It is estimated that nearly 5.3 million people are now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, including 5.4 million women of reproductive age.

UNFPA is responding by supporting sexual and productive health and preventing and responding to gender-based violence.

Statement

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2022

16 August 2022

Resources

Ukraine Emergency Situation Report #11 – 5 August 2022

Resource date: Aug 2022

Author: UNFPA EECA

News

Sri Lanka’s once robust health system nears collapse amid crisis – and pregnant women pay the price

Some 215,000 women are currently pregnant in Sri Lanka and 145,000 will give birth in the next six months. File image from 2019. © UNFPA Sri Lanka/Ruvin De Silva

08 August 2022

News

Conflict fuelling sexual violence in northern Ethiopia

Mahlet*, a 17-year-old rape survivor from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, waits at a UNFPA-supported facility for women and girls who have been subjected to gender-based violence. © UNFPA/Paula Seijo

02 August 2022

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