News

In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

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Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen
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News

Amid conflict, displacement, pandemic, Syrian girls see a future in… robots

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Bana, 12, enjoys learning about robotics at a women's and girls' safe space in northwest Syria. Image courtesy of Ihsan Relief and Development
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News

Safe spaces in Colombia offer respite to Venezuelan migrants

calendar_today25 February 2021

Women at a safe space in Saravena, Arauca, one of 19 in Colombia that serve Venezuelan migrants who are survivors of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Colombia
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Press release

Urgent funding needed to provide protection and health services to millions of women in Yemen

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Video

6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

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6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

Yemen is the site of the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Here is what you need to know.

Learn more here.

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jan 2021

Resources

COVID-19 Situation Report No.11 for UNFPA West and Central Africa

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News

A pandemic-born programme bolsters local health systems in Brazil

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Leticia Souza Melo, a 21-year-old expecting her third child, is receiving antenatal care from a UNFPA-supported programme in Santa Cruz do Arari, Pará, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil
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News

Pregnant women struggle to find support, stability after displacement from Tigray Region in Ethiopia

calendar_today10 February 2021

UNFPA is helping to urgently recruit midwives and provide emergency supplies to support safe childbirth for displaced pregnant women. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Salwa Moussa
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News

As global cases of COVID-19 hit grim milestones and exacerbate other crises, UNFPA strengthens resolve to save lives

calendar_today03 February 2021

Midwife Prasansa Budha Lama examines a new mother and baby on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. During lockdown, UNFPA-supported midwives provided telecounselling and helpline services, communicating with pregnant and postpartum women via social networks and messaging apps. © UNFPA Nepal
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Updates

United States pledges $32.5 million to uplift women and girls around the world

calendar_today29 January 2021

In 2016, Rima was the 5000th baby born at a UNFPA-supported clinic for refugees in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan
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