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Surviving Gaza: The silent struggles of adolescent girls

calendar_today23 January 2025

Adolescent girls in Gaza face overwhelming challenges, with many grappling with trauma, displacement, and a critical need for psychosocial support to navigate the emotional toll of the war. Photo © Hosni Salah
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Investing in skilled midwives to save lives and brighten futures in Yemen

calendar_today10 February 2025

A UNFPA-supported programme to train future midwives at a higher education institute in Aden, Yemen. ©UNFPA Yemen
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Midwives are caring for displaced pregnant women in Chad

calendar_today18 February 2025

Midwives are caring for displaced pregnant women in Chad

Midwives are caring for displaced pregnant women in Chad

Florence is a midwife supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Chad.

Over 13,000 people, including many pregnant women, have been displaced by severe flooding across the country. 

Now more than ever, her life-saving work is necessary.

See how Florence is making motherhood safer for pregnant women affected by this humanitarian crisis.

Publication date

Feb 2025

Author

UNFPA EECA

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Ukraine Situation Report #26 - 13 February 2025

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Crisis in Gaza remains dire despite ceasefire

calendar_today14 February 2025

Crisis in Gaza remains dire despite ceasefire

Crisis in Gaza remains dire despite ceasefire

A fragile ceasefire in Gaza has provided a desperately needed respite for Palestinians, but the humanitarian crisis remains dire.

Women and girls are calling on the international community to ensure that peace prevails.

Nestor Owomuhangi, UNFPA Representative in Palestine, stresses why UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—needs more funding to continue providing women and girls in need with life-saving support.

See how you can help too. 

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Supporting women and girls two years after Türkiye earthquakes

calendar_today11 February 2025

Supporting women and girls two years after Türkiye earthquakes

Supporting women and girls two years after Türkiye earthquakes

Two years have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye.

Currently, there are still over 1.6 million people in need including 416,000 women and girls of reproductive age. 22,800 of them are pregnant.

Fatma, Mehtap, Selda and Saliha are just some of them. They are still feeling the pain and living in container cities with many challenges, including limited access to services.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them.

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Catastrophic flooding in Chad disproportionately affects women and girls

calendar_today10 February 2025

Catastrophic flooding in Chad disproportionately affects women and girls

Catastrophic flooding in Chad disproportionately affects women and girls

Over 2 million people have been impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Chad.

The climate crisis has also become a personal crisis for women like Gloria and Chanceline, who lost everything.

Hear their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.

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Women fleeing brutal civil war in Sudan seek refuge in Chad

calendar_today10 February 2025

Women fleeing brutal civil war in Sudan seek refuge in Chad

Women fleeing brutal civil war in Sudan seek refuge in Chad

Sudan’s brutal civil war destroyed Daralssalam’s life overnight.

She’s one of the more than 1 million refugees who have fled to Chad since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023.

“We need the war to stop,” she says.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive rights agency—is supporting her and other displaced Sudanese women in need. 

 

Publication date

Feb 2025

Author

UNFPA Palestine

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Palestine Situation Report #14 - January 2024

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Publication date

Feb 2025

Author

UNFPA Chad

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UNFPA Chad Situation Report - December 2024

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