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“A point of no return”: An urgent call to support women and girls in Haiti

With 1.3 million people displaced, many communities facing catastrophic hunger and sexual violence and the health system all but collapsed, the crisis gripping Haiti has been described as at risk of “reaching a point of no return.” © UNHCR/Juan Pablo Terminello
  • 27 June 2025
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  • “As widespread as guns and bullets”: Sexual violence used to terrorize Sudan’s women and girls

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“As widespread as guns and bullets”: Sexual violence used to terrorize Sudan’s women and girls

More than 12 million people in Sudan are at risk of gender-based violence, with frontline responders and survivors reporting alarming rates of rape, abuse, coercion and child marriage © UNFPA Sudan
  • 19 June 2025
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  • As famine looms in Gaza, pregnant women and newborns face life-threatening health risks

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As famine looms in Gaza, pregnant women and newborns face life-threatening health risks

Israel’s catastrophic aid blockade on Gaza has gone on for over two months, in which all supplies – including food, medicine, shelter and fuel – have been cut off. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
  • 19 May 2025
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  • The waiting game: How a maternity home in Namibia is offering women and newborns a better chance at surviving – and thriving

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The waiting game: How a maternity home in Namibia is offering women and newborns a better chance at surviving – and thriving

The maternity waiting home in the Kunene region offers a place for up to 40 women to stay near the hospital, with skilled midwives on hand to offer care and advice, as well as a shared kitchen, dining room and bedrooms.© UNFPA Namibia
  • 27 May 2025
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  • From natural process to nightmare: How Gaza’s women and girls cope with their periods in a war zone

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From natural process to nightmare: How Gaza’s women and girls cope with their periods in a war zone

Women and young girls in a destroyed displacement camp in Gaza. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
  • 02 June 2025
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  • Don’t let the lights go out: UNFPA urges support for women and girls in the world’s most neglected crises

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Don’t let the lights go out: UNFPA urges support for women and girls in the world’s most neglected crises

A woman and her baby sit in a camp for displaced people in the Dayniile district of Mogadishu, Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia / Usame Nur Hussein
  • 28 May 2025
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  • Front-line midwives: Three reasons to support these humanitarian health workers amid a global funding crisis

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Front-line midwives: Three reasons to support these humanitarian health workers amid a global funding crisis

In the delivery room of the Kyeshero Hospital in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a team of midwives assist a displaced woman who has just given birth. © UNFPA DRC / Jonas Yunus DRC
  • 02 May 2025
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  • The fertility fallacy: Five things you didn’t know about global fertility rates

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The fertility fallacy: Five things you didn’t know about global fertility rates

In this year’s flagship State of World Population report, UNFPA surveyed some 14,000 people across 14 countries, and found that around one in five said they won’t be able to have the number of children they would like. © Stina Persson
  • 10 June 2025
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  • How health workers in Indonesia are transforming care for survivors of gender-based violence

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How health workers in Indonesia are transforming care for survivors of gender-based violence

Midwife Hustiniyanti said health workers should also educate their communities on what constitutes sexual violence, and what to do when someone is subjected to it. Photo: UNFPA Indonesia / Asri Wijayanti
  • 23 April 2025
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  • Explainer: Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone

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Explainer: Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone

Students at the Lycée Moderne de Bouna learn about issues around early sexuality in Côte d'Ivoire, where young people make up more than three quarters of the population.© UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire/Ollivier Girard
  • 06 March 2025
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