News

Brick by brick: How one Syrian earthquake survivor rebuilt her life

calendar_today04 August 2023

Najwa Bikdash, 52, is from the Bustan Al Zahra neighbourhood in Aleppo. After her abusive husband walked out on her and their four daughters, her precarious situation was exacerbated by the earthquakes that ravaged Syria in February this year. © UNFPA Syria/Ange Hussein, ICDA, 2023
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News

3 months on from the earthquakes, 5 reasons women and girls in Syria and Türkiye still need your support

calendar_today05 May 2023

UNFPA delivers dignity kits and basic health service support to people living in a temporary camp in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. UNFPA and local partners are providing psychosocial support, dignity kits and health services across temporary camps in Syria and Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye/Gözde Kumru Uçak
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Press release

UNFPA urges international community to put women’s and girls’ rights at the centre of humanitarian response in Syria

calendar_today14 June 2023

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Video

Ensuring safe births after Syria’s devastating earthquakes

calendar_today22 May 2023

Ensuring safe births after Syria’s devastating earthquakes

Ensuring safe births after Syria’s devastating earthquakes

Maternity hospitals in Syria are under immense strain after the recent earthquakes.

UNFPA is providing vital maternal health care to ensure women give birth safely. Learn more. 

Updates

Australia stands up to uplift the lives of women and girls affected by natural disasters

calendar_today04 April 2023

Fatima gave birth safely at a UNFPA-supported hospital. Australia’s funding helps support maternal health and protection services in Syria. © UNFPA/Karam Al-Masri
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News

Syria: Rights of women and girls hang in the balance as conflict passes 12-year mark and earthquakes deepen suffering

calendar_today16 March 2023

UNFPA and partners assist women affected by the February earthquakes in Suran, Hama Governorate. UNFPA supports 14 women’s and girls’ safe spaces in northwest Syria, where women and girls exposed to violence can go to recover and receive protection, information and advice. As 12 of these spaces were damaged in the disaster, mobile teams have been deployed to assist those in temporary accommodation, such as displacement camps. © UNFPA/Karam Al-Masri
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Video

Syria: 12 Years of Conflict

calendar_today16 June 2023

Syria: 12 Years of Conflict

Syria: 12 Years of Conflict

12 years of conflict in Syria has taken a devastating toll on women and girls.

The recent earthquakes have deepened their suffering.

The priority for UNFPA is to ensure that all Syrian women and girls in need can access life-saving reproductive health and protection services.

Learn more here.

Video

Protecting earthquake survivors in Syria from violence

calendar_today02 March 2023

Protecting earthquake survivors in Syria from violence

Protecting earthquake survivors in Syria from violence

Women and children in Aleppo, Syria have lost their homes and livelihoods and been left vulnerable by the #earthquake.

Watch Regional Director for UNFPA in the Arab States, Laila Baker describe the urgent humanitarian support UNFPA is providing.

Learn more and see how you can you can support here.

Press release

UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes

calendar_today07 February 2023

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Statement

UN humanitarian leaders urge Security Council to preserve cross-border aid lifeline to north-west Syria

calendar_today02 January 2023

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