United States Government cuts future funding for UNFPA

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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the United States Government funding cuts

28 February 2025

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The streets of Maiduguri, Nigeria, are flooded following torrential downpours. Flash floods have affected millions across multiple countries. © UNFPA Nigeria

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Humanitarian response enables safe childbirth amid Cameroon’s catastrophic floods

A couple affected by violence and flooding in Mada, Far North Cameroon, received a baby box kit provided by UNFPA. © UNFPA Cameroon/Samuel Sawalda

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“We say: Yes, you can”: Facing adversity and protecting women in the Peruvian jungle

Dafne Aquino travels long distances in a small boat to reach the most remote communities of indigenous women in the Peruvian Amazon. Credit: UNFPA Peru / Polo Santos

13 September 2024

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“A race against time”: Djamila’s journey to hospital by canoe in flood-ravaged Cameroon

A pregnant woman is stranded by her house amid recent flooding in Cameroon’s Far North region. Credit: UNFPA Cameroon / Samuel Sawalda

11 September 2024

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Three years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, meet the midwife who stayed, delivered – and saved lives

Midwife Mariza Ahmadi assisted Ms. Sughra to safely deliver her son, Farhad, at the Ahangaran family health house in the remote Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan

21 August 2024

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A glimmer of hope for women and girls as a sexual and reproductive health clinic reopens in Sudan’s West Darfur State

A woman receives medical care at the UNFPA-supported Ardamata health clinic in El Geneina, West Darfur State, Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan

23 January 2024

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“We lost everything”: In Yemen, a mother’s grief lays bare the human cost of the climate crisis

Umm Mahra, 38, has four children and has been living in a displacement camp in Yemen’s southwestern highlands for seven years. She had a miscarriage due to malnourishment and exhaustion. © UNFPA Yemen

06 December 2023

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United States Government cuts future funding for UNFPA

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the United States Government funding cuts

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