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Somalia urgently needs incubators to keep babies alive

calendar_today29 August 2025

Somalia urgently needs incubators to keep babies alive

Somalia urgently needs incubators to keep babies alive

Many mothers in Somalia are hearing only a heartbreaking silence when they give birth.

More funding is urgently needed to stop their newborns dying due to preventable causes.

Give to help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—deliver life-saving care: https://unf.pa/dso

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Listen to this mother's plea for the children of Gaza

calendar_today29 August 2025

Listen to this mother's plea for the children of Gaza

Listen to this mother's plea for the children of Gaza

“Does the world not hear us?”

This is Inas, a mother of three who wakes up every morning desperate to find food for her children.

With no clean water, safe spaces, or education, over 500,000 people are suffering from starvation in Gaza.

Listen to Inas' plea and help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—deliver life-saving support.

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What does a hungry child wish for in Gaza?

calendar_today27 August 2025

What does a hungry child wish for in Gaza?

What does a hungry child wish for in Gaza?

Imagine a hunger that never ends, one that threatens your very life.

What would you wish for your next meal?

See what Kareem is dreaming about and help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—deliver lifesaving care.

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Famine declared in Gaza as mothers starve to keep their children alive

calendar_today22 August 2025

Famine declared in Gaza as mothers starve to keep their children alive

Famine declared in Gaza as mothers starve to keep their children alive

Famine has been declared in Gaza.

Mothers are starving to keep their children alive.

They need a ceasefire now and the sustained, rapid and significantly scaled-up delivery of aid.

Donate to help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—deliver lifesaving care.

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What do young people really think about having kids?

calendar_today08 August 2025

What do young people really think about having kids?

What do young people really think about having kids?

We hit the streets of New York to ask young people a simple question: Do you want to have kids?

Hear what they have to say and join UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—to support their freedom to choose their own lives.

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What if you couldn’t make any life choices?

calendar_today10 July 2025

What if you couldn’t make any life choices?

What if you couldn’t make any life choices?

Imagine waking up in a world where your voice is silenced – by other people, or by fear.

A world where your choices are made for you and your body is not your own.

For too many women and girls, this isn’t fiction. It’s just everyday life.

This World Population Day, join UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—to help ensure that every woman and girl enjoys the freedom to make her own choices.

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Midwives are saving lives in Somalia, no matter the circumstances

calendar_today08 July 2025

Midwives are saving lives in Somalia, no matter the circumstances

Midwives are saving lives in Somalia, no matter the circumstances

“In every crisis the country faces, it is the midwives who carry the burden.”

With over 3 million people in Somalia displaced, many pregnant women have limited or no access to healthcare.

See how midwives like Nadiifo step up to provide life-saving support.
 

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UNFPA safe spaces are a lifeline for survivors of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

calendar_today20 June 2025

UNFPA safe spaces are a lifeline for survivors of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

UNFPA safe spaces are a lifeline for survivors of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where women and girls are suffering from conflict-related violence, safe spaces supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are crucial.

See what finding refuge, safety and support looks like for gender-based violence survivors like Hekima and Noella in Goma.

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The aid blockade in Gaza must end now

calendar_today23 May 2025

The aid blockade in Gaza must end now

The aid blockade in Gaza must end now

Women and children in Gaza are being starved in full view of the world.

On top of this, they face severe shortages of medicine and life-saving care amid relentless attacks on hospitals.

See why UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is calling for the aid blockade to end now.

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Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA

calendar_today14 May 2025

Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA

Pregnant Afghan refugees receiving vital support from UNFPA

Hundreds of Afghan women are crossing the border with Pakistan daily, seeking safety after leaving everything behind.

Many are pregnant and terrified.

Hear how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them from our Deputy Executive Director (Management) Andrew Saberton.