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“Women and girls are traumatized” after earthquake shatters communities in eastern Afghanistan

calendar_today10 September 2025

Late on August 31 a magnitude 6+ earthquake shook the eastern region of Afghanistan, with over 2,200 people confirmed dead and thousands injured so far © UNFPA Afghanistan / Mohammad Haroon Mudaser
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Sep 2025

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UNFPA Nepal

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Flash Update on the Crisis in Nepal (8-22 September)

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17 December 2024

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In the West Bank, mobile healthcare teams are a lifeline amid crisis

calendar_today04 November 2024

Duaa Adwa has brought her son to the mobile healthcare team during their visit to Bethlehem’s Al Uqban Village. During past visits, the team had been unable to dispense fever medicine for Ms. Adwa’s son because of supply shortages. © UNFPA/Lisa Sabella
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What women and girls need most as climate disasters and displacement wreak havoc across the world

calendar_today18 November 2024

Georgette and her baby, Freddy, wait to be seen at the Maroalakely health centre, where UNFPA staff also helped register the baby for a birth certificate. © UNFPA Madagascar/Jean Martin
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News

Escalating hostilities in Lebanon have gendered impact on women and girls

calendar_today27 September 2024

Adolescent girls take shelter at a public school in Mount Lebanon after fleeing their homes from the south following escalation of hostilities across the country. © UNFPA Lebanon/Anastacia Hajj
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06 September 2024

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

calendar_today11 September 2024

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

Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the potential invasion in Rafah

calendar_today05 May 2024

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