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When the water rises: How women are adapting to a changing climate in north-eastern Bangladesh
- 05 August 2025
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UNFPA urges governments to act on climate and gender at Global Symposium ahead of COP30
31 July 2025
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Catastrophic flooding in Chad disproportionately affects women and girls
Published on: 10/02/2025
Over 2 million people have been impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Chad.
The climate crisis has also become a personal crisis for women like Gloria and Chanceline, who lost everything.
Hear their stories and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.
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Women and girls need urgent support after the recent earthquake in Vanuatu
Published on: 06/01/2025
80,000 people, including 1,230 pregnant women, need humanitarian assistance after the devastating earthquake in Vanuatu.
“It pains me to see this vibrant country battered by yet another natural disaster,” says Dr. Natalia Kanem, who recently visited the Pacific island.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
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“Everything I own is under water”
The climate crisis hits home in Chad
Malo Gaga, N’Djamena, Chad.
All photos © UNFPA/Karel Prinsloo
17 December 2024
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“I came to help my sisters”: As Chad grapples with record floods and a refugee crisis, midwives are bridging the divide
- 17 December 2024
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As the planet heats up, dangers increase for women and girls
© UNFPA Chad
12 November 2024
Resources
Disaster displacements disproportionately impact women, girls in fragile contexts
Resource date: Nov 2024
Publisher: UNFPA
This analysis is the result of a collaboration between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), looking into the scale and impact of disaster-related internal displacements on women and girls.
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A warming planet, a world unraveling: Women and girls pay the price on the frontlines of the climate crisis, new UNFPA analysis finds
19 November 2024
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A sisterhood of support: Improving maternity care in Ethiopia’s climate change-ravaged Somali region
- 11 November 2024
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