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Sexual violence and severe hunger surge as Sudan war passes one year

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After a year of war and insecurity, a staggering 6.7 million people in Sudan need protection and response services for gender-based violence. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day 2024

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UNFPA Haiti

Publication date

Apr 2024

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Haiti Situation Report #2 - 3 April 2024

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Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

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Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

Pregnant women at a camp for internally displaced people camp in south Gaza are receiving check-ups in sandy tents.

Let Dr. Mohamed Ragab describe the situation for women who have almost nothing and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding. 
 

Publication date

Mar 2024

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UNFPA Haiti

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Haiti Situation Report #1 - 22 March 2024

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Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

calendar_today14 March 2024

Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in Gaza is forcing many women and girls, like Bakiza (47) and her daughter, to take desperate measures.

See the impact of the support being delivered by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. 

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Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

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Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

Pregnant women in Gaza forced to give birth on hospital floors

Women in Gaza have to give birth on the floor at the overcrowded Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah as doctors run out of basic medical supplies.

Let UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen describe the heroic efforts of desperate medical staff helping women give birth safely and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting them. 

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“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

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“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city

Hospitals in the north of Gaza are barely functioning, with medical supplies and fuel running out.

Women are forced to undergo C- sections with only partial anaesthesia.

UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—just delivered critical medical supplies to Al Sahaba Hospital, the only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza City.

Hear from UNFPA Representative Dominic Allen about the desperate need he witnessed during a high-risk mission and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response here.

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Impossible choices in Gaza: “Women are giving birth prematurely because of terror”

calendar_today23 February 2024

The Al-Helal Al-Emirati maternity hospital in Rafah is one of the last remaining functioning health facilities in southern Gaza. Midwives are delivering more than 70 babies per day in dire conditions and while drastically under-supplied. © UNFPA Palestine/Bisan Ouda
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