Reproductive health supplies airlifted into quake-shattered Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE/NEW YORK – UNFPA and partner agencies have airlifted more than 125 tons of life-saving supplies to earthquake-shattered parts of Haiti. The 7.2-magnitude
At high-level UN meeting, Afghan women call for support UNITED NATIONS, New York – “My country is in a humanitarian crisis,” said Yalda Royan, an Afghan women’s rights advocate. She
Survivors of sexual violence in conflict, no matter what This story contains accounts and descriptions of sexual violence, including toward children. Please use caution when reading and sharing. Women’s bodies
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Haiti’s Most Recent Earthquake Puts Women and Girls at Risk On August 14, 2021, a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Haiti, killing nearly 2,000 and injuring thousands more. The coming days will likely bring more
What We All Lose When Menstruation Myths Win Shortfalls in comprehensive reproductive and sexual health education threaten the lives of women and girls. The COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on gender
Friends of UNFPA Statement on the Fall of the Afghan Government August 16, 2021 Friends of UNFPA joins the United Nations Secretary-General and the international community in expressing its deep concern about
Compounding Crises: The State of the World’s Most Dire Humanitarian Crises The political climate–and actual climate–of a humanitarian crisis can change at any moment. It can be extremely difficult to imagine life as someone living through
UNFPA’s Ongoing Work in Yemen The world’s worst humanitarian crisis has been unfolding in Yemen for the past six years. Medicine and midwives are scarce.
Childbirth or death sentence? Pregnant women on the brink in Yemen “Bullets were coming from all the corners of the street. I found a pregnant woman lying down and crying for
One mother and six babies die in childbirth every two hours in Yemen As funding runs out, help us keep one of the few remaining clinics open over the holidays. DONATE NOW
