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10 April 2025
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With Generous Support from Japan, UNFPA, UNDP, and Ministry of Health Inaugurate Renovated Midwifery and Nursing School in Damascus
This initiative is one of two midwifery school rehabilitations supported by UNFPA across Syria — with the Damascus school now complete and another in Lattakia currently underway…
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07 April 2025
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We can and must end preventable maternal deaths
Globally, women’s health during pregnancy and childbirth is better than ever before. This is owing to medical advances, and because more women have control over their reproductive…
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07 April 2025
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Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn
Released on World Health Day, the UN report, Trends in maternal mortality, shows a 40% global decline in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2023 – largely due to improved access to…
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17 March 2025
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Statement by UNFPA Humanitarian Director, Shoko Arakaki, on mission to Syria
I was in Syria when the latest violence broke out, completing a visit to Damascus and Homs. There, I met with women grappling with the exhaustion of war. Women like Amina, who…
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14 March 2025
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“The people in Syria are destroyed from war”: A call for peace after violence in the coastal region
Since 6 March 2025, the coastal governorates of Hama, Homs, Latakia and Tartous have experienced a surge in violent attacks, leaving a wave of death, destruction and displacement…
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12 March 2025
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Statement by UNFPA Arab States Regional Director, Laila Baker, on the recent violence in coastal areas in Syria
I am deeply alarmed by the recent violence in Syria’s coastal areas, where civilians were killed and injured, including a UN staff member. I condemn the targeting of healthcare…
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08 March 2025
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women's Day (8 March)
Investments in the health and rights of women and girls have changed the world, bringing us closer to equal voices and expanded choices than ever before. Women have taken giant…
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05 March 2025
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Statement on International Women’s Day 2025: “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.
On this International Women’s Day, we reaffirm that the health, dignity, and reproductive rights of women and girls are crucial to achieving a just and equitable world. In a time…
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25 November 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem-International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November)
When conflict and disaster force women and girls to flee their communities and homes, they face grave danger. Displacement takes a devastating toll on their well-being and leaves…
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