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13 October 2024
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Women, girls see health access deteriorate as hostilities intensify displacements across Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria / BEIRUT, Lebanon / JERUSALEM, Palestine – Recent escalations in the conflict in the Middle East are driving mass displacements and interrupting critical health…
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04 October 2024
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Childbirth on the run: Amid mass exodus in Lebanon, medical support for urgently needed
BEIRUT, Lebanon / DAMASCUS, Syria – Intense airstrikes continued to rain on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, a residential area. The ongoing violence has triggered a mass…
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02 October 2024
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UNFPA gravely concerned for the more than half a million women and girls impacted by violence in Lebanon
2 October 2024 - UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is gravely concerned for the safety and wellbeing of the 520,000 women and girls who have been affected by…
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27 September 2024
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The Pursuit of a Dream Amid Tough Challenges: Nadia’s Story
I've loved singing since I was a child,” says Nadia, a 24-year-old resident of one of the camps in northeastern Syria. “It is my way of expressing my feelings and thoughts." …
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26 September 2024
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In Syria, UNFPA's interventions in reproductive health protect and improve the lives of mothers and newborns
With a grateful heart, Siham thanked every member of the clinic for their unwavering support. "They did everything they could to help me safely deliver my triplets," she said…
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26 September 2024
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Joint Statement by UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Ramanathan Balakrishnan on the recent influx of Syrian and Lebanese families into Syria
We are closely monitoring the alarming developments in the region. Over the past few days, we have witnessed an influx of thousands of Syrians and Lebanese crossing into Rural…
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10 July 2024
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EU-UNFPA partnership continues to bring urgent care and protection to Syrian women and girls
(Amman, July, 2024) — Over the past year, humanitarian funding from the European Union (EU) has enabled the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to deliver much-needed care and…
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04 July 2024
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem / World Population Day (11 July)
For humanity to progress, people must be counted, wherever they are and whoever they are – in all their diversity. To end inequality, to find and grow peace and prosperity, to…
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09 June 2024
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Midwives save lives in remote, war-torn Syria
“In my 25 years as a midwife, one of my most challenging cases was a high-risk pregnancy of a woman carrying twin fetuses,” says Yusra, 47, midwife in Deir Ezzor, Syria.
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