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Midwives save lives through thick and thin
Childbirth is perhaps the riskiest and most miraculous time in a woman's life. Every woman remembers the mixed feelings of excitement,... Read more
"My only wish for my daughter is that she has a better life than mine, and has a high-quality education,"
"My only wish for my daughter is that she has a better life than mine, and has a high-quality education," said Hana. Hana and her family... Read more
"My only wish for my daughter is that she has a better life than mine, and has a high-quality education,"
"My only wish for my daughter is that she has a better life than mine, and has a high-quality education," said Hana. Hana and her family... Read more
“Despite the cold weather, we have set up a tent in front of our home to sleep in it at night because our homes were damaged a lot in the earthquake,”
“Despite the cold weather, we have set up a tent in front of our home to sleep in it at night because our homes were damaged a lot in the earthquake... Read more
Earthquake survivors include 356,000 pregnant women who urgently require reproductive healthcare
New York/Geneva, 18 February 2023 - Among the survivors of the earthquakes that devastated lives in Türkiye and Syria are around 356,000 pregnant... Read more
We are now frightened of what may come next
So, for me, attending the women and girls’ safe space not only helps me to learn a career, but also helps me to recover from the fears in my heart... Read more
“The living condition in the shelter is vey tough for me & my baby. It is so cold at night and so crowded, in addition to the food shortage,”
The mom was planning for a great reception for her 1st baby , but in reality everything ran out of control due to the devastating earthquake which... Read more
After more than a decade of war, earthquakes are a catastrophe on top of a crisis for millions of people in Syria
LATTAKIA, Syria – Nuha gave birth to baby Huda on 5 February in Lattakia, in western Syria. The young mother remembers feeling so much hope, so much... Read more
UNFPA scaling up emergency response to reach women and girls in Türkiye and Syria in aftermath of powerful earthquakes
New York/Geneva, 7 February 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is working with national and local authorities to... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World AIDS Day 2022
Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world today. The urgent call to dismantle... Read more