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17 October 2023
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
“Each step felt like a race against death.” That is what one pregnant woman told UNFPA after being forced to evacuate her home – just one among many of the desperate testimonials…
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15 October 2023
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By Ensuring Fatima’s Safe Childbirth Despite Displacement and Absence of Family, UNFPA Delivers to Leave No One Behind
A heavily pregnant Fatima jolted awake in the early hours of morning to the sounds of gunfire and screams as violent clashes escalated in Deir Ezzor Governorate in Eastern Syria…
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15 October 2023
Story
By Ensuring Fatima’s Safe Childbirth Despite Displacement and Absence of Family, UNFPA Delivers to Leave No One Behind
A heavily pregnant Fatima jolted awake in the early hours of morning to the sounds of gunfire and screams as violent clashes escalated in Deir Ezzor Governorate in Eastern Syria…
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13 September 2023
Press Release
The Sixth Regional Review of the International Conference on Population and Development in the Arab Region kicks off in Beirut
Beirut, 13 September 2023 - To take stock of achievements and offer recommendations on means for placing population issues at the heart of sustainable development, the UN Economic…
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22 August 2023
Press Release
UNFPA welcomes USD $500,000 contribution from the Republic of Korea in support of lifesaving humanitarian activities for women and girls in Syria
19 August 2023, Damascus: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) welcomes the contribution of USD $500,000 by the Republic of Korea in support of lifesaving humanitarian…
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19 August 2023
Statement
Executive Director's Statement on World Humanitarian Day - 19 August
Conflict and natural disasters are compounding the challenges and hardship faced by millions of people around the world, driving record levels of displacement and humanitarian…
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07 August 2023
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لبنة لبنة: كيف أعادت إحدى الناجيات من الزلزال بناء حياتها
"بدأت معاناتي مع الأزمة في سوريا، ثم تدهور الوضع الاقتصادي، أما القشة الأخيرة فكانت الزلزال".
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06 August 2023
News
Brick by brick: How one Syrian earthquake survivor rebuilt her life
ALEPPO, Syrian Arab Republic – “My suffering started with the crisis in Syria, then the economic situation got worse, and the last straw was the earthquake.”
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12 July 2023
News
What impact did sewing courses and psychological support sessions have on Wahiba's life?
“Sewing enables me to pay for my medicines and transportation. Of course, this is not my ambition, but this is what is available at the time being which mitigates my health…
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