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01 March 2023
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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 after the #earthquake,” said…
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23 February 2023
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“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 struck Syria and Turkey. Nour…
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20 February 2023
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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 promise, for her daughter. …
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08 February 2023
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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 scale up its emergency…
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30 November 2022
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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 discriminatory barriers to rights…
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28 November 2022
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EU-UNFPA partnership helps Syrian women amid increasing needs
Amman, 28 November 2022 — Humanitarian funding from the European Union (EU) to the tune of EUR 6 million will enable the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to help 321,000…
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24 November 2022
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2022
With the global population recently reaching 8 billion, we can celebrate many signs of human progress. Better health and longer lives brought us to this point. Yet a sobering…
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09 November 2022
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Italy partners with the UN in Syria to scale up multi-sectoral resilience assistance to vulnerable, conflict-affected communities
Damascus 30 October 2022 The Government of Italy has approved a contribution of 2 million Euros to the UN Joint Programme on Urban and Rural Resilience aimed at improving more…
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26 October 2022
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UNFPA and Italy Jointly Support the Survivors of Gender-based Violence in Syria
Damascus, Syria 26 Oct. 2022 – UNFPA and the Italian Cooperation jointly support women and their children survivors of gender-based violence, including those living with…
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