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Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #36 - 1-31 August 2015
Syria's overall security situation remained tense due to the expanded military operations and mortar shelling in areas including Rural Damascus, Aleppo, Hasakah, Idleb, Homs, Lattakia and Deirez-Zor.
Restoring Hope... Rebuilding Lives
Syria is experiencing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. Today, more than 3 million people, the majority women and children, have been registered as refugees in neighbouring countries. There are also more than 12 million people inside Syria in need of assistance, including over 7 million displaced person. Of the total, more than 4 million women and girls of reproductive age, and around 500,000 pregnant women are at risk.
Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #29 - January 2015
As the fierce violence in Syria continues to force families to flee the country, another crisis loomed during the first month of 2015, with a brutal stretch of winter weather. Syrian families living in informal tented settlements, abandoned buildings, garages and camps are still struggling amongst the desperate living conditions they have enduring for years now. Women and children contended with frigid nights and heavy snowfalls that in many areas collapsed flimsy tents, destroyed homes, blocked access to health care, safe water, food and hygiene.
Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #28 - December 2014
Another year has passed in Syria, with no end in sight for the conflict. The suffering of more than four million Syrian women and girls of reproductive age, of which half a million are pregnant, continues. Women have become more vulnerable to exploitation as they are socially, psychologically and economically insecure. Many are at risk of not having access to safe deliveries, or emergency obstetric care, because of shortages of qualified staff, lack of supplies and medicines or equipped facilities, and difficulties in access.
Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #27 - November 2014
The crises in Syria and Iraq have caused a flood of movement that continue to destabilize neighboring countries and pose a threat to regional stability and to countries around the world. More than 13 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian interventions, among this total 25 per cent are women and girls of reproductive age – 7.6 million displaced within Syria and 3.2 million Syrian refugees abroad. In Iraq, 2 million have been displaced this year by tribal fighting and the advance of the Islamic State.
Arab States Regional Midwifery Conference Statement
The Arab States Regional Midwifery Conference Statement is an outcome of the Second Regional Midwifery Conference in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia held from 1 through 2 April 2014. The conference was organized by Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and UNFPA Arab States Regional Office with participation of midwifery experts and representatives of the Ministries of Health from 17 Arab States.
2014 Arab FBOs Declaration in Support of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Toward Enhancing The Faith-Based Organizations’ Role in Arab States in the Field of Sexual and Reproductive Health Beyond 2015
Regional Situation Report for Syria Crisis #42 1–29 February 2016
Highlights:
In the Syrian Arab Republic:
308,813 reproductive health services delivered to Syrians
6,903 deliveries supported, including Caesarean-section deliveries
30,389 gender-based violence related services provided to Syrians
28,423 Syrians benefited from reproductive health and gender-based violence related messages
421,500 potential beneficiaries to benefit from reproductive health kits
26,000 dignity kits distributed.
Humanitarian Bulletin, Syria crisis: August - September 2014
The conflict in Syria has caused the world’s worst humanitarian emergency since World War II, according to the United Nations, requiring the biggest relief operation in its 64-year history. The complex civil war in Syria has intensified recently with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launching a sudden and murderous offensive across the region, forcing an average of one out of eight Syrians to flee across the border to neighbouring countries and has placed nearly half of the Syrian population and another 2 million displaced Iraqi persons in need to urgent help. Today, more than 3.5 million Syrian women and girls of reproductive age, of which 432,000 are pregnant, and more than 250,000 Iraqi displaced women are in dire need of urgent health and protection support.
Regional Situation Report For Syria Crisis #26 - October 2014
The ongoing crisis in Syria and its spillover effects continue to inflict a devastating human and humanitarian toll on neighbouring countries. The rising numbers of displaced persons, the increasing pressure on refugee hosting countries and dwindling international support left governments that already face economic and social challenges, along with the United Nations agencies, including UNFPA, racing to meet the pressing humanitarian needs on the ground.