Sudan Update · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM

As any woman or girl can attest

Periods do not stop while navigating life-threatening emergencies.   As any woman can attest, periods do not conveniently stop while navigating the life-threatening dangers of emergencies — like in Sudan, where devastating violence, famine, and now flooding have driven more than 10…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

November 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM

As any woman or girl can attest

Periods do not stop while navigating life-threatening emergencies.   As any woman can attest, periods do not conveniently stop while navigating the life-threatening dangers of emergencies — like in Sudan, where devastating violence, famine, and now flooding have driven more than 10…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

November 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Please don’t look away

We cannot look away from this crisis.   Please don’t look away from the crisis in Gaza right now. The UN’s top humanitarian official warns that the entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying. Please, will you rush a lifesaving gift to deliver emergency health care and hum…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

November 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Please don’t look away

We cannot look away from this crisis.   Please don’t look away from the crisis in Gaza right now. The UN’s top humanitarian official warns that the entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying. Please, will you rush a lifesaving gift to deliver emergency health care and hum…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 8, 2024 at 3:45 PM

President Trump defunded UNFPA the last time he was in office

Our funding is in jeopardy.   The results of the recent U.S. presidential elections mean that Donald Trump is returning to the White House in January. You might be wondering, how does that impact humanitarian aid for women and girls? Well, right now, the U.S. government is currently…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 8, 2024 at 3:45 PM

President Trump defunded UNFPA the last time he was in office

Our funding is in jeopardy.   The results of the recent U.S. presidential elections mean that Donald Trump is returning to the White House in January. You might be wondering, how does that impact humanitarian aid for women and girls? Well, right now, the U.S. government is currently…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 3:03 PM

A remarkable milestone

We have to be prepared for any outcome in the upcoming presidential election.   We have a remarkable milestone to share: The United States government, under the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, is currently funding UNFPA's lifesaving work at the highest levels in histo…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 2:02 PM

The U.S. is funding UNFPA’s lifesaving work at the highest levels in history. It could go away at any moment.

We have to be prepared for any outcome in the upcoming presidential election.   We have a remarkable milestone to share: The United States government, under the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, is currently funding UNFPA's lifesaving work at the highest levels in histo…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 29, 2024 at 3:24 PM

Priceless

Dignity Kits cost only $15 to create, but their contents are priceless to the recipients.   For more than a year, people in Gaza have lived each day in terror and grief. The health system is in a state of total collapse and basic necessities such as fuel, water, and food are nearly …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 3:32 PM

AP: Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti

More than 185,000 people are displaced in Haiti.   Exacerbated by gang violence and political instability, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has plunged millions of people into a desperate situation. More than 185,000 people are displaced, with most living in temporary shelters. The…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 27, 2024 at 2:30 PM

AP: Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti

More than 185,000 people are displaced in Haiti.   Exacerbated by gang violence and political instability, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti has plunged millions of people into a desperate situation. More than 185,000 people are displaced, with most living in temporary shelters. The…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 4:25 PM

“Emergency medical transportation helped me safely deliver my son”

UNFPA has been providing care in Ukraine since the first bombs fell.   The war in Ukraine has displaced more than 10 million people from their homes. Recent escalation in violence has put women and girls’ lives on the line, particularly pregnant women and new mothers. During her pre…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM

“Thanks to this, I gave birth to my son"

UNFPA has been providing care in Ukraine since the first bombs fell.   The war in Ukraine has displaced more than 10 million people from their homes. Recent escalation in violence has put women and girls’ lives on the line, particularly pregnant women and new mothers. During her pre…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM

“Nobody cared that I was pregnant and tugging my daughter along”

Women do not stop becoming pregnant or going into labor when disaster strikes.   Women do not stop becoming pregnant or going into labor when disaster strikes. That’s why we provide women with Emergency Birth Kits. These kits contain items like gloves, a razor, and a tarp — so that …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM

“Nobody cared that I was pregnant and tugging my daughter along”

Women do not stop becoming pregnant or going into labor when disaster strikes.   Women do not stop becoming pregnant or going into labor when disaster strikes. That’s why we provide women with Emergency Birth Kits. These kits contain items like gloves, a razor, and a tarp — so that …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 3:56 PM

This childbirth injury is easily preventable but all too common

Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries.   Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries. Every year, 50,000 to 100,000 women develop this devastating childbirth injury. Obstetric fistula occurs when…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM

One of the most misunderstood childbirth complications

Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries.   Obstetric fistula is one of the most dangerous and most misunderstood birth injuries. Every year, 50,000 to 100,000 women develop this devastating childbirth injury. Obstetric fistula occurs when…

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 4:04 PM

“I had to grab my two children and run”

Devastating violence, famine, and flooding have driven more than 10 million people from their homes.   Devastating violence, famine, and recent flooding have driven more than 10 million people from their homes in Sudan. Most pregnant women and new mothers cannot obtain health care, …

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  Sudan Update · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 3:02 PM

200k women are on the brink of famine

Devastating violence, famine, and flooding have driven more than 10 million people from their homes.   Devastating violence, famine, and recent flooding have driven more than 10 million people from their homes in Sudan. Most pregnant women and new mothers cannot obtain health care, …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 17, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Women and girls in Gaza and Lebanon are counting on you

We cannot look away from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.   We cannot look away from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. Hospitals are being evacuated across Gaza, including two that provide emergency obstetric care for pregnant women. Meanwhile, h…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 17, 2024 at 2:09 PM

Please don’t look away

We cannot look away from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.   We cannot look away from the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. Hospitals are being evacuated across Gaza, including two that provide emergency obstetric care for pregnant women. Meanwhile, h…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 15, 2024 at 4:05 PM

“If I had left, a mother or a baby could have died”

UNFPA has been on the ground in Afghanistan long before last year’s deadly earthquakes.   When a fourth consecutive 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Afghanistan one year ago today, UNFPA was on the ground working tirelessly to ensure that essential health care services are integrated…

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  Anu Surendran, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 15, 2024 at 4:05 PM

“If I had left, a mother or a baby could have died”

UNFPA has been on the ground in Afghanistan long before last year’s deadly earthquakes.   When a fourth consecutive 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Afghanistan one year ago today, UNFPA was on the ground working tirelessly to ensure that essential health care services are integrated…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 3:03 PM

“I felt so lost and hopeless”

More than 90% of the casualties were women and children.   One year ago today, Afghanistan was reeling from the third 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the span of just a few days. More than 90% of the casualties were women and children, and tens of thousands more were impacted by the dea…

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  Afghanistan Update · [email protected]

October 11, 2024 at 3:03 PM

“I felt so lost and hopeless”

More than 90% of the casualties were women and children.   One year ago today, Afghanistan was reeling from the third 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the span of just a few days. More than 90% of the casualties were women and children, and tens of thousands more were impacted by the dea…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 10, 2024 at 12:02 AM

“We fled with literally nothing with us”

How you can deliver lifesaving care in Lebanon today.   “We left our homes with only the clothes on our backs. The day we left, an air strike struck our village, killed our neighbors and destroyed our house.” This is what Salwa in Lebanon told us. More than 90,000 people in Lebanon …

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  Anu Surendran, CEO at USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 7, 2024 at 1:19 PM

An update after a year of suffering in Gaza

I’m urgently calling for your support today.   One year ago today, Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel triggered a conflict that has resulted in catastrophic suffering in Gaza. UNFPA deplores the loss of life in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank in the escalating crisis since October 7t…

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  Anu Surendran, CEO at USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 7, 2024 at 1:19 PM

One year of suffering

I’m urgently calling for your support today.   One year ago today, Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel triggered a conflict that has resulted in catastrophic suffering in Gaza. UNFPA deplores the loss of life in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank in the escalating crisis since October 7t…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 6, 2024 at 3:47 PM

In Gaza, basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach

Dignity Kit costs $15 to create, but the contents are priceless to the recipients.   For 364 days, people in Gaza have lived each day in terror and grief. The health system is in a state of total collapse and basic necessities such as fuel, water, and food are nearly impossible to o…

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  Jacob Geers, USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 6, 2024 at 3:47 PM

In Gaza, basic hygiene supplies have become out of reach

Dignity Kit costs $15 to create, but the contents are priceless to the recipients.   For 364 days, people in Gaza have lived each day in terror and grief. The health system is in a state of total collapse and basic necessities such as fuel, water, and food are nearly impossible to o…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 5, 2024 at 5:03 PM

How we’re helping women give birth safely

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is nearing the one-year mark.   As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza nears the one-year mark, we are asking our most dedicated supporters to step up and help us reach our $100,000 goal to deliver lifesaving maternal health care to pregnant women, n…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 5, 2024 at 5:03 PM

How we’re helping women give birth safely

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is nearing the one-year mark.   As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza nears the one-year mark, we are asking our most dedicated supporters to step up and help us reach our $100,000 goal to deliver lifesaving maternal health care to pregnant women, n…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM

A letter from a mother in Gaza

This is motherhood in Gaza.   Over 155,000 expectant and new mothers like Ala’a are caught in a relentless struggle marked by exhaustion, trauma, and severe hunger. Through it all, UNFPA and its partners, including the field hospital Ala’a went to, have been working tirelessly to …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM

A letter from a mother in Gaza

This is motherhood in Gaza.   A Letter from a Mother in Gaza The sound of rockets and bombs was louder than my happiness, but I decided with my little baby that we will overcome all difficulties. We will survive whatever happens. While seven months pregnant, I was forced t…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 4:33 PM

Suhad’s story

Any support you provide will make a difference.   “Every time it rains, the tent floods and it takes days for the beds to dry out. Today I’m scheduled for a C-section, then I'll return to the same suffering. It will be extremely difficult after the birth, from the physical pain to s…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

October 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM

The situation in Gaza and the West Bank is dire

Any support you provide will make a difference.   “Every time it rains, the tent floods and it takes days for the beds to dry out. Today I’m scheduled for a C-section, then I'll return to the same suffering. It will be extremely difficult after the birth, from the physical pain to s…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

October 2, 2024 at 11:03 PM

Catastrophe

The crisis in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe, and we cannot look away from this suffering. Here is the latest: MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT 1.9 million people, 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displ…

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  Gaza Alert · [email protected]

October 2, 2024 at 11:03 PM

Catastrophe

The crisis in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe.   The situation on the ground in Gaza is nothing short of a catastrophe, and we cannot look away from this suffering. Here is the latest: MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT 1.9 million people, 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displ…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 1, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Ongoing conflict has turned Gaza into the abyss

Over 41,000 people have lost their lives, and over 90,000 have been injured.   Ongoing conflict has turned Gaza into the abyss according to one UN official as this crisis approaches the one-year mark. Everything is destroyed. Life has halted. Over 41,000 people have lost their lives…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

October 1, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Everything is destroyed

Over 41,000 people have lost their lives, and over 90,000 have been injured.   Ongoing conflict has turned Gaza into the abyss according to one UN official as this crisis approaches the one-year mark. Everything is destroyed. Life has halted. Over 41,000 people have lost their lives…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 3:33 PM

“Thanks to the Dignity Kits, I can live freely and healthily”

Can women and girls in crisis count on your gift today?   When disaster strikes, women and girls continue to menstruate, often without access to personal care supplies, clean water, or privacy. Periods don’t stop during emergencies. That’s why UNFPA is delivering Dignity Kits to wom…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Every $15 you give today is enough to deliver a UNFPA Dignity Kit to one more woman or girl in need

Can women and girls in crisis count on your gift today?   When disaster strikes, women and girls continue to menstruate, often without access to personal care supplies, clean water, or privacy. Periods don’t stop during emergencies. That’s why UNFPA is delivering Dignity Kits to wom…

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  Lebanon Alert · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Pregnant women are enduring physical and mental distress

We have urgent updates out of Lebanon.   We have urgent updates out of Lebanon, where escalating hostilities in the south have displaced over 113,000 people, including 31,655 women of reproductive age and 9,045 adolescent girls. 1,300 women are currently pregnant, with 146 expected …

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  Lebanon Alert · [email protected]

September 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Pregnant women are enduring physical and mental distress

We have urgent updates out of Lebanon.   We have urgent updates out of Lebanon, where escalating hostilities in the south have displaced over 113,000 people, including 31,655 women of reproductive age and 9,045 adolescent girls. 1,300 women are currently pregnant, with 146 expected …

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM

“That, I believe, is what saved my life”

Will you deliver Emergency Birth Kits to mothers around the world?   Even in the face of war, violence, disaster, and uncertainty, too many women are forced to give birth under dangerous conditions. Many are left homeless or separated from their family and support systems shortly be…

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  USA for UNFPA · [email protected]

September 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM

“That, I believe, is what saved my life”

Will you deliver Emergency Birth Kits to mothers around the world?   Even in the face of war, violence, disaster, and uncertainty, too many women are forced to give birth under dangerous conditions. Many are left homeless or separated from their family and support systems shortly be…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

September 23, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Underground delivery rooms are saving lives

UNFPA has been providing care on the ground in Ukraine since the first bombs fell.   When the war in Ukraine began nearly 2.5 years ago, no one knew it would continue this long and cause this much suffering. But today, more than 10 million people remain displaced from their homes an…

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  Ukraine Update · [email protected]

September 23, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Underground delivery rooms are saving lives

UNFPA has been providing care on the ground in Ukraine since the first bombs fell.   When the war in Ukraine began nearly 2.5 years ago, no one knew it would continue this long and cause this much suffering. But today, more than 10 million people remain displaced from their homes an…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 21, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Pregnant women are under life threatening conditions

It’s difficult, if not impossible, for mothers to reach a safe place to deliver their babies.   In Gaza, pregnant and breastfeeding women are under life threatening conditions. Pregnant women are three times more likely to die during childbirth, and miscarriages have increased by 30…

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  Gaza Update · [email protected]

September 21, 2024 at 3:17 PM

Pregnant women are under life threatening conditions

It’s difficult, if not impossible, for mothers to reach a safe place to deliver their babies.   In Gaza, pregnant and breastfeeding women are under life threatening conditions. Pregnant women are three times more likely to die during childbirth, and miscarriages have increased by 30…

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