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The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency launches US $1.2 billion humanitarian appeal as crises devastate women and girls’ health and rights
New York, 12 December 2023 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has issued a pressing call for US$1.2 billion to... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November)
For many women and girls, no place is completely safe. Violence invades their homes, schools and workplaces, and now, it is becoming alarmingly... Read more
UNFPA reinforces Humanitarian Leadership in West & Central Africa
The UNFPA West and Central Africa regional office recently organized a groundbreaking Regional Humanitarian Leadership Programme aimed at equipping... Read more
UNFPA signs MoU with West Africa Health Organisation
This collaboration marks a significant milestone in UNFPA's efforts to build upon the successful partnership within the framework of Universal... Read more
Sustained financial support and access are urgently needed to save lives in Niger and Sahel region
DAKAR, 1 September 2023 –The Regional United Nations (UN) agencies are concerned that millions of people are at severe risk unless humanitarian aid... Read more
UNFPA in Niger: Vital Support for Refugees and IDPs in Ouallam
The Ouallam refugee site in the Tillaberi region in Western Niger has received support from UNFPA with the deployment of midwives to assist pregnant... Read more
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2023
Conflict and natural disasters are compounding the challenges and hardship faced by millions of people around the world, driving record levels of... Read more
The desert, the body, the road
A personal journey through Mauritania and Senegal and the quest for women's sexual and reproductive health
From despair to triumph: a mother's journey to overcome fistula in Senegal
After undergoing 6 free operations to treat her fistula, organised by UNFPA and Global Affairs Canada, AS, a mother in her forties living in the... Read more
Greater African philanthropy support needed to advance Sexual and Reproductive Health
Dakar, Senegal 4th August 2023 - In her keynote address at the 4th annual African Philanthropy Conference, held in Saly, Senegal, 2-4th August, Dr... Read more