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'Worse Than Hell': The Perils Of Pregnancy In War-torn Gaza

Forced to flee her home by Israeli bombardment, Asmaa Ahmed gave birth in the middle of the night in a Gaza City school that had no electricity.

International Business Times · Mar 6, 2024

Prada Group Extends Women's Empowerment Programme To Mexico With UNFPA

Prada Group and UNFPA collaborate to empower women artisans in Mexico through fashion and health training.

5,000 Births In Gaza Expected In March, Over 180 Babies Born Daily: UK To Send £4.25m For Vulnerable Women And Children

The UK has pledged more than £4 million to tackle the severe period poverty and humanitarian crisis for pregnant women and girls in Gaza.

International Business Times UK · Feb 26, 2024

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Gender equality goals under threat in climate crisis-hit countries, says UN

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Malnourished, sick and scared: Pregnant women in Gaza face ‘unthinkable challenges’

Before the latest escalation in violence between Israel and Hamas, pregnant women in the Gaza Strip could have health check-ups, get advice on nutrition and prepare their homes for the arrival of their babies. Today, thousands are living in shelters where there is not enough food or clean water, and…

France 24 · Nov 6, 2023

Gaza mothers fear for premature babies as Israeli siege cripples hospitals

At least 130 babies are dependent on electric incubators that are vulnerable to power cuts as Gaza runs out of fuel.

Al Jazeera · Nov 2, 2023

FGM ban in the Gambia under threat as calls grow to repeal law

Women’s rights campaigners denounce ‘hugely regressive’ proposals from political and religious leaders to decriminalise practice

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

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Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women

Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

Women in these Indian states live the longest, as per Government data

The life expectancy of women in several Indian states is higher than that of men, UNFPA's India Ageing Report 2023 has revealed. The report sheds the light on current population aging scenario and the demographic, and socio-economic status of the elderly population.

The Times of India · Oct 1, 2023

Morning Digest | India’s elderly population to double to over 20% by 2050, says UNFPA report; EPFO likely to give employers extension to validate joint forms, and more

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The Hindu · Sep 28, 2023

India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of population by 2050: UNFPA report

UNFPA India's 2023 Ageing Report calls for government to increase awareness of schemes for elderly, bring all old age homes under regulatory purview, and facilitate in situ ageing. Report projects 279% growth in 80+ population by 2050, with majority being widowed, highly dependent women. Report highlights lack of data on…

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2023

‘I just want justice’: Ukrainians struggle with hidden war crime of sexual violence

Thousands of adults and children may have survived Russian sexual assaults but few have come forward and far fewer have seen any punishment

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Moroccan girls at risk of sexual assault, forced marriage after earthquake

Concerns are rife about trafficking, menstrual hygiene and securing safe childbirth.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023

India needs comprehensive sexuality education

Understanding sexual consent is important not only to learn about violation and abuse, but also to maintain healthy relationships

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023

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Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023

In Rwanda, teenage pregnancies are rising. The cost is high, analysts say

Previous efforts to combat teen pregnancies were met with success in Rwanda, but that progress has now stagnated.

Dynamite News · Aug 17, 2023

Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, says UN as more than 1 million flee

The United Nations has voiced grave concerns over the civil war in Sudan saying it is "spiralling out of control", as more than a million people have left the country to neighbouring nations since April as fighting between two warring factions has turned the nation into a war zone, according…

The Hindu · Aug 3, 2023

The many challenges of ensuring maternal and child health in India

A WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA paper titled ‘Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth progress report 2023’, observed that India’s share of the total maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths was about 17%. Both newborns and women are extremely vulnerable in the hours and days after birth and therefore…

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

UNFPA signs pact with Jaipur university on population dynamics

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur, to integrate population dynamics and gender concerns into the curriculum, which will facilitate a deeper understanding of the global challenges on these issues.

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Bangkok Post · Jun 8, 2023

China, India have fewer people than the UN thinks

In April, the United Nations estimated that India had overtaken China as the world's most populous country. While the announcement received a great deal of media attention, India's 2024 census will likely reveal that the UN's projections have been vastly overestimated.

Bangkok Post · Jun 1, 2023

Backsliding on maternal mortality

In 2020, an estimated 287,000 women died in pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after delivering, according to the latest data from the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group, which includes the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). This figure is roughly equivalent to the death toll of the 2004 Indian Ocean…

Bangkok Post · May 28, 2023

Menstrual health and climate crisis

Menstruation is too often treated as a taboo topic and this stigma is pronounced in emergencies, where the challenges of managing menstruation are amplified. Asia and the Pacific are especially vulnerable to climate change, with droughts, floods and extreme storms that will continue to devastate critical infrastructure.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2023

UN Reports Warn Floods Threaten Quarter of IDP Sites in Yemen

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of floods threatening one-quarter of the Internally displaced persons' sites in Yemen. There are more than half a million individuals in these camps. Climate change and civil turbulences have widely impacted food item prices…

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

More than 350,000 pregnant women who survived Turkey-Syria earthquake need urgent healthcare

Pregnant women who lost relatives, friends, and homes in quake take refuge in makeshift camps where it is difficult to access food and clean water

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

Funding uncertainty weighs on UN maternal health agency

PATTAYA, Thailand — Ten years ago, Ukraine wasn’t a relatively large recipient of international aid for health and family planning.

Roll Call · Jan 11, 2023

Funding uncertainty weighs on UN maternal health agency - Roll Call

The U.S. has ping-ponged between supporting the United Nations Population Fund and pulling its funding altogether.

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