United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is reaching unprecedented levels. An estimated 50,000 pregnant women are at severe risk as hospitals are destroyed and humanitarian aid is blocked. Every day, 130 babies are born under increasingly dangerous conditions, with limited access to medical care. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is working to support these women through mobile maternity units, but resources are depleting rapidly due to aid disruptions. The need for international support has never been greater. See the full Euronews story here: https://unf.pa/uoi #CeasefireNOW

Partners like the United Kingdom are critical in helping us deliver for women and girls. In 2023, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): ?? Prevented 17.9 million unintended pregnancies ?? Protected 162,044 girls from female genital mutilation ?? Averted 33,980 maternal deaths #PartnersAtCore like the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office makes this possible: https://unf.pa/fcdogovUK #FundUNFPA #GlobalGoals

?? Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world. It's happening everywhere, and it needs to stop NOW. See what the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is doing to #ENDviolence against women and girls: https://unf.pa/gbvd #StandUp4HumanRights

???? The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s funding enables the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to deliver a world where: ?? every pregnancy is wanted ?? every childbirth is safe ?? every young person's potential is fulfilled Learn more: https://unf.pa/fcdogovUK #PartnersAtCore #FundUNFPA

?? Families in North #Gaza are living through an unrelenting nightmare. Every day, they face destruction, humiliation and starvation. See how the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is responding and join the urgent call for a #CeasefireNOW: unf.pa/opt

“Survivors of sexual violence are running away and hiding because their families have threatened to end their lives to wash away dishonour," explains a counsellor in #Sudan. Counsellors in Gedaref State supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are caring for women and girls who recently fled Aj Jazirah. Some reported seeing women throw themselves into the river to avoid being abused by armed men. #StandUp4HumanRights and see how we’re delivering life-saving support to survivors of sexual violence: https://unf.pa/yds #KeepEyesOnSudan #ENDviolence

What women and girls need most as climate crises take a severe toll around the world.

“We must do better. It’s time to say enough to violence.” — Dr. Natalia Kanem Join the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to say enough to this violation of human rights and see how we’re taking action to #ENDviolence: https://unf.pa/gbv #WednesdayWisdom

After 1000 days, the war in #Ukraine continues to: ?? kill and injure civilians ?? destroy vital infrastructure ?? target hospitals and humanitarians. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provides life-saving maternal health, safe spaces for sexual violence survivors, and psychosocial support.

?? Floods ?? Cyclones ? Earthquakes Caused more than ? of displacements involving women and girls in 2023. See what women and girls need most as #climate disasters wreak havoc across the world and join the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to take #ClimateAction: unf.pa/wwg #COP29