(Kabul, 11 August 2022): The Afghan people continue to stand in dire need of international assistance despite an ongoing humanitarian response of unprecedented scale and nature. Over the past year,...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, 11 August 2022 – Haiti is trapped in a hunger and security crisis after a massive earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in the Caribbean nation a year ago, with about 4.5 million...
Paktika, Afghanistan – Minaz Bibi had just finished a midwifery course and was waiting for her deployment to a community health center when she received an unexpected call to report for an emergency...
To work toward addressing the conflict-driven health crisis in Borno, while adopting a localized approach to strengthen public health systems within the State, in 2017, the Women’s Refugee Commission...
Ethiopia + 1 more
9 August 2022, Bahir Dar, Amhara Region: UNFPA, the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, today handed over three high-spec ambulances and emergency RH kits worth around 9.4 million...
Colombia + 10 more
Highlights In 2022, an estimated 41.4 million people, of which 13.4 million children in the region, will need humanitarian support related to ongoing crises including migration flows from the...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – When Ruchika found out she was pregnant with her second child, in October of 2021, she could not have imagined that she would find herself, hours before delivering her baby, in a...
Appeal for USD 10.7 million to meet urgent needs of women and girls in Sri Lanka Bangkok / Colombo / New York, 8 August 2022 – UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has...
Reuben Musarandega, Jenny Cresswell, Thulani Magwali, Davidzoyashe Makosa, Rhoderick Machekano, Solwayo Ngwenya, Lennarth Nystrom, Robert Pattinson, Stephen Munjanja Abstract Background Sustainable...
World + 10 more
New York, 4 August 2022 - UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is pleased to announce the ten winners of its first-ever Joint Innovation Challenge, a competition to provide funding...
Brazzaville – Healthy life expectancy in the African region has increased on average by 10 years per person between 2000 and 2019, a World Health Organization (WHO) assessment reports. This rise is...
Introduction For decades, Somalia has suffered from prolonged conflict and extreme weather, including recurrent droughts and floods. The country is now facing an unprecedented forecast of a 4th...
MEKELLE, Tigray – “We tried to flee on the back of a truck, but they caught us. They took me away, raped me and left me in the bush.” Mahlet* was just 17 when she fled her home in November 2021 to...
(Caracas, 2 August 2022). The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, completed today his visit to Venezuela, his first to Latin America...
Uganda + 3 more
Overview The sector’s main objective is to ensure full integration of comprehensive primary health care services for refugees into national and local government systems, in line with the Health...
Uganda + 2 more
Overview In order for the lifesaving humanitarian needs for refugees and asylum seekers to be met, the Food Security Sector intends to improve access to adequate nutritious foods. This is being...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Cambodia has made great economic progress but undernutrition remains a major impediment to its human capital development. A multisectoral approach from all stakeholders is needed to...
The updated Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool, launching during World Breastfeeding Week, highlights the need for protection, promotion, and support for breastfeeding around the world. Ottawa, CANADA –...
Faryab, Afghanistan – Growing up, midwife Sima Ayobi witnessed how pregnant women struggled to access maternity care in their remote village in Faryab province. Experiencing the same challenge later...
Executive Summary Note: This update to the Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) builds upon the rapidly-developed document published on 3 March 2022 and the update published on 29 April 2022. This...