UNFPA Arabic - صندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان للدول العربية

14/06/2026

“My husband left me when he knew I had fistula and was so embarrassed of me.”

For Nesam and thousands of women in , obstetric fistula is more than a painful physical injury—it is a deeply isolating condition that often leads to social rejection. But healing is possible.

After undergoing life-changing repair surgery, Nesam was able to reclaim her life, her community, and her independence. Today, she is working, thriving, and sharing her story to inspire other survivors.

Obstetric fistula is preventable. It is treatable.

Every woman deserves her health, hope, and dignity back🧡

14/06/2026

“Malnutrition is rising—with devastating consequences for pregnant women and their babies.”— Francesco Galtieri, UNFPA in Yemen - صندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان في اليمن Representative.

faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises: 22 million people need assistance. Women and girls make up half of those affected, and two-thirds are of reproductive age—putting maternal health at risk.

Funding cuts have forced the suspension of one-third of UNFPA’s services, leaving women and newborns with nowhere to turn.

In Yemen, underfunding costs lives.


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Yemen remains gripped by one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with 22 million – out of a population of 35 million – requiring assistance. Women and girls account for half of those in need, and two-thirds of them are of childbearing age, placing reproductive health at the heart of the ...

11/06/2026

For thousands of women in , pregnancy is unfolding amid displacement, insecurity, damaged health facilities, and severe shortages—putting antenatal, delivery, and emergency care out of reach.

In the , movement restrictions and violence are also blocking access to essential maternal care.

Across Palestine, 127,000+ pregnant women are navigating fear, stress, and unmet needs.
Yet babies are still being born—and women still need skilled care before, during, and after childbirth.

Every woman has the right to a safe pregnancy and a —even in emergencies. Maternal and newborn care must be protected now.

11/06/2026

Violence continues in despite a ceasefire extension—pushing an already dire humanitarian crisis deeper. Women and girls face escalating protection risks, disrupted health care, and shrinking access to safe support.

Airstrikes have damaged a UNFPA-supported health centre and women and girls’ safe space—among the last still operating—while evacuations and intensified attacks drive fear and displacement.

UNFPA has reached 124,000+ people with life-saving services, but needs are rising fast.

Urgent funding is needed now—women and girls cannot wait.

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Violence persisted across Lebanon in spite of a ceasefire extension, further worsening an already critical humanitarian situation. Women and girls continue to face heightened protection risks, disrupted health services, and reduced access

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Across , women and girls are facing a deepening humanitarian crisis where conflict, displacement, and economic collapse are driving widespread but underreported gender-based violence.

Risks of violence, exploitation, and child marriage are rising, while access to services remains critically limited—90% of rural areas lack gender-based violence support. An estimated 6.2 million women and girls need assistance, but stigma and fear keep many survivors silent.

Protection is life-saving. Survivors need immediate access to safe, survivor-centred services, safe spaces, and referral pathways.

Women and girls in

09/06/2026

العدد الحالي للقابلات في المنطقة العربية قليل جداً- ويقل كثيراً عن المستويات العالمية- حيث تحتاج المنطقة إلى 130 ألف قابلة إضافية.

الآن هو وقت الاستثمار في القابلات وتعزيز النظم الصحية لكل إمرأة وكل مولود.

09/06/2026

Severe flooding in ’s Euphrates basin has affected 27,000+ people, damaging water stations, bridges, and roads—and cutting communities off from essential services.

Women and girls are most at risk, including 6,700 women of reproductive age, many of them pregnant, facing serious health and protection challenges.

UNFPA is delivering life-saving services, but urgent funding is needed to sustain the response over the next three months.

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Severe flooding in the Euphrates River basin, driven by heavy rainfall and upstream releases from the Tabqa Dam, has submerged parts of the Raqqa and Deir-ez-Zor governorates of Syria since late May 2026. The rising water levels have

08/06/2026

🚨 1 in 4 women and girls in are displaced by the current crisis.

In , UNFPA Deputy Executive Director - Management Mr. Andrew Saberton visited a public school that had turned overnight into a crowded shelter.

“Families are living behind curtains and temporary partitions to find a sliver of privacy.”

🎥 See how UNFPA is responding on the ground to provide life-saving health and protection services.

08/06/2026

is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Renewed hostilities and repeated displacement have forced over 1 million people from their homes, with women and girls among the most affected. An estimated 390,000 women of reproductive age, including 16,000 pregnant women, are struggling to access safe maternal care as health facilities are damaged or closed. Overcrowded shelters are also heightening protection risks, including gender-based violence.

UNFPA is urgently scaling up life-saving sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence services and is appealing for US$25 million to support 450,000 people.

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Lebanon is facing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Since 2 March 2026, escalating military airstrikes and ground incursions have claimed more than 3,400 lives. Attacks and displacement orders have forced over 1 million people to flee