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14 October 2023
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UNFPA Receives Life-Saving Shipment of Oxytocin to Aid Maternal Health in Sudan

UNFPA Receives Life-Saving Shipment of Oxytocin to Aid Maternal Health in Sudan

In a significant step towards improving maternal healthcare in Sudan, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) received a crucial shipment of 1.1... Read more

10 May 2023
Statement
Continued attacks on health facilities in Sudan deprive women of reproductive health care

Continued attacks on health facilities in Sudan deprive women of reproductive health care

UNFPA condemns the attack on a maternity hospital in Khartoum yesterday, which underscores the horrific toll the fighting is exacting on Sudan’s... Read more

6 May 2023
News
Two midwives at a UNFPA-supported clinic before conflict gripped the country and all but obliterated its health service. © UNFPA

As catastrophe grips Sudan, heroic midwives help women deliver babies in a warzone

“We are working all day every day across three hospitals. For women and girls who don’t have means of transportation, we go to their homes to ensure... Read more

2 April 2023
News
Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFP

Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan

5 February 2023
Press Release
The Government of Japan and UNFPA Sudan sign US$0.6 million contribution agreement for life-saving maternal care

The Government of Japan and UNFPA Sudan sign US$0.6 million contribution agreement for life-saving maternal care

The Government of Japan and the United Nations Population Fund signed a US$0.6 million contribution agreement to improve access to life-saving... Read more

10 January 2023
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UNFPA Field Hospital in Tunaydbah Refugee Settlement

Sudan: How many kilometers do women cross to give birth?

After being carried for three kilometers in rain and mud, Nasreen finally reached the hospital. She was eight months pregnant – and going into labor... Read more

18 October 2022
News
Mr. Mohamed Lemine, UNFPA Representative in Sudan and H.E Ms. Signe Burgstaller, Ambassador of Sweden in Sudan

Sweden and UNFPA Sudan sign US$3.2 million additional contribution agreement

Sweden and UNFPA Sudan sign US$3.2 million additional contribution agreement

11 October 2022
News
Violence never stopped - neither did her hope

Violence never stopped - neither did her hope

Violence never stopped - neither did her hope

2 June 2022
News
How Solar-Powered Lanterns are Ensuring Safe Births in Sudan

How Solar-Powered Lanterns are Ensuring Safe Births in Sudan

Majority of women in Sudan rely on midwives during and after pregnancy. Their critical role goes beyond delivering babies. They also provide... Read more

5 May 2022
News
My business saved me, empowered me

My business saved me, empowered me

My business saved me, empowered me

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