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30 June 2023
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In Port Sudan, UNFPA helps ensure safe birth for women and girls fleeing violence in Khartoum
PORT SUDAN, Sudan – Nine months pregnant, Omnia* fled the violence in Khartoum, leaving behind her home and everything she knew. After a dangerous five-day journey, she arrived at…
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02 June 2023
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Lives of pregnant women and newborns at risk in Sudan as hospitals run out of fuel
As conflict devastates Sudan, hospitals in Khartoum are struggling to keep critical services running amid severe fuel shortages and power cuts. Sarah, a midwife at Ombada Hospital…
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10 May 2023
Statement
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 women and families. To attack a…
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06 May 2023
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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 they give birth safely,” said…
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02 April 2023
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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
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05 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 the United Nations Population Fund signed a US$0.6 million contribution agreement to improve access to life-saving maternal health care for over 10,000…
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10 January 2023
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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. Suffering from pre-eclampsia,…
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18 October 2022
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Sweden and UNFPA Sudan sign US$3.2 million additional contribution agreement
Sweden and UNFPA Sudan sign US$3.2 million additional contribution agreement
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11 October 2022
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Violence never stopped - neither did her hope
Violence never stopped - neither did her hope
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