UNFPA Arab States

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Joined March 2023

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 9

Midwives are saving lives in #Somalia, no matter the circumstances. “In every crisis the country faces, it is the midwives who carry the burden.” With over 3M displaced, many pregnant women lack access to care. 🎥 Meet Nadiifo—and see the impact of midwives on the frontlines.

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · 10 h

In the absence of hospitals and health facilities, this mobile clinic in #Daraa is a lifeline. With support from the @EUinSyria, @UNFPA is providing critical health services, including maternal health care for women displaced from #Sweida. #LeavingNoOneBehind

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. In the absence of hospitals and health facilities, this mobile clinic in #Daraa is a lifeline.

With support from the @EUinSyria, @UNFPA is providing critical health services, including maternal health care for women displaced from #Sweida.

#LeavingNoOneBehind

UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 22

Pregnant women and newborns are facing catastrophic hunger in #Gaza. 1 in 3 pregnancies is high-risk. 1 in 5 newborns is underweight or premature. Mothers too malnourished to breastfeed Baby formula almost depleted. @UNFPA is ready to respond. #OpenUpGaza

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. Pregnant women and newborns are facing catastrophic hunger in #Gaza.

1 in 3 pregnancies is high-risk.

1 in 5 newborns is underweight or premature.

Mothers too malnourished to breastfeed

Baby formula almost depleted.

@UNFPA is ready to respond.

#OpenUpGaza

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 22

🚨 In #Gaza, pregnant women are starving. Some weigh less than 40kg. 1 in 3 pregnancies is high-risk. Women are giving birth without food, water, or medical care. Newborns are dying from hunger and neglect. This is not a crisis — it’s a humanitarian collapse. #CeaseFireNow

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. 🚨 In #Gaza, pregnant women are starving. Some weigh less than 40kg.

1 in 3 pregnancies is high-risk.

Women are giving birth without food, water, or medical care.

Newborns are dying from hunger and neglect.

This is not a crisis — it’s a humanitarian collapse.

#CeaseFireNow

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 22

"Young people are not merely beneficiaries — they are partners in implementation and true agents of peace." Bothaina Qamar, Regional Technical Advisor for Adolescents & Youth during the launch of the Arab Strategy and Action Plan on Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS). #YouthLead

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. "Young people are not merely beneficiaries — they are partners in implementation and true agents of peace."

Bothaina Qamar, Regional Technical Advisor for Adolescents &amp; Youth during the launch of the Arab Strategy and Action Plan on Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS).
#YouthLead

UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 21

🚨Starvation is tightening its grip on #Gaza. 2 million people face acute hunger. 155,000 pregnant women & new mothers are barely surviving. Too weak to breastfeed. No formula. No clean water. Thousands of newborns are at risk of death or irreversible harm. Enough.#Ceasefire

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. 🚨Starvation is tightening its grip on #Gaza.

2 million people face acute hunger.

155,000 pregnant women &amp; new mothers are barely surviving.

Too weak to breastfeed. No formula. No clean water.

Thousands of newborns are at risk of death or irreversible harm.

Enough.#Ceasefire

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 21

Low fertility isn’t the problem. Lack of choice is. We need policies that support people — not push them. ✅ Childcare ✅ Parental leave ✅ Job security ✅ Reproductive health access Read the full report: unf.pa/44z1Y0A #ChoiceNotChance

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. Low fertility isn’t the problem. Lack of choice is.

We need policies that support people — not push them.

✅ Childcare
✅ Parental leave
✅ Job security
✅ Reproductive health access

Read the full report: unf.pa/44z1Y0A
#ChoiceNotChance

UNFPA Arab States Retweeted

UNFPA@UNFPA · Jul 17

Despite displacement and hostilities, case workers in #Gaza, like Amal, provide vital services for women. Discover their incredible determination and see why safe spaces supported by @UNFPA—the @UN sexual and reproductive health agency—are under threat: unf.pa/tpa

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 20

"I came to the clinic because I’m afraid — for myself, for my newborn. I have no milk to feed him" Sahar is one of thousands of women in #Gaza giving birth under bombardment, without food, medicine, or shelter. @UNFPA is on the ground, but the needs are overwhelming. #Ceasefire

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. "I came to the clinic because I’m afraid — for myself, for my newborn. I have no milk to feed him"

Sahar is one of thousands of women in #Gaza giving birth under bombardment, without food, medicine, or shelter.

@UNFPA is on the ground, but the needs are overwhelming. #Ceasefire

UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 20

In #Gaza: 🔴Pregnant women and new mothers are starving. 🔴Maternal and newborn deaths are rising 🔴Health care is inaccessible @UNFPA is delivering critical care—but only a #Ceasefire can end this nightmare. Read more: unf.pa/45dIWOQ?fbclid…

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet card. The situation in the occupied Palestinian territory remains disastrous. By mid-July 2025, more than 59,000 people had been killed and nearly 1.9 million displaced in Gaza alone. Health systems are on...

UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 19

12.1 million people in #Sudan—a quarter of the population—are at risk of gender-based violence. That’s a 200% increase in just one year. The scale is staggering. The world must act to protect women and girls. #KeepEyesOnSudan

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. 12.1 million people in #Sudan—a quarter of the population—are at risk of gender-based violence.

That’s a 200% increase in just one year.

The scale is staggering.

The world must act to protect women and girls.
#KeepEyesOnSudan

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 19

In 2024, @UNFPA and partners in the Arab region reached 5.8 million people with reproductive health and protection services. Now, funding cuts are putting women and girls at deadly risk. Without funds, our hands are tied. #LightsOut unf.pa/4ks4NGN

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. In 2024, @UNFPA and partners in the Arab region reached 5.8 million people with reproductive health and protection services.

Now, funding cuts are putting women and girls at deadly risk.

Without funds, our hands are tied.

#LightsOut
unf.pa/4ks4NGN

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 18

🚨 In #Gaza, relentless displacement is forcing thousands of women and girls into inhumane conditions — overcrowded, unsafe, and without food, water or medical care. This is a crisis of humanity. A #ceasefire is not optional — it is a lifesaving necessity.

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. 🚨 In #Gaza, relentless displacement is forcing thousands of women and girls into inhumane conditions — overcrowded, unsafe, and without food, water or medical care.

This is a crisis of humanity.

A #ceasefire is not optional — it is a lifesaving necessity.

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 17

📣 @WFP_UNHAS flights help @UNFPA provide life-saving aid to some of the hardest to reach women and girls. Yet UNHAS has received just 50% of the funding it needs to operate compared to this time last year. Without urgent funding, lives are at risk.

UUN Humanitarian Air Service@WFP_UNHAS · Jul 14

As humanitarian needs remain critical across #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 where 50% of the population is in need, #UNHAS✈️ continues to be a lifeline for over 100 humanitarian organizations, enabling access to remote and underserved areas where no alternative flight services exist.

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 17

Men are expected to provide — but many face job instability and pressure. They too are caught in a system that limits their choices. Read the full report: unf.pa/44z1Y0A #ChoiceNotChance

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. Men are expected to provide — but many face job instability and pressure.

They too are caught in a system that limits their choices.

Read the full report: unf.pa/44z1Y0A

#ChoiceNotChance

UNFPA Arab States Retweeted

UNFPA@UNFPA · Jul 14

🚨 Without adequate fuel, #Gaza faces a collapse of humanitarian efforts. Fuel must be allowed into Gaza in sufficient quantities and consistently to sustain life-saving operations. See the joint agency statement: unf.pa/jsu #FuelForGaza #OpenUpGaza

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 17

🚨 For the first time in 130 days, fuel has entered #Gaza — but it's only a fraction of what's urgently needed. To keep hospitals, humanitarian operations, and essential services running, far greater volumes must be allowed in and reach both the north and south. #FuelForGaza

$UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. 🚨 For the first time in 130 days, fuel has entered #Gaza — but it's only a fraction of what's urgently needed. To keep hospitals, humanitarian operations, and essential services running, far greater volumes must be allowed in and reach both the north and south. #FuelForGaza$

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 17

In #Gaza, women and girls are pushed beyond survival. No fuel, no food, no medicine. Mothers deliver in darkness. 50,000+ pregnant and breastfeeding women face starvation. Newborns at risk. This is not just a health crisis—it’s a crisis of humanity.

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. In #Gaza, women and girls are pushed beyond survival.

No fuel, no food, no medicine.

Mothers deliver in darkness.

50,000+ pregnant and breastfeeding women face starvation.

Newborns at risk.

This is not just a health crisis—it’s a crisis of humanity.

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UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 16

Laws alone don’t stop violence. Without funding, women and girls are left exposed and unprotected. @UNFPA will channel 40%+ of aid to local partners in 2025—but we need global support. know more: unf.pa/4ks4NGN

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. Laws alone don’t stop violence.

Without funding, women and girls are left exposed and unprotected.

@UNFPA will channel 40%+ of aid to local partners in 2025—but we need global support.

know more: unf.pa/4ks4NGN

UNFPA Arab States@UNFPA_ASRO · Jul 15

Maternity wards in #Gaza are overheating. Incubators are failing. Sterilization is unreliable. Fuel is running out. Pregnant women are giving birth in collapsing hospitals—without power, without safety, without care. A #ceasefire is not a demand. It is a lifeline. #FuelForGaza

UNFPA_ASRO's tweet image. Maternity wards in #Gaza are overheating.

Incubators are failing.
Sterilization is unreliable.
Fuel is running out.

Pregnant women are giving birth in collapsing hospitals—without power, without safety, without care.

A #ceasefire is not a demand. It is a lifeline. #FuelForGaza

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