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Diene Keita appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Stories & Blogs UNFPAAug 29, 2025(Press Release )

Ms. Diene Keita was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of United Nations Under-Secretary-General.

The scars of gender-based violence run deep in South Sudan – but so does the will to heal

Stories & Blogs UNFPAAug 06, 2025(News )

In South Sudan, women and girls face the overlapping dangers of prolonged conflict, cattle raiding, displacement from climate shocks and harmful patriarchal traditions.

As hunger soars in northeastern Nigeria, WFP funds dry up

Stories & Blogs WFPAug 05, 2025(Story )

Without urgent donations, 1.3 million people risk losing food assistance

Emergency food assistance grinds to a halt in Nigeria amid surging insecurity and record hunger

Stories & Blogs WFPJul 23, 2025(News )

Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices: endure increasingly severe hunger, migrate, or possibly risk exploitation by extremist groups in the region.

Millions risk losing access to humanitarian food assistance amid funding slowdown in South Sudan

Stories & Blogs WFPJul 22, 2025(News )

Half the population of South Sudan – 7.7 million people – are facing severe hunger.

EU and WFP enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities in Uganda.

Stories & Blogs WPFJul 02, 2025(News )

Uganda hosts 1.9 million refugees and asylum seekers, making it the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa.

Refugees escaping Sudan face escalating hunger and malnutrition as food aid risks major reductions

Stories & Blogs WPFJun 30, 2025(News )

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that millions of Sudanese refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries risk plunging deeper into hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortages force drastic cuts to life saving food as

From tradition to transformation: Ending female genital mutilation in Guinea-Bissau

Stories & Blogs UNFPAJun 25, 2025(Story )

In the West African country of Guinea-Bissau, more than 400,000 girls and women have undergone genital mutilation.

WFP expands footprint in Khartoum as families starts to return to devastated capital.

Stories & Blogs WFPJun 10, 2025(News )

The needs are immense. We saw widespread destruction, limited access to water, healthcare, and electricity, and a cholera outbreak.

A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Stories & Blogs UNFPAApr 04, 2025(News )

What Ms. Azina didn’t know was that without urgent healthcare, both her pregnancy and childbirth could also hold deadly consequences.