Impact
Three Women
Three Stories
In 2022, millions of women, girls and young people received life-saving assistance. But the magnitude of the needs is immense and significant gaps remain.
Sudan
Amira Suliman was once displaced. Today she is a business owner, thanks to training in a centre supported by UNFPA. Amira is also a volunteer who gives back to her community, raising awareness on women’s health and empowerment in the same centre.
Ukraine
Nadia is 17 years old and from Chernihiv, a Ukrainian city on the border with Russia and Belarus. Her city suffered constant fire from the beginning of the full-scale invasion of her country. Despite what she went through, Nadia looks to the future with hope.
Afghanistan
One year after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, 17-year-old Mursal, a UNFPA supported peer counsellor, is still in disbelief that she can’t go back to school.
“It’s not right that they’re ordering us to hide our faces and stop going to school. I hope that young girls will not give up,” she says.
2022 results snapshot
UNFPA and its partners provided life-saving assistance to more than 30 million people. including services and supplies for emergency obstetric care to prevent maternal and newborn deaths, family planning and emergency contraception, prevention of and response to gender-based violence, including the clinical management of rape.
22 million
Women, girls and young people reached with sexual and reproductive health services in 50 countries.
1.4 million
Women helped to deliver babies safely in UNFPA-assisted facilities in 39 countries.
2 million
Women, girls and young people reached with GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response services in 46 countries.
1,000
Safe spaces for women and girls supported by UNFPA in 42 countries.
6.5 million
Women, girls and young people reached in person with information and awareness-raising activities in 50 countries.
2021 Humanitarian Funding
Asia and the Pacific
East and Southern Africa
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
West and Central Africa
Arab States
Top 10 humanitarian donors in 2022
Predictable and flexible humanitarian financing underpins UNFPA’s ability to prepare for and respond to increasing conflicts and disasters worldwide. UNFPA is grateful to all of its partners for their financial contributions in support of the needs of women and girls in humanitarian settings.
- United States of America
- United Nations inter-agency transfers
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Norway
- Canada
- European Commission
- Denmark
- Japan
- Italy