International Women’s Day | Hear Her Story: Hajar Abed
Being a woman in Gaza today means living through suffering and heartbreak. Brave humanitarians like UNRWA's Hajar Abed still find the strength to help others - despite overwhelming personal loss. Hear her story.
International Women’s Day | Hear Her Story: Eva Hinds
“I'm always struck by how people are not giving up when the world is stacked against them.” Eva Hinds, spokesperson for the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) looks back at her work in Sudan helping young girls. Hear her story
International Women’s Day | Hear Her Story: Celine Schmitt
Women in humanitarian work often make difficult decisions about working in the field. “I am inspired by all the women and mothers I see in Syria.” Céline Schmitt, spokesperson for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Syria. Hear her story.
Hear Her Story | Dina Darwiche
“Solidarity, strength and hope” - Ghada Darwiche’s message to all women who have lost loved ones in war. Her daughter, @UNHCR staffer Dina was killed with her youngest son when an Israeli missile hit their #Lebanon home last year. Hear her story.
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Hear Her Story | Ulla Müller
"It's a terrifying dilemma: do we decide to stay and endure this pregnancy during this constant shelling or do we uproot our entire life and leave?” Ulla Müller at UNFPA Ukraine tells us about the challenges Ukrainian women face. Hear her story. #IWD2025 #ForAllWomenAndGirls @UNFPA_Global @UNFPAUkraineOfficial
Hear Her Story | Anne-Marie Nabintu
“But on this day, it was me”: Anne-Marie Nabintu @unwomen has spent her entire humanitarian career protecting the vulnerable. As fighting engulfed the eastern #DRC earlier this year, she found herself among the displaced. Hear her story. #IWD2025 #ForAllWomenAndGirls
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