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Impossible choices in Gaza: “Women are giving birth prematurely because of terror”

calendar_today23 February 2024

The Al-Helal Al-Emirati maternity hospital in Rafah is one of the last remaining functioning health facilities in southern Gaza. Midwives are delivering more than 70 babies per day in dire conditions and while drastically under-supplied. © UNFPA Palestine/Bisan Ouda
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Expectant mother describes “horror” in Gaza

calendar_today20 February 2024

Expectant mother describes “horror” in Gaza

Expectant mother describes “horror” in Gaza

Pregnant women in Rafah are being told to bring their own mattress and pillow to give birth in the maternity ward.

Hear from Suhad (36), right before her scheduled C-section, about the desperate situation for expectant mothers like her.

See how UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is making motherhood safer in Gaza.
 

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Women in Syria are still homeless and vulnerable one year after earthquakes

calendar_today12 February 2024

Women in Syria are still homeless and vulnerable one year after earthquakes

Women in Syria are still homeless and vulnerable one year after earthquakes

A year after massive earthquakes devastated north-west Syria, many women are still living in temporary shelters and exposed to heightened risks like gender-based violence.

See how UNFPA has been supporting them and stay updated on our ongoing humanitarian response.

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Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives

calendar_today26 February 2024

UNFPA and UNICEF’s Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation works with grassroots activists to encourage communities to abandon the practice. © UNFPA Somalia
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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe

calendar_today21 February 2024

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UK announces £4.25 million (c. $5.3 million) for UNFPA’s humanitarian response in the occupied Palestinian territories to support women and girls

calendar_today25 February 2024

The new UK contribution will enable UNFPA to provide more critical reproductive health supplies to Gaza. © UNFPA/Bisan Ouda
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Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza

calendar_today20 December 2023

Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza

Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza

“These kits contain many essential items which are in severe shortage,” says Dr. Khawla, Head of Nursing at Nasser Hospital in Gaza.

Every day in the occupied Palestinian territory, aid workers like Dr. Khawla are risking their lives to deliver emergency assistance to women and girls.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

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Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance

calendar_today20 December 2023

Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance

Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance

“This war has taken everything from us,” said Helen (18), an internally displaced woman in Gaza.

See her heartbreaking story and learn how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency— is responding to this humanitarian crisis.

16 February 2024

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Communities in healing, a year after two tragic earthquakes shook southern Türkiye

calendar_today06 February 2024

The team from the UNFPA-supported safe space for women and girls in Türkiye’s southeastern Malatya region during outreach work, where they share information about the services available. © UNFPA Turkiye/Eren Korkmaz
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