“Pregnant women have suffered… The hospital is not safe.”

Published on: 10/11/2023

“Pregnant women have suffered… The hospital is not safe.”

Health care workers like Dr. Haya Hijazi are heroes, but they can’t save lives when bombs are falling and they are out of electricity and medicine.

Hear from Dr. Hijazi about the horrific situation for pregnant women in Gaza, where 180 births a day are taking place amid relentless bombardment, and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding.

Pregnant woman in Gaza suffers miscarriage

Published on: 20/11/2023

Alaa is one of the many pregnant women in Gaza who have been losing their babies from stress and malnutrition.

Hear her heartbreaking story and see how UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is taking action to make motherhood safer.

Learn more here.

Hospitals in the south of Gaza are struggling to assist pregnant women and newborns

Published on: 15/12/2023

Resources

UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #4 - 11 December 2023

Resource date: Dec 2023

Author: UNFPA

News

$1.2 billion needed in urgent UNFPA appeal for women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in 2024

Maryam waits to see a counsellor at a UNFPA mobile health clinic in Zendajan district in Afghanistan after the 7 October earthquake. The teams were on the ground providing life-saving maternal and reproductive health services and psychosocial support immediately after the disaster. © UNFPA Afghanistan

12 December 2023

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during the Security Council open briefing on the Situation in the Middle East

22 November 2023

Updates

Canada announces new support for pressing humanitarian needs in Gaza and the West Bank

13 Nov 2023

UNFPA remains focused on getting life-saving reproductive health supplies into Gaza. Canada’s new funding will support emergency assistance.

Statement

UNFPA statement on the dire situation of hospitals in Gaza

11 November 2023

News

A new flour mill offers unexpected respite from threats of violence in Sudan

A woman walks back from a newly-built flour mill in Shanisha, Blue Nile State. Women and girls in Sudan face constant threats of harassment and violence as they travel long distances, often alone, to reach basic essential services. © UNFPA Sudan

16 November 2023

Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza

16 November 2023

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“Pregnant women have suffered… The hospital is not safe.”

Pregnant woman in Gaza suffers miscarriage

Hospitals in the south of Gaza are struggling to assist pregnant women and newborns

UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #4 - 11 December 2023

$1.2 billion needed in urgent UNFPA appeal for women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in 2024

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem during the Security Council open briefing on the Situation in the Middle East

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Canada announces new support for pressing humanitarian needs in Gaza and the West Bank

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UNFPA statement on the dire situation of hospitals in Gaza

A new flour mill offers unexpected respite from threats of violence in Sudan

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza