Video
Newborns struggle to survive at maternity hospital in Rafah (Gaza)
21 February 2024
Incubators at Al-Helal Al-Emirati Hospital in Gaza are full of babies with dead or missing parents. Hear from two doctors at the hospital about this tragic situation and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
Learn more about the crisis in Gaza here.
News
23 February 2024
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.
Statement
21 February 2024
Updates
25 February 2024
“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.
“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.
Publisher
UNFPA Palestine
Publication date
Feb 2024
Resources
UNFPA Palestine representative Dominic Allen describes the nightmare situation he witnessed on his recent visit to Gaza.
He met women and girls living with the constant threat of bombs and pregnant women suffering from thirst, malnutrition and ill health.
Learn how UNFPA is providing them with much-needed support and supplies here.