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Newborns struggle to survive at maternity hospital in Rafah (Gaza)

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Newborns struggle to survive at maternity hospital in Rafah (Gaza)

Newborns struggle to survive at maternity hospital in Rafah (Gaza)

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.

22 February 2024

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

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

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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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From recovery to resilience: Zeynab's story after the earthquakes in Northwest Syria

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Thanks to a UNFPA safe space, Zeynab has learned a range of new livelihood skills and is getting back on her feet financially and psychologically following the traumatic earthquakes of February 2023. © Muhannad Barbori/Ihsan Organization.
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Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza

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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

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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.

15 February 2024
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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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