Publisher

UNFPA Palestine

Publication date

Feb 2024

Resources

UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #5 - 24 January 2024

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29 December 2023

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The nightmare for women and girls in Gaza is getting worse

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The nightmare for women and girls in Gaza is getting worse

The nightmare for women and girls in Gaza is getting worse

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.

Statement

We cannot abandon the people of Gaza

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Statement

UNFPA calls for scale-up of humanitarian aid and improved access to sexual and reproductive health care for the women and girls of Gaza

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Video

Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

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Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births

From the newly created UNRWA field hospital in Gaza, UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen tells us the catastrophic situation on the ground.

With hospitals being far over capacity, midwives and doctors are beyond exhausted.

UNFPA is committed to providing them with much-needed support and supplies.

Video

Pregnant women in Gaza urgently need life-saving care

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Pregnant women in Gaza urgently need life-saving care

Pregnant women in Gaza urgently need life-saving care

“Pregnancy in these circumstances is an extraordinary suffering,” says Seba (28), who is 9 months pregnant and has two children.

People in Gaza don’t have water, food, enough blankets, hygiene facilities, and the medical assistance they need.

Let Seba share her heartbreaking story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency— is providing life-saving support to pregnant women in shelters in the southern Gaza Strip. Learn more.

Updates

Australia’s new support to women and girls in Gaza

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New funding from Australia will help address the immediate needs of women and girls in Gaza. © Bisan Ouda for UNFPA.
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“Pregnant women have suffered… The hospital is not safe.”

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

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

“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.

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Pregnant woman in Gaza suffers miscarriage

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Pregnant woman in Gaza suffers miscarriage

Pregnant woman in Gaza suffers miscarriage

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.