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International humanitarian law flouted as health and aid workers are targeted in conflicts around the world

On 30 March 2025, a rescue operation in Tal Al Sultan, Rafah, Gaza, recovered the bodies of 15 humanitarian workers from the Palestine Red Crescent Society, the Palestinian Civil Defense and the United Nations. The available information indicates that they were killed by Israeli forces on 23 March and buried under the sand.

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Mental health support teams in Ukraine offer a lifeline in a warzone

UNFPA’s mobile psychosocial support teams travel across Ukraine, including to the front lines, offering immediate emergency interventions as well as access to longer-term assistance. Credit: UNFPA Ukraine

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Men in detention face sexual torture amid war in Ukraine

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As Russian air strikes escalate against Ukraine, a hospital in Kyiv struggles to care for pregnant women and newborns

The Kyiv Regional Perinatal Centre, supported by UNFPA, is a critical maternity and newborn health facility in the city. Credit UNFPA Ukraine/ Isaac Hurskin

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The Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza was completely destroyed following a bombing raid by Israeli forces. © UNFPA/Dominic Allen

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Giving birth on Ukraine’s front line: How women and medical workers are coping under fire

Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar’s baby was born in the bunker of Maternity Hospital No. 5, in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa, which has come under consistent heavy shelling. © UNFPA Ukraine

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