Statement

Gaza Famine a Catastrophe for Mothers and Infants

calendar_today22 August 2025

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News

As famine looms in Gaza, pregnant women and newborns face life-threatening health risks

calendar_today19 May 2025

Israel’s catastrophic aid blockade on Gaza has gone on for over two months, in which all supplies – including food, medicine, shelter and fuel – have been cut off. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
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From natural process to nightmare: How Gaza’s women and girls cope with their periods in a war zone

calendar_today02 June 2025

Women and young girls in a destroyed displacement camp in Gaza. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
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The aid blockade in Gaza must end now

calendar_today23 May 2025

The aid blockade in Gaza must end now

The aid blockade in Gaza must end now

Women and children in Gaza are being starved in full view of the world.

On top of this, they face severe shortages of medicine and life-saving care amid relentless attacks on hospitals.

See why UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is calling for the aid blockade to end now.

Publication date

May 2025

Author

UNFPA Palestine

Resources

Palestine Situation Report - April 2025

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Video

Mothers in Gaza deserve to give birth safely

calendar_today05 May 2025

Mothers in Gaza deserve to give birth safely

Mothers in Gaza deserve to give birth safely

Every mother deserves a safe birth.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the case for Adlah, who had to deliver her baby under bombardment and displacement in Gaza.

Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting mothers during humanitarian crises.

Video

Pregnant women in the West Bank are struggling to access life-saving care

calendar_today29 April 2025

Pregnant women in the West Bank are struggling to access life-saving care

Pregnant women in the West Bank are struggling to access life-saving care

“I was almost unconscious, vomiting, feverish.”

Nadine was moments away from delivering her baby when she was trapped at a roadblock in the occupied West Bank.

Maternity care is essential to save lives, especially in humanitarian settings.

Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is working to ensure safe birth.

Publication date

Apr 2025

Author

UNFPA Palestine

Resources

Palestine Situation Report #16 - March 2025

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News

Between siege and survival: The unheard struggles of mothers in the West Bank

calendar_today11 April 2025

A woman stands amid the rubble of her home following a raid by the Israel forces in Jenin, in Palestine’s West Bank. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic
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“Every pregnancy these days is a struggle”: Restoring life-saving healthcare in Gaza

calendar_today10 March 2025

A temporary health centre in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza is supported by UNFPA through health workers, essential medicine and equipment. © UNFPA / Yasmeen Sous
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