04 October 2024

Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem on the suffering of women and girls in the Middle East

07 October 2024

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A midwife in Rafah describes the chaos and suffering of childbirth

Published on: 04/03/2024

Hear from a midwife at Al-Helal Al Emirati Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, as she describes the chaos and suffering of childbirth in her hospital.

Learn more about how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding here.

12 August 2024
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Maternity hospital burns in Gaza amid ongoing war

Published on: 12/04/2024

“It is full of the smell of death."

The scenes of destruction in Gaza are unimaginable. Maternity wards emptied of patients and destroyed as life-saving maternal health supplies burn.

Pregnant women have nowhere to go to give birth safely.

See the levels of destruction and hear about the impact on pregnant women from Dominic Allen, Representative for UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—in Palestine on his recent visit to Khan Younis.

Resources

UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #7 - 6 April, 2024

Resource date: Apr 2024

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA Palestine

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14 March 2024

Updates

Five ways UNFPA’s partnership with Australia is making a difference in the lives of women and girls

08 Mar 2024

With support from Australia, UNFPA has delivered supplies in response to the earthquake in Nepal and works with the Government to build resilience to crises. © UNFPA Nepal/Bikash Karki
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UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #6 - 1 March, 2024

Resource date: Mar 2024

Publisher: UNFPA Palestine

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

Published on: 21/02/2024

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.

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