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

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
  • 23 February 2024
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Statement

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Civilians in Gaza in extreme peril while the world watches on: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe

21 February 2024

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Updates

UK announces £4.25 million (c. $5.3 million) for UNFPA’s humanitarian response in the occupied Palestinian territories to support women and girls

25 Feb 2024

The new UK contribution will enable UNFPA to provide more critical reproductive health supplies to Gaza. © UNFPA/Bisan Ouda
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Resources

UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #5 - 24 January 2024

Resource date: Feb 2024

Publisher: UNFPA Palestine

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The nightmare for women and girls in Gaza is getting worse

Published on: 02/02/2024

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.

Updates

Japan continues to prioritize the most vulnerable women and girls in humanitarian settings

31 Jan 2024

Setyelem, 29, suffered from the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. She received care thanks to UNFPA, with funding from the Government of Japan. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Statement

Joint statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on humanitarian supplies crossing into Gaza

21 October 2023

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Canada

Donor rankings include UN-to-UN transfers, which are UNFPA's top source of revenue overall.

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Effective 1 January 2022, UNFPA adopted a new revenue recognition policy; however, for the purposes of this website, information is presented based on previous policy to allow comparability of information across different years.

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How one woman in Gaza triumphed above marital violence, and cancer, to inspire other survivors

A survivor of gender-based violence takes part in an embroidery class as part of the life skills training programme at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Jabilya, in the Gaza Strip. © Abdel Shafi Community Health Association
  • 09 December 2022
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