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Amid displacement and despair in Gaza, glimmers of hope for a better tomorrow

calendar_today17 October 2025

Riman is terrified of childbirth, and is clinging to hope for safety and stability. © UNFPA/Hardy Skills
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Pregnant women in Gaza are filled with fear

calendar_today13 November 2025

Pregnant women in Gaza are filled with fear

Pregnant women in Gaza are filled with fear

Mothers in Gaza are terrified.

Not only due to the lack of healthcare, but the worry about whether they will be able to feed their newborn baby.

Stand with them by helping UNFPA provide lifesaving care.

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“I had no choice but to deliver my own baby”: Health workers in Gaza city describe impossible conditions

calendar_today02 October 2025

A woman sits with her three children beside their family tent in a displacement camp in western Gaza city; her baby is just two months old. © UNFPA Palestine/Hardy Skills
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Devastation in Gaza looks like the set of a “dystopian film”

calendar_today27 October 2025

Devastation in Gaza looks like the set of a “dystopian film”

Devastation in Gaza looks like the set of a “dystopian film”

The immense destruction in Gaza, which UNFPA Deputy Executive Director for Management Andrew Saberton saw on his recent visit, is a daily reality for women and girls.

They need a massive increase in aid to help them survive and rebuild their shattered lives.

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This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth

calendar_today06 October 2025

This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth

This is one of the only safe places left in Gaza to give birth

Imagine going into labour while you’re starving and your local hospital is destroyed.

To help women in Gaza facing this horrific situation, a UNFPA mobile clinic is providing life-saving care.

See what it means to mothers in need.

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Holding space for hope: Mobile health teams are a lifeline for survivors of gender-based violence in Hebron

calendar_today19 September 2025

Ayat, a pregnant mother of four, speaks during a community gathering, sharing her hopes for better support and connection for women in her village. © UNFPA Palestine/Lisa Sabella
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Attacks on Gaza City are destroying health and protection services for pregnant women and survivors of violence

calendar_today15 September 2025

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Famine confirmed in Gaza – pregnant women and newborns at acute risk

calendar_today25 August 2025

A woman feeds her children in front of their tent in a displacement camp in western Gaza City. © UNFPA Palestine/Hardy Skills.
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International humanitarian law flouted as health and aid workers are targeted in conflicts around the world

calendar_today18 August 2025

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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Listen to this mother's plea for the children of Gaza

calendar_today29 August 2025

Listen to this mother's plea for the children of Gaza

Listen to this mother's plea for the children of Gaza

“Does the world not hear us?”

This is Inas, a mother of three who wakes up every morning desperate to find food for her children.

With no clean water, safe spaces, or education, over 500,000 people are suffering from starvation in Gaza.

Listen to Inas' plea and help UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—deliver life-saving support.

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