Sheltering from bombs at a hospital in Gaza

Published on: 28/10/2023

Thousands of people are taking shelter in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza while staff try to help pregnant women and premature babies.

Let filmmaker Bisan Ouda show you inside the hospital and hear from health workers in dire need of life-saving medicines and supplies.

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Humanitarian Needs in Gaza

Published on: 27/10/2023

UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem's message on the crisis in Gaza. UNFPA joins the call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, so that aid can reach those who have been affected by the complete siege of Gaza this October. Among the 2.2 million affected population in Gaza, 1 in 4 are women and girls of reproductive age, around 572,000, and they need urgent access to reproductive health supplies and services.

23 October 2023

A mother under siege in Gaza speaks

Published on: 23/10/2023

Children, pregnant women and the elderly remain the most vulnerable in #Gaza as they seek refuge from relentless bombardment.

Hear from a mother under siege about her desperate struggle to care for her 9-month-old son, and see here how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to support her and other women in Palestine.

Resources

UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #2 - 22 October 2023

Resource date: Oct 2023

Publisher: UNFPA Palestine

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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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Gaza under attack

Published on: 18/10/2023

In Gaza, 50,000 women are currently pregnant. Almost 160 women will give birth every day amid the violence. Most are unable to access health services.

With bombs raining down on hospitals and United Nations shelters, the people of #Gaza have nowhere safe to go.

UNFPA, the UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency, calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

Learn more here.

News

“Race against death” amid relentless bombardment in Gaza, pregnant women tell UNFPA

People flee during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. © Mohamed Zaanoun/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
  • 17 October 2023
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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem

16 October 2023

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Resources

Crisis in Palestine: UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #1 - 13 October 2023

Resource date: Oct 2023

Publisher: UNFPA Palestine

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