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“Absolute catastrophe” at only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza city
March 11, 2024Hospitals in the north of Gaza are barely functioning, with medical supplies and fuel running out.
Women are forced to undergo C- sections with only partial anaesthesia.
UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—just delivered critical medical supplies to Al Sahaba Hospital, the only functioning maternity hospital in Gaza City.
Hear from UNFPA Representative Dominic Allen about the desperate need he witnessed during a high-risk mission and stay up to date on our ongoing humanitarian response here.
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Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives
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Newborns struggle to survive at maternity hospital in Rafah (Gaza)
February 21, 2024Incubators 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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Expectant mother describes “horror” in Gaza
February 20, 2024Pregnant women in Rafah are being told to bring their own mattress and pillow to give birth in the maternity ward.
Hear from Suhad (36), right before her scheduled C-section, about the desperate situation for expectant mothers like her.
See how UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, is making motherhood safer in Gaza.
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Women in Syria are still homeless and vulnerable one year after earthquakes
February 12, 2024A year after massive earthquakes devastated north-west Syria, many women are still living in temporary shelters and exposed to heightened risks like gender-based violence.
See how UNFPA has been supporting them and stay updated on our ongoing humanitarian response.
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Life-saving support reaches women at Nasser Hospital in Gaza
December 20, 2023“These kits contain many essential items which are in severe shortage,” says Dr. Khawla, Head of Nursing at Nasser Hospital in Gaza.
Every day in the occupied Palestinian territory, aid workers like Dr. Khawla are risking their lives to deliver emergency assistance to women and girls.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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Internally displaced people in the south of Gaza are struggling to get assistance
December 20, 2023“This war has taken everything from us,” said Helen (18), an internally displaced woman in Gaza.
See her heartbreaking story and learn how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency— is responding to this humanitarian crisis.
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The nightmare for women and girls in Gaza is getting worse
February 2, 2024UNFPA 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.
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Midwives in Gaza receive much-needed supplies to ensure safe births
January 9, 2024From the newly created UNRWA field hospital in Gaza, UNFPA Palestine Representative Dominic Allen tells us the catastrophic situation on the ground.
With hospitals being far over capacity, midwives and doctors are beyond exhausted.
UNFPA is committed to providing them with much-needed support and supplies.