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The aid blockade in Gaza must end now
May 23, 2025Women and children in Gaza are being starved in full view of the world.
On top of this, they face severe shortages of medicine and life-saving care amid relentless attacks on hospitals.
See why UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is calling for the aid blockade to end now.
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Mothers in Gaza are struggling to feed their children
May 12, 2025Giving birth shouldn't be a fight for survival.
In Gaza, Nisma had to flee her home pregnant and now struggles to feed her newborn.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting mothers during humanitarian crises.
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Mothers in Gaza deserve to give birth safely
May 5, 2025Every mother deserves a safe birth.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t the case for Adlah, who had to deliver her baby under bombardment and displacement in Gaza.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is supporting mothers during humanitarian crises.
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Pregnant women in the West Bank are struggling to access life-saving care
April 29, 2025“I was almost unconscious, vomiting, feverish.”
Nadine was moments away from delivering her baby when she was trapped at a roadblock in the occupied West Bank.
Maternity care is essential to save lives, especially in humanitarian settings.
Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is working to ensure safe birth.
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Families in Gaza are cut off from the world
November 29, 2024Nowhere is safe in Gaza.
Health workers have been attacked, hospitals have been destroyed and families have nowhere to go.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
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A catastrophic situation is unfolding in North Gaza
November 27, 2024The situation in North Gaza is catastrophic.
Hospitals have been destroyed, and 70% of those killed are women and children.
Hear from Palestinians displaced from their homes and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
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An unrelenting nightmare in North Gaza
November 21, 2024The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence.
The area has been under siege for more than a month, with no access to food, water, healthcare or safety.
The blatant disregard for basic humanity and for the laws of war must stop.
See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action.
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A midwife in Rafah describes the chaos and suffering of childbirth
March 4, 2024Hear 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.
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Giving birth in Gaza (Part 3): Khalid
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Giving birth in Gaza (Part 2): Labor
September 3, 2024After months of being repeatedly displaced around Gaza, Malak, 22, faced an uncertain three hour drive to reach the hospital when she went into labor.
Let her describe the unthinkable struggle of bringing life into the world amid the war in Palestine.