The people of Gaza are enduring unimaginable suffering. As of 3 July, 37,953 Palestinians have been killed and 87,266 injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH). They have been nearly entirely deprived of the means and resources necessary for food security, shelter, health, and livelihood. Approximately 1.9 million people have been displaced, often repeatedly, forced into tents, overcrowded shelt...

The Israeli war has intensified pre-existing levels of gender-based violence (GBV). Factors such as poverty, intra-family conflicts, negative coping mechanisms, and displacement have led to increased incidents of GBV including intimate partner violence, emotional violence, and sexual violence. Simultaneously, access to GBV response services is extremely limited and became more challenging after the Israeli Rafah off...

This response plan, developed by UNFPA and the GBV Sub-Cluster, aims to bring together those that play a role in Menstrual Health Management (MHM) including the following working groups and clusters: the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Working Group, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), Health, Shelter, Child Protection and GBV.  Ensuring that the humanitarian response takes...