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"Every time my period comes, I wish I wasn’t a girl": Life in Gaza without water, sanitary pads, or privacy

calendar_today 28 May 2025

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"Every time my period comes, I wish I wasn’t a girl": Life in Gaza without water, sanitary pads, or privacy

The past 19 months have been deadly for women and girls in Gaza. Since October 2023, on average, one woman and one girl has been killed every hour in attacks by Israeli forces. …

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Empowering a Generation: Meet Palestine’s New Youth Advisory Panel

calendar_today 22 May 2025

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Empowering a Generation: Meet Palestine’s New Youth Advisory Panel

In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, young people endure frequent military incursions, settler violence, movement restrictions, and chronic psychological stress. Despite…

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Saving lives: One mother at a time

calendar_today 22 May 2025

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Saving lives: One mother at a time

Women fleeing war may have to give birth on the run, without even the most basic items needed for a clean delivery. Attacks on healthcare are also escalating, destroying…

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As famine looms in Gaza, pregnant women and newborns face life-threatening health risks

calendar_today 20 May 2025

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As famine looms in Gaza, pregnant women and newborns face life-threatening health risks

GAZA STRIP, Occupied Palestinian Territory – “There’s a severe shortage of food and essential medicines, particularly during this siege,” said a doctor at Al-Awda Hospital, in…

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As famine looms in Gaza, pregnant women and newborns face life-threatening health risks

calendar_today 20 May 2025

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As famine looms in Gaza, pregnant women and newborns face life-threatening health risks

UNFPA estimates that one in three pregnancies are now considered high-risk, and one in five newborns are born preterm or underweight, requiring specialist care that is…

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Statement by UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States region on forced displacement orders putting women’s safe house on the frontlines in Gaza

calendar_today 19 May 2025

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Statement by UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States region on forced displacement orders putting women’s safe house on the frontlines in Gaza

The only safe house for women in #Gaza is now inaccessible. As displacement escalates, so do risks of gender-based violence and exploitation. Protection services are…

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Front-line midwives: Three reasons to support these humanitarian health workers amid a global funding crisis

calendar_today 05 May 2025

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Front-line midwives: Three reasons to support these humanitarian health workers amid a global funding crisis

As humanitarian funding dwindles, life-saving maternal care faces severe cutbacks. From the DRC to Yemen, midwives struggle to provide essential services amidst conflict and…

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Meet the Second Cohort of the Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) in Palestine

calendar_today 01 May 2025

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Meet the Second Cohort of the Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) in Palestine

Meet the Second Cohort of the Palestinian Youth Advisory Panel

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Between siege and survival: The unheard struggles of mothers in the West Bank

calendar_today 11 April 2025

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Between siege and survival: The unheard struggles of mothers in the West Bank

“I suffered from postpartum fever, but reaching the hospital was nearly impossible because of the siege on medical services,” said 26-year-old Sara*, from the Nur Shams refugee…

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