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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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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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10 April 2025
Statement
Gaza’s Women and Girls Are Running Out of Time
UNFPA and UN Women warn in a joint statement that the situation in Gaza is unbearable for women and girls, with renewed hostilities leading to a catastrophic crisis. They call for…
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09 April 2025
Press Release
Japan Grants USD 4,000,000 to Support Women’s Health and Protection Amid Crisis in Gaza and West Bank
The Government of Japan has committed USD 4 million to UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, to expand access to critical reproductive health and gender…
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02 April 2025
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Women in Gaza cut off from accessing maternal health supplies as aid blockade enters fourth week
With critical maternal health drugs and supplies exhausted, pregnant women in Gaza are facing dire consequences due to a prolonged aid blockade. Malnutrition is rampant, hospital…
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19 March 2025
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the resumption of attacks on Gaza
UNFPA is shocked by the resumption of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. In the course of the war, thousands of women and children have been killed and injured. As attacks resume,…
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10 March 2025
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“Every pregnancy these days is a struggle”: Restoring life-saving healthcare in Gaza
Two weeks into her ninth month of pregnancy, Roozan Abu Jbarah hoped she would manage to give birth safely. “I’ve been having pain and my water broke,” she told UNFPA, the United…
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23 January 2025
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Surviving Gaza: The silent struggles of adolescent girls
More than 20 per cent of Gaza’s population are under age 29. Nearly three quarters of girls in Gaza cannot access menstrual hygiene products. Many girls report that their terror…
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04 December 2024
Press Release
The Republic of Korea commits new funding to address gender based violence and sexual and reproductive health needs in Palestine
The Republic of Korea commits new funding to address gender based violence and sexual and reproductive health needs in Palestine
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