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02 June 2025
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From natural process to nightmare: How Gaza’s women and girls cope with their periods in a war zone
“I tore my only shirt into pieces so my daughters could use them instead of pads,” said a father of four daughters, displaced from Jabalia in northern Gaza. More than 10…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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