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![Some tools for women in prison in Gaza, whose crimes vary from financial liabilities, prostitution, drug addiction, theft crimes](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/women_gym_in_gaza.jpg?itok=x0D_r1AC)
Equipping a gym inside the women’s prison in Gaza
Providing female detainees with psychological support and new facilities to enhance their well-being
![Tuqa Dereyah on election day in Beit Fajjar](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/tuqa_dereya_youth_elections_beit_fajjar_0.jpg?itok=w7ot0bUx)
Becoming a young leader: Story of Tuqa Dereyah, 23, from Beit Fajjar
Tuqa is a 23-year-old young girl from Beit Fajjar, and the first Palestinian leader of the Youth Local Council (YLC) in her municipality. She... Read more
![Embroidery by a woman survivor of violence at ACHA safe space](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/rags_to_riches_story_from_gaza.jpg?itok=w_v17Iui)
From rags to riches: A journey of a woman who survived her perpetrator and cancer
How one woman in Gaza triumphed above marital violence, and cancer, to inspire other survivors
![UNFPA dignity kit](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/unfpa_dignity_kit_website.jpg?itok=a8TDCCmN)
Easing the Pressures of Service Providers
UNFPA, responding to the humanitarian needs in Gaza, following the two-day escalations on Gaza in August 2022!
![Youth Advisory Panel YAP launch in Bethlehem, Palestine](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/yap_dk_un_eu_photo_launch_for_website.jpg?itok=RLlpgvde)
The United Nations, with the support of the EU, Denmark, launch the Youth Advisory Panel in Palestine
Today, the Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) was launched in Bethlehem with the support of the European Union, Denmark and the United Nations. The YAP is a group of 18 young Palestinians from across the... Read more
![Standing in respect to the YAP Anthem during YAP launching ceremony in Bethlehem](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/yap_launch_yap_anthem_for_website.jpg?itok=AlRN1OHt)
With Support from the UN in Palestine, EU and Denmark, the Youth Advisory Panel launch in Bethlehem
ON 28 July 2022, the Youth Advisory Panel lauching event took place at Bethlehem Univeristy, bringing 18 YAP members, the UN in Palestine, the EU and... Read more
![Supporting maternal health in Palestine Delivering bakri balloons at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza Strip funded by Japan](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/5v2a6950_new_size.jpg?itok=ZA_-Fdae)
Japan and UNFPA partner to support maternal health in Palestine
“Bakri balloons were not previously available in Gaza. This intervention {which is funded by the Government of Japan} has helped to exponentially... Read more
![Pink Sports Day as Part of the October Breast Cancer Awareness Month Activities in Gaza © CCP/CFTA](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/farah_story_on_breast_cancer.jpg?itok=_y4zA8Ea)
How Farah’s Life was Transformed - A Story of a Breast Cancer Survivor from Gaza
How Farah’s Life was Transformed by a Japan-Funded Project - A Story of a Breast Cancer Survivor from Gaza
![A meeting is held at the newly established women-run centre in Issawiyah, Jerusalem. Image courtesy of PCC.](https://palestine.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/in_issawiya_women_centre_led_by_women.jpg?itok=6sB-GJCN)
Women take the lead with new counselling and support centre in Palestine
Seven women from Issawiyah, East of Jerusalem, establish a centre for women led by women.