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Silent Struggles: The Menstrual Hygiene Crisis in Gaza

Silent Struggles: The Menstrual Hygiene Crisis in Gaza
Silent Struggles: The Menstrual Hygiene Crisis in Gaza

Publisher

UNFPA

Number of pages

8

Author

UNFPA , Health Cluster, WASH Cluster, and GBV AoR Cluster

Publication

Silent Struggles: The Menstrual Hygiene Crisis in Gaza

Publication date

28 May 2025

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In Gaza, nearly 700,000 women and girls are facing a hidden emergency. With sanitation systems collapsing, supplies blocked, and privacy lost in overcrowded shelters, menstruation has become a source of fear and shame.

This advocacy brief highlights the urgent need for menstrual health support, shares powerful firsthand testimonies, and outlines key actions to restore dignity and safety for women and girls.

Read the full brief and join the call to action