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We emailed you earlier this week (see below) but wanted to send you a few new updates on how we are helping with the current healthcare crisis in Palestine:

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UNFPA
has
assisted
219
vulnerable
women
in
Gaza
through
direct
aid.
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Hygiene
kits
and
clothing
are
being
distributed
to
partner
organization
shelters
in
Gaza
to
ensure
people
have
the
essentials
they
need.
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Supplies
of
magnesium
sulfate,
a
vital
drug
for
treating
preeclampsia
in
pregnant
women,
are
being
provided
to
Gaza.
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Counseling
and
referrals
are
available
to
support
youth
and
individuals
in
need.
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Dignity
kits,
clothing,
and
hygiene
materials
have
been
distributed
to
17
displaced
women
in
the
West
Bank,
with
additional
psychosocial
support
available
at
the
UNFPA
Safe
Space
in
Hebron.

However, despite our best efforts, the health system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse.

If you haven’t already, will you please consider making an emergency humanitarian gift so that UNFPA can continue to deliver essential health supplies to Gaza, the West Bank, and beyond? A secure link to donate at is below:

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Dear friend,We condemn the attacks on and killing of civilians and the destruction of their homes in Israel and Palestine. Every person deserves to feel safe, and our hearts go out to those who have lost or are worried for the safety of their loved ones.

At UNFPA, we are particularly concerned for the safety and wellbeing of women and girls during this escalating crisis. In times of conflict, and especially war, women and girls are among the most vulnerable. Their risk of experiencing violence skyrockets, they lose access to critical maternal health care, and, far too often, women and girls are stripped of their basic dignity. Already, many women and children have lost their lives and others have been subjected to unthinkable violence.

UNFPA is on the ground delivering lifesaving care in crisis-stricken regions around the world, including in Gaza and the West Bank, where the health care system is crippled and collapsing. Currently, there are 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza who are unable to access essential health services. 5,500 of these women are due to give birth in the coming month. Without access to lifesaving emergency obstetric care, some of these women will die from preventable complications.

We remain committed to being there for every woman and girl and we are doing everything we can to deliver care, including:

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Support
for
midwives
to
perform
their
services
outside
of
hospitals
in
designated
Safe
Motherhood
Emergency
Centers
in
the
West
Bank.
We
are
prepared
to
provide
virtual
midwifery
support
in
Gaza.
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Preparing
UNFPA
Dignity
Kits
to
be
delivered
the
moment
that
access
is
granted
to
Gaza.
3,000
Dignity
Kits
were
also
provided
to
the
Egyptian
Red
Cross
for
survivors
in
their
jurisdiction.
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Responding
to
instances
of
violence
against
women,
including
coordinating
social
services,
medical
treatment,
and
mental
health
support.

Friend, we can make a difference for the innocent women and girls who have found themselves in this crisis through no fault of their own. Today, we are urgently asking for your support to continue this vital work. [[link removed]]

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Our immediate priority is to meet the needs of women and girls facing an urgent and pressing need for sexual and reproductive health services and humanitarian assistance. No other organization has the infrastructure, relationships, expertise, or access to do the work we do. And through your support today, we can provide any woman or girl who seeks care from UNFPA with the lifesaving care she needs. We can make good on our promise to be there for every woman and girl.

Your contribution can make a difference. Please, friend, will you make an emergency humanitarian gift today to support women and girls surviving this crisis and crises around the world? [[link removed]]

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With great appreciation,
USA for UNFPA
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