"Gaza was a desperate humanitarian situation before the most recent hostilities. It is now catastrophic," said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem.

Gaza is in the midst of a devastating humanitarian and security crisis, causing dire shortages of aid and displacing most of its population.

An average of 160 pregnant women are expected to give birth every day over the next month, with little or no availability to health services like emergency obstetric care. Nearly two thirds of health clinics are not functioning, according to the World Health Organization.

"I sleep on the streets, just like you found me. The situation is unbearable here," a pregnant woman, due in just weeks, told UNFPA.

UNFPA is delivering care on the ground, including emergency medical supplies and birth kits thanks to your support. Emergency birth kits serve as a crucial last resort to prevent infection during delivery in areas where access to a safe and reliable healthcare facility is lacking.

72 aid trucks have entered Gaza since October 7th carrying essentials such as food, water, and medical supplies. But that’s only a fraction of the aid required to meet the ever-growing needs of Gaza’s population with the health system on the brink of collapse. We must keep scaling the relief efforts.

Will you add an emergency gift to deliver lifesaving kits, care, and resources to pregnant women living through crises in Gaza and beyond?

For those in Gaza, fleeing from hostilities is nearly impossible — as is accessing health care with Gaza’s systems collapsing.

Food and other essentials are also in short supply. Some families in Gaza are eating just one meal a day — a dangerous development especially for pregnant women, whose nutrition can make the difference between life and death for them and their newborns.

"These pregnant women have really nowhere to go. They’re facing unthinkable challenges," said Dominic Allen, UNFPA representative for Palestine. "In the midst of the chaos, some are having to give birth in shelters, in their homes and also in health-care facilities which are really on their knees."

"What we need is rapid unimpeded humanitarian access. We need water, food, fuel, medicine — we need it at scale and we need it to be sustained," Allen said. "Gazans are running out of time."

This is where you can make a difference. Tens of thousands of pregnant women are counting on your support today.

Will you make an emergency gift to deliver lifesaving care — like emergency birth kits — to women facing dangerous childbirths? This is a critical time as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens.

Thank you for your generous support.

— USA for UNFPA