The holiest night of the year

Your Sadaqah (gift) will deliver a world of difference to women and girls in Gaza. [USA for UNFPA]( In the Islamic tradition, tonight is the holiest night of the year: Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power. Observing the Night of Power includes giving Sadaqah (voluntary charity). Tonight, Sadaqah will deliver a world of difference to women and girls in Gaza, where the health system is barely surviving and thousands of pregnant women have lost access to lifesaving health care. "Doctors are reporting that they no longer see normal-sized babies," reported UNFPA’s representative for Palestine, Dominic Allen. A midwife at one of the few remaining maternity hospitals gave a harrowing account: “There are no sheets, no baby towels. Without sheets, we have to deliver directly on the leather bed. One case after another. It’s miserable.” Motherhood can be a death sentence for pregnant women and newborns alike with famine looming. With each meal missed, the odds of a woman delivering an undernourished, undersized baby rise. New mothers are not getting enough food to nurse their newborns, who are often too weak to even cry. Doctors report that newborns are dying because they weigh too little. Against all odds, your gift — your Sadaqah — can help make motherhood safer in Gaza, the West Bank, and wherever care is needed most. Supporters like you have delivered lifesaving medicines and equipment that have supported more than half of the births in Gaza since conflict escalated six months ago. It’s more difficult than ever to reach suffering women and girls — but your gifts mean humanitarian aid can continue getting into Gaza. [In the spirit of the Night of Power, will you make a gift to deliver essential supplies and lifesaving care to those suffering in Gaza and beyond? Your Sadaqah (gift) will make a world of difference to those living in crisis.]( [MAKE A GIFT]( The suffering must end and peace must prevail. We condemn the violence in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel, including all sexual violence, and echo the UN Secretary-General’s call for a sustained humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages by Hamas. Thank you for being there for women and girls. — USA for UNFPA [usaforunfpa.org]( | info@usaforunfpa.org | [Privacy Policy]( SENT BY USA FOR UNFPA: THE UN SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AGENCY What does UNFPA stand for? Find the answer to this question and more in our [FAQ.]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, please [unsubscribe](. Or request to receive only our most important emails [here.]( USA for UNFPA 605 Third Ave 4th Floor New York, NY 10158 United States