Hope is fleeting

UNFPA has not stopped delivering lifesaving care to pregnant women in Gaza. [USA for UNFPA]( Hope is fleeting as the people of Gaza continue to endure unimaginable suffering. [A woman and her baby in Gaza]( [MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT]( 1.9 million people have been displaced, often repeatedly, forced into tents, overcrowded shelters, or even on the streets, lacking the most basic necessities for dignified life and survival. They have been nearly entirely deprived of the means and resources necessary for food security, shelter, health, and livelihood. “Imagine being a pregnant woman in Gaza,” implored UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem. “What should be a time of joy and anticipation is overshadowed by death, destruction, and despair. If her baby is delivered safely, she wonders how she will keep her newborn warm, fed, alive? Traumatized, dehydrated, and malnourished, many pregnant and breastfeeding women, who have higher daily water and calorie requirements, face the looming threat of famine without even the basics for survival.” In the face of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, UNFPA has not stopped delivering lifesaving care to pregnant women in Gaza through sexual and reproductive health services since conflict erupted. Emergency gifts from UNFPA supporters have helped train 53 new midwives, distribute menstrual pads to 5,550 women and girls and over 134,000 Dignity and Reproductive Health Kits, deploy a mobile maternal health clinic, and supply critical medicines and anesthesia. We understand there is so much going on in the U.S. news right now. But, with no end to the suffering in sight, we must not look away from the pregnant women, newborns, and everyone enduring the crisis in Gaza. [We condemn the violence in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel, and echo the UN Secretary-General’s call for a sustained humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages by Hamas. The suffering must end and peace must prevail.]( [MAKE AN EMERGENCY GIFT]( We condemn the violence in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel, and echo the UN Secretary-General’s call for a sustained humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages by Hamas. The suffering must end and peace must prevail. 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