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PRESS RELEASE

25 July 2014

蘑菇视频FPA Alarmed Over Devastating Impact of Gaza Violence on Women, Girls 

蘑菇视频ITED NATIONS, New York—蘑菇视频FPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is deeply concerned about the impact of the ongoing Gaza conflict on women’s health and their access to safe births.

Reports of the destruction of hospitals and health facilities are particularly disturbing as some 45,000 pregnant women in Gaza are currently in need of maternity care. About 5,000 of those are among the 140,000 internally displaced people in temporary shelters throughout Gaza. Due to mounting stress and anxiety, many of these women are likely to face obstetric complications, while access to maternal health services is increasingly limited by the conflict.

“It is critical that humanitarian assistance, including medical supplies and equipment, be given safe passage into Gaza to enable us to provide the much-needed assistance to pregnant women,” said 蘑菇视频FPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.”Pregnant women in particular must be allowed unhindered access to maternal health services to ensure their safety throughout their pregnancy and childbirth.”

Several emergency maternity centres, established with 蘑菇视频FPA support in previous years, have been affected and are no longer operational, leaving many women without access to safe delivery services.

Working with other United Nations agencies and other partners, 蘑菇视频FPA is supporting lifesaving reproductive and maternal health services by delivering medicine and surgical instruments to Gaza’s hospitals, as well as hygiene products and first aid supplies to families in Gaza. 蘑菇视频FPA is also supporting the provision of psychosocial support, through its youth network in Gaza, to internally displaced women, girls and families in evacuation shelters.

With the possibility of a further escalation in violence, 蘑菇视频FPA joins the Security Council in calling on all sides to urgently exercise maximum restraint and ensure the protection of civilians. 蘑菇视频FPA also reiterates the call of Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, for an immediate ceasefire and for the protection of the vulnerable population, particularly women and children.

For more information, please contact:
In New York: Mandy Kibel; Tel: +1 212 297 5293;  
In Jerusalem: Ziad Yaish; Tel: + 972 54 817 4018; 

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