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Since October 2023, Israeli airstrikes and land military operations have devastated the Gaza Strip. More than 38,000 women and girls have been killed, and close to 11,000 have sustained injuries so devastating that they are now living with lifelong disabilities.
Nearly one million women and girls have been displaced.
Access to water and food have been so severely limited that nearly 790,000 women and girls are experiencing crisis-level or catastrophic levels of food insecurity. Extensive damage to infrastructure has made it almost impossible for women and girls in Gaza to access essential services like health care.
Tens of thousands of households are now headed by women. Having lost their husbands, many of these women are sustaining their families without income, without support, and without access to essential services.
Thirteen-year-old Mona describes how she survived a double airstrike that killed her mother, sister and brother, destroyed her family home, and left her with life-changing injuries.
“We were sitting on the sixth floor when they struck the seventh – my uncle’s apartment. My uncle’s wife was screaming, “My children! My children are gone!” As I rushed to help her, they fired the second shell. That’s when my mother and my siblings were killed and my leg was amputated”, says Mona.
Nearly one million women and girls in Gaza displaced, most fleeing an average of four times
Nearly 790,000 women and girls are experiencing crisis-level or catastrophic levels of food insecurity
UN Women is calling for:
The full implementation of the ceasefire in Gaza and respect for international law
Accountability for violations and the protection of women and girls
Humanitarian assistance to reach those in need at scale and without obstruction
The meaningful inclusion of women and girls at the centre of all response and recovery efforts
How is UN Women supporting women and girls in Gaza?
UN Women remains on the ground in Gaza partnering with women-led and women's rights organisations, providing funding, coordination, and technical support.
Together with the UN system, humanitarian partners, and women’s organisations, UN Women works to reach all women and girls with lifesaving assistance; and ensure that women's organizations are funded and represented in decision-making and reconstruction efforts.
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