The UN has repeatedly underscored how dire the humanitarian situation is in Gaza.
We’re now hearing from UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, which says 50,000 pregnant women are unable to access essential health services or even clean water, and 5,500 of those women are due to give birth in the coming month.
They are deeply concerned for the safety and wellbeing of women and girls there, and the trauma and psychological distress.
One UNFPA staff member is Gaza said their only goal now is to breathe, to stay alive.
The agency says it is prepositioning supplies to be ready to deliver if the siege is lifted.
They have joined the calls of others for all parties to abide by their obligations under international law.
