{"id":311486,"date":"2025-09-19T09:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486///unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//www.un.org/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//unispal/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//?post_type=document&p=311486"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:04:57","slug":"unfpa-press-release-19sep25","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486///unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//www.un.org/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//unispal/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//document/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//unfpa-press-release-19sep25/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//","title":{"rendered":"Holding space for hope: Mobile health teams are a lifeline for survivors of gender-based violence in Hebron – UNFPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HEBRON, Occupied Palestinian Territory /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2013/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a0Ayat, 29, is a mother of four and pregnant. She lives in Deir Al Shams, a rural community in southern Hebron where there are no nearby health services, no places for women to gather, and few opportunities for connection. She explained that for women in her community, even getting a health check-up is difficult. /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201cIf we want to see a doctor, we have to go to the city. For that you need a private taxi, which costs 60 or 70 ILS/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201d /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2013 around $18 to $22 in US dollars /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2013 /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201cso it/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2019s really far./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201dFor Ayat, a new mobile safe space supported by UNFPA, the Â鶹APP sexual and reproductive health agency, is the first chance she/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2019s had of regular access to mental health support. Launched in August 2025, the safe space brings services like first aid as well as counselling, awareness sessions, and empowerment programmes directly to isolated communities./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201cWe definitely need a place like this,/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201d she said. /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201cHere women only see each other on special occasions. Now we can meet and become close. We live a stressful life and we need psychosocial support./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201d/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

The deepening/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a0crisis in the West Bank/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a0is having a devastating impact on the lives of Palestinians living in occupied areas. Increased displacement, destruction of infrastructure and severe restrictions on movement are/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a0all limiting access to essential services/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a0like education and healthcare; this has a further knock-on effect on the futures and well-being of thousands of people. The psychological toll is immense, with nearly all women and girls experiencing heightened fear and anxiety./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

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Deir Al Shams is one of the most marginalized areas in the southern Hebron Governorate. Many face isolation and poverty, and there are no consistent education services or permanent safe spaces for women and girls./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

Across the West Bank,/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a0over 230,000 women and girls/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a0have limited or no access to reproductive health services /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2013 among them some 14,800 pregnant women. In rural areas, survivors of gender-based violence face not only a lack of confidential places to seek help and refuge, but they must also grapple with stigma and fear of retaliation./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

Through the Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA) and the Roles for Social Change Association (ADWAR) and with funding from the Government of Canada, UNFPA is helping to address these gaps. As well as the mobile safe space, a fixed safe space is also being established in Hebron City and will offer case management, legal aid, and sexual and reproductive health services for survivors of gender-based violence./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

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Lama, 24, holds her one-year-old daughter Jouri, who is struggling with an untreated ear infection because of the lack of access to healthcare. /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a9 UNPA Palestine/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//Lisa Sabella/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

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Lama, 24, visited the safe space with her one-year-old daughter, Jouri. /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201cJouri has an ear infection and for now l have to wait for the doctor to come here, which is usually once a week, to get her treatment. I hope the safe space will change that./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201d/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

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She also values the security the space provides. /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201cWomen need a safe space to talk and get advice. The occupation is everywhere, on all sides. We are trapped. We are always scared. This is why we need places like this./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201d/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

Samira, 38, is the head of the Deir Al Shams Women/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2019s Protection Committee. She explained how the initiative is already making a difference. /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201cThe safe space gives us hope that someone sees us and hears us and cares. We want someone to ask us, /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2018Are you okay?/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2019 This is not just a safe space but a place to speak freely, laugh and even cry together without shame. And to become stronger./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u201d/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

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For women like Ayat, Lama and Samira, the safe space is more than a building on wheels; it/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2019s a lifeline to receive support without having to travel far or risk stigma./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

Through its partnership with Canada, UNFPA has also established a women/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u2019s shelter in Nablus, as well as safe spaces in Jenin and Tulkarem, which provide comprehensive case management, legal aid, and sexual and reproductive health services for survivors of gender-based violence./unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

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A new safe space in the community provides women and girls with a secure, accessible place to seek support and services close to home. /unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/u00a9 UNFPA Palestine/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486//Roles for Social Change Association (ADWAR)/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n/unispal/wp-json/wp/v2/document/311486/n

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