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Open Day for Women, Peace and Security Dialogue

Press briefing by UN Women on the situation of women and girls in Gaza

Every time Fullah Ziyad Khalil Arafat hears she has to move again, she feels despair in her bones. The mother of five also takes care of her husband’s aging parents. “If we want to move from one place to another, we need money for transport,” she says. “The cost of a tent is (about 500 ILS – more than USD 100) every month. From where would we get that?” Photo: UN Women

What it means to be a woman in Gaza today