Millions of women and girls are fighting to survive brutal winter conditions amid displacement and violence in Ukraine, Gaza, Syria, and beyond. Will you rush a gift today to put warm blankets, essential medicines, and menstrual products into the hands of women, girls and their families this winter?

A mother holds her child in her tent next to flooded streets in Gaza.

“I never thought I would give birth living in a tent, in such cold and freezing conditions, with water dripping on us. Water would leak into the tent, pouring down on us. At times, we had to run to escape the water — for the baby’s sake” Nariman shared with BBC News.

Nariman gave birth to her healthy daughter Sila at a hospital, despite the conflict raging around her. Tragically, Nariman's joy was short-lived. At just 20 days old, Sila froze to death in the tent her family shared.

Today, 90% of homes in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed and 1.9 million people remain displaced. Families are living in overcrowded shelters or fragile tents that collapse and flood under relentless winter rains, leaving them exposed to deadly temperatures.

For vulnerable pregnant women and infants, the cold can be deadly. Many mothers in Gaza are malnourished, giving birth to underweight babies whose bodies cannot retain heat. Dozens of people, including newborns, have died of hypothermia or because their tents have collapsed on them this winter.

UNFPA is rushing to help families keep their children safe and warm this winter, but right now, women, girls, and newborns need your support more than ever. Will you make an emergency gift now?

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UNFPA Winter Dignity kits are a lifeline for women and girls across Ukraine.

“This winter has been very tough for us,” Kateryna, a mother of two in Ukraine shared with UN News.

10.8 million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid this winter as ongoing strikes have left families without heat, power, or water in freezing temperatures.

These attacks are decimating what’s left of the healthcare system. 80 UNFPA maternity clinics damaged or destroyed and frequent blackouts from strikes shutting down functioning hospitals.

You can help deliver UNFPA Winter Dignity Kits filled with blankets, warm clothing, and essential supplies and operate UNFPA mobile clinics and underground maternity wards, so women can give birth safely even during conflict.

Please, will you make a gift today to provide expecting mothers, women, and girls with lifesaving care as they survive the cold in conflict zones around the world?

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Ruhan and her family in a displacement camp.

“The cold is unbearable. My biggest fear is keeping my children warm and safe.”

Ruhan and her three children fled violence in Syria with only what they could carry. Now they are among the 870,000 people who have been displaced this winter.

Thanks to supporters like you, Ruhan received a UNFPA Winter Dignity Kit from our mobile teams on the ground in Syria. Your support can provide critical supplies and staff mobile health clinics to reach women and girls wherever they are. Will you send a gift today and deliver care this winter?

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Thank you for being there for women and girls.

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