for unfpa i being held in captivity? for unfpa i can _ being held in captivity?captivity? iff?" unfpa i can only comment on what we're trying to in terms of our humanitarian aid. right now the 2.2 million people who are held, besieged, in gaza without the requisite basics of life, water, fuel, electricity, food — our concern is the un that the unfpa be given unimpeded, unconditionalaccess unimpeded, unconditional access to be unimpeded, unconditionalaccess to be able to provide at least the basics for those. we also urge the international community to ensure that there is a ceasefire, so that they can be done in safety and security. preservation and sanctity of all human life is of great concern to the un. leighton baker regional director of arab states at the un population fund, thank you for being with us. thank you. working with freelance journalist in gaza filling for bbc correspondent reports on impact of the war on women and some of its youngest victim. what must it take a for mother to comfort her child when reality is so devastating two —year—old fatima w

unfpa is trying desperately through the -- if there could be a cease-fire and a humanitarian corridorned -- not a pause. this is not about a pause. we need the complete cessation of bombing of gaza. unhindered, unimpeded access to the population to be able not only to deliver to the civilian population of 2.2 million, including the women who are pregnant right now. but also to be able to deliver in safety. health care facilities are not a target. u.n. personnel are not a target. humanitarian workers are not a target. and yet we've lost 75 personnel from unrwa alone. that is the respect for humanitarian law that is necessary at this point in order to interphone for the lives of those women we are so desperately concerned about right now. >> amid all the carnage and loss in gaza, the thought of 150, 180 women having to give birth every day under those circumstances is just bone chilling. laila baker, thank you so much getting up early for us there in cairo. such an important part of this story. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> anger on the streets of jerusalem as hundreds of anti