Aid organizations from the UN and beyond immediately began dispatching critically needed goods and scaling up response efforts across the Gaza Strip A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase in the …

3 days ago · The UN Development Programme (UNDP) chief, Achim Steiner, highlights that “the level of destruction in the Gaza Strip is without precedent," emphasizing that " [w]e are dealing literally with a situation where most Gazans will return to either a heavily damaged building they cannot move back into or simply a pile of rubble ...

1 day ago · As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the opening of key roads, UN agencies are scaling up humanitarian aid and addressing the growing risks posed by unexploded ordnance such as landmines (UXO).

Jan 23, 2025 · According to a preliminary debris quantification assessment conducted by UN-Habitat and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the debris generated by the war in the Gaza Strip amounted to 50,773,496 tonnes by 1 December 2024.

Jan 16, 2025 · According to OCHA, as of 14 January, around 80.5 per cent of the Gaza Strip is under active evacuation orders from the Israeli authorities. According to the UN, at least 1.9 million people – or about 90 per cent of the population – across the Gaza Strip are displaced.

UN and humanitarian partners are preparing to return and continue their missions, as these areas included service facilities, water wells and more. More than 86 per cent of the Gaza Strip’s space remains affected by over 40 unreversed evacuation orders issued since 1 January 2024.

Oct 13, 2023 · Humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday for all civilians in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s order for the entire population there to leave the north, amid ongoing airstrikes and a...

GENEVA (27 October 2023) – Alarmed by the scale of violence and the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the occupied Gaza Strip and fearing the prospects of a broader conflict, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today urged Israel and other State parties to develop and implement an immediate and complete ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of water, food and efforts to deliver vital aid to the war-torn region. Meanwhile, escalating violence in the West Bank has further deepened concerns over civilian safety and access to assistance.

Jan 8, 2025 · The Humanitarian Situation Update is issued by OCHA Occupied Palestinian Territory twice a week. The Gaza Strip is covered on Tuesdays and the West Bank on Thursdays. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. Publications issued today are exceptionally published on a Wednesday because Tuesday, 7 January, was an official holiday. The next Humanitarian Situation Update ...