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HIGHLIGHTS • Following the October 2025 Ceasefire announcement and estimated 640,000 people returned to Gaza and north Gaza. Due to ongoing sporadic skirmishes, internal displacements continue to be reported • Health Cluster partners, continue to scale up health…
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Background and Rationale Due to security risks, mobility restrictions and a shortage of transportation options, many pregnant women in Gaza struggle to reach birthing facilities. SRHR partners, health organizations, and institutions, including emergency services and community leaders,…
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Summary of Humanitarian Health Needs and Response Activities Humanitarian Health Needs Trauma and emergency healthcare services, including early post-operative rehabilitation for thousands of injured. Procurement of trauma and emergency care drugs, medical disposables, laboratory supplies, medical kits, and equipment…
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Introduction This Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) Flash Appeal calls for US$2.822 billion for UN Agencies, INGO, and NGO partners to address the most urgent needs of more than three million people in the Gaza Strip (Gaza) and…
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SUMMARY OF CRISIS AND KEY FINDINGS Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale of death, destruction, and human suffering it has incurred, with repercussions that will echo for…
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US$1.2 billion essential to meet the critical needs of 2.7 million in Gaza and the West Bank, UN estimates Jerusalem, 6 November 2023 Today, the United Nations and its partners issued a plan that outlines the minimum necessary…
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INTRODUCTION The OPT Flash Appeal calls for approximately US $ 294 million for 80 humanitarian partners to address the most urgent needs of 1,260,000 people in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), including the Gaza Strip (Gaza) and…
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This document is consolidated by OCHA on behalf of the Humanitarian Country Team and partners. It provides a shared understanding of the crisis, including the most pressing humanitarian need and the estimated number of people who…
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FOREWORD The process of revising the Health Cluster emergency preparedness plan has been led by the Health Cluster Team and the Strategic Advisory Group, where Health Cluster partners have been asked to review and comment on the…
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1. Introduction THE HUMANITARIAN-DEVELOPMENT-PEACE NEXUS (HDPNX), as part of the New Way of Working, is a framework for coherent, joined-up planning and implementation of shared priorities between humanitarian, development and peacebuilding actors in emergency settings. In any…
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One in four injuries in Gaza is life-changing while rehabilitation services struggle to keep pace, WHO reports Jerusalem, 12 May 2026 - An estimated 43 000 of the 172 000 people injured in Gaza since October 2023…
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Situation Update 1 February - 31 March 2026 Since escalation of hostilities in October 2023, health conditions have severely deteriorated across the Gaza Strip. Health updates Casualties • Between 1 February and 31 March 2026, the Ministry of Health (MoH)…
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CURRENT SITUATION Gaza Strip Throughout 2025, although hostilities were less intense during the two established ceasefires (January-March and October to present), the Gaza Strip experienced catastrophic destruction and continued deterioration of its health system. During the year, local…
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Under difficult circumstances, WHO continues to work for the health of the people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) with medical evacuations. These may resume on 12 April, after WHO…
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I. Background and Introduction In the current context of the Gaza emergency, challenges related to shortage of supplies and equipment, qualified and specialized human resources, high cost and low availability of transport, fragmentation and multiplication of service…
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Overview The Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) aims to provide decision-makers and health stakeholders at large with vital and up-to-date information on the availability of essential health resources and services, help them identify gaps,…
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HIGHLIGHTS • Following the October 2025 Ceasefire announcement and estimated 640,000 people returned to Gaza and north Gaza. Due to ongoing sporadic skirmishes, internal displacements continue to be reported • Health Cluster partners, continue to scale up health…
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Gaza Strip People Reached 1.37M Supplies for (People) 541.6K Overview In November, the situation in northern Gaza remained challenging in terms of security, with ongoing escalations. Various agencies, including WHO, UNICEF, ICRC, PRCS, and CADUS, have conducted missions to deliver…
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Samer* is one of more than 33,000 Palestinians who have been displaced and prevented from returning home since Israeli forces launched an ongoing operation in three refugee camps in the northern West Bank in January 2025. Forced…
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Highlights Rapid response supported by the humanitarian community prevented loss of life near a solid waste dumpsite that caught fire in Gaza city. Rodents and insects continue to drive increases in skin infections and other health risks across…
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Each dawn of a new day, Salwa starts her day helping local children regain a sense of routine and stability in difficult times. “When Ms. Salwa is around, we feel safe, and she lets us express everything…
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Highlights Four months into 2026, just over 10 per cent of the funding required to provide critical humanitarian operations this year has been secured. In Gaza, two NGO workers were killed in separate incidents, triggering the suspension of…
