Informes

Humanitarian access and funding critical to continuing support to thousands of families Food distributions are under way in Gaza and the West Bank in response to soaring needs after a sharp escalation in conflict – which has…

Area general updates Nearly 175,500 internally displaced people are sheltering in 88 UNRWA schools across the Gaza Strip. The numbers continue to increase as airstrikes continue from the Israeli Air Forces. UNRWA staff are working around the clock…

KEY POINTS Information on humanitarian needs is as of 12:00, while casualty figures and the number of people displaced are updated as of 21:00. The Humanitarian Coordinator issued a statement calling on all sides to uphold international humanitarian…

ROME -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide critical food assistance to over 800,000 people in Gaza and the West Bank who are facing dire circumstances, lacking access…

ROMA – El Programa Mundial de Alimentos de las Naciones Unidas (WFP, por sus siglas en inglés) está profundamente preocupado por el rápido deterioro de la situación en Israel y el Estado de Palestina y el…

The ongoing escalation of violence notably in and around Gaza raises grave humanitarian concerns. More than 900 Israelis and close to 700 Palestinians are reportedly killed. Some 6 500 people have been injured. Almost 190,000 people have…

Highlights Following the escalation on Saturday 7th October, WFP, in partnership with UNRWA, began distributing fresh bread and canned food to 73,000 IDPs in UNRWA shelters inside Gaza. WFP plans to scale up food and cash assistance to…

General updates Mass displacement rapidly increased in the past 24 hours across the Gaza Strip, reaching over 187,518 (OCHA figures), and is expected to increase further. About 3,000 Palestinians in Gaza are still displaced following previous escalations. Nearly…

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SITUATION OVERVIEW The current estimated population of the Gaza Strip is 2.226 million, with 68% refugees and 32% nonrefugees. Approximately 1.243 million people, more than 50 percent of the population, are considered food insecure (FSS, 2023), with…