Informes

HIGHLIGHTS The number of IDPs in UNRWA shelters has declined from a peak of almost 273,000 on the evening of 4 August to 171,240 displaced this morning (7 August). UNRWA will designate 25 emergency shelters in the…

The Australian Government will provide a further $10 million in urgent humanitarian assistance for Gaza. The assistance will be delivered through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the International Committee of the Red…

Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — Living conditions for thousands of displaced families in the Gaza Strip are rapidly deteriorating as families uprooted from their homes and forced to find shelter now face a shortage of water as…

As of 6 August, at least 1,354 Palestinian civilians, including 415 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s month-long offensive. According to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), 187,000 people are still displaced…

The UK’s major aid agencies are ramping-up a huge humanitarian relief effort in Gaza, taking advantage of the current ceasefire to help hundreds of thousands of desperate people. Agencies are supplying clean water, food, household items, emergency…

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me first to thank the Secretary-General for his important remarks about the conflict that has unfolded in Gaza since 8 July, and also to add my…

Highlights • The 72-hour-ceasefire, which expires tomorrow at 08:00, continues to hold. • Rescue teams have retrieved additional bodies, bringing the cumulative death toll of Palestinians to 1,869, of whom 1,380 are believed to be civilians, including 423…

GAZA CITY, 7 August 2014 (IRIN) - There are about 10 seconds, or at least that is what it feels like, between the launching of the missile and the devastating crash of the explosion. They are…

Jerusalem, 7 August 2014 “The 72-hour-ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions that entered into force on 5 August must continue to hold,” said the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr. James W.…

GAZA: The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, is continuing its humanitarian relief efforts for the 30th day in the Gaza Strip by distributing food baskets, water and first aid kits to displaced Gazans, who have fled their…