Jan 4, 2025 · Between August and mid-November, UNRWA accounted for around 44 per cent of water, sanitation and hygiene activities reported in the Gaza Strip, Including access to water (56 per cent), access to sanitation and solid waste management (42 per cent), and flood mitigation and prevention (66 per cent).

Jan 23, 2025 · Between 15 January and the morning of 19 January, strikes by the Israeli Forces were reported, with aerial, land and maritime bombardments across the Gaza Strip, resulting in civilian casualties and the destruction of residential buildings and public infrastructure.

Since October 2023, UNRWA has carried out emergency WASH activities across the Gaza Strip. Main activities include the operation and continued maintenance of water wells, desalination systems and water through water trucking and bottled water.

1 day ago · Over the first three days of the 19 January ceasefire, UNRWA provided food for one million people and one million blankets. Indeed, the UN agency is responsible for over half of deliveries inside the Gaza Strip and over half the aid coming in. The ceasefire has allowed UNRWA to scale up aid, but the situation remains precarious, he stressed.

Dec 12, 2024 · The General Assembly adopted two key resolutions on Wednesday night, demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages. It also...

As of 3 December 2024, around 380,000 displaced people are registered sheltering across over 100 UNRWA school buildings in the Gaza Strip*. Between 7 October 2023 and 10 December 2024,...

1 day ago · Among the regions under UNRWA’s mandate, the Gaza Strip, with a population of 2.3 million people, has the highest dependence on the agency’s services for survival.

14 hours ago · A boy carries a humanitarian aid package provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in central Gaza City on August 27, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in ...

Jan 12, 2025 · In December 2024, UNRWA planned 190 coordinated missions to deliver humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip. The denial rate has reached 70 per cent, marking the highest denial rate in the...

Nov 6, 2024 · UNRWA staff continue to work in Gaza where possible. As well as bringing emergency aid to those living in Occupied Palestinian Territory, UNRWA, the agency for Palestine refugees, also provides a...