21 October
- Secretary-General’s remarks to Cairo Summit for Peace
- Joint statement by UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO on humanitarian supplies crossing into Gaza
- From UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini – The Gaza Strip: The protection of civilians an absolute, solemn obligation at all times. (UNRWA)
- UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator Martin Griffith welcomed the entry of an aid convoy into Gaza on Saturday.
- WFP Calls for Sustained Access to Gaza as Humanitarian Convoy Brings First Food Supplies Across Border
- First deliveries of life-saving supplies for children enter Gaza – UNICEF renews appeal for sustained humanitarian access to provide desperately needed assistance as situation worsens. (UNICEF)
- Special Coordinator Urges Need to Shield Lebanon from Conflict.(UNSCOL)
- Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the Situation in the Middle East, 21 October 2023 (UNSCO)
- Four trucks carrying WHO health supplies have started to move towards the Rafah border crossing, on their way to Gaza. (WHO)
- UN welcomes first Gaza aid convoy, but more are needed (UN News)
20 October
- Secretary-General’s Press Encounter at the Al-Arish Airport in Egypt
- Secretary-General’s press encounter in front of the Rafah Border Crossing in Egypt
- Press release: UN Women report reveals devastating impact of the crisis in Gaza on women and girls. (UN Women)
- Facts and figures: Women and girls during the war in Gaza. (UN Women)
- UN Women rapid assessment and humanitarian response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. (UN Women)
- Facts and figures: Women and girls during the war in Gaza (UN Women)
19 October
- Secretary-General Guterres press encounter after meeting with the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- “More delays will result in more suffering and more deaths.” – WHO Director-General’s remarks.
- People in Gaza have no accessible means of communicating digitally. Without trusted information, people are unable to make informed decisions. (CDAC Network)
- UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner – Statement on Israel/occupied Palestinian territory
- Power Supply Assessment and Evolution in Gaza Strip (Occupied Palestinian Territory) using VIIRS Nighttime Light Imagery as of 19 October 2023. (UNOSAT)
18 October
- Israel-Gaza: UN chief urges ceasefire, region ‘on the precipice’ (UN News)
- The World Food Programme (WFP) is stockpiling 310 metric tons of food at the Gaza border ready for dispatch to people in desperate need.
- The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has reportedly risen to over 1 million, including over 500,000 in UNRWA-designated emergency shelters. (IOM)
- “We are on the brink of a major health and sanitation crisis” – Statement of UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini to the participants of the 18th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
- IOM Flash Appeal seeks to mobilize USD 69.13M over the next 6 months to assist 733,500 affected civilians in the Palestinian Territories and neighboring countries. (IOM)
