Gaza: News, Stories & Official Statements

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)

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)

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)

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)

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