Gaza: News, Stories & Official Statements

Local people look at damage to a residential community in Gaza.
Local people look at damage to a residential community in Gaza © WHO

What you need to know about the United Nations response to the conflict in the Middle East.

205
UN staff killed
39,677
Deaths
91,645
Injured
1.9
million people displaced

Source: UNRWA, 7 August 2024

Links, Videos & Infographics
Gaza emergency appeal

27 March

  • Statement by the Executive Director on Impending Famine in Gaza (UNFPA)

26 March

  • Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza (UN News)
  • Gaza’s Children: Trapped in a Cycle of Suffering (UNICEF)
  • Security Council Briefing by SC Wennesland (UNSCO)
  • EUR 45 million in new contributions from Germany for services to Palestine Refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank (UNRWA)

25 March

  • Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan (UN News)
  • Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator (UN News)
  • UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock (UN News)
  • Secretary-General’s press encounter at Wihdat Palestine Refugee Camp (UN Spokesperson)
  • Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with Foreign Minister Ayman Safady of Jordan (OSSG)

24 March

  • Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza (UN News)
  • Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry of Egypt (OSSG)

23 March

  • At Rafah border crossing to Gaza, UN’s Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire (UN News)
  • Secretary-General’s press encounter at Rafah border crossing (UN Spokesperson)
  • Secretary-General’s press encounter in Al Arish, Egypt (UN Spokesperson)

22 March

  • OHCHR OPT deplores Israeli Security Forces extra-judicial executions and unlawful killings in the occupied West Bank (OHCHR)
  • Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza (UN News)
  • Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger (UN News)
  • UN Human Rights Office – OPT: Attacks on the humanitarian aid distribution system (OHCHR)

21 March

  • ‘No food, no water, no tents’ – Women in Gaza fight for survival as famine looms (UN Women)
  • Gaza: Halt the war now to save children from dying of imminent famine, UN Committee warns (OHCHR)
  • Regional Director statement on visit to Al-Arish and Rafah, Egypt (WHO)
  • Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call (UN News)

20 March

  • Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month (UN News)
  • Note to Correspondents – on the Independent Review of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (OSSG)

The extreme level of fighting and devastation in Gaza is incomprehensible and inexcusable.

Nowhere is safe. Everywhere is a potential killing zone.

It is high time for the parties to show the political courage and political will to finally reach a deal.

António Guterres

Secretary-General of the United Nations (15 July)

KEY RESOURCES

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA):

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

United Nations

The snapshot provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza as of 7 August 2024

Gaza Emergency Appeal
Resources
Videos
Visuals

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

UNOSAT Maps – Gaza Damage:

OCHA – Situation in Lebanon:

UNRWA

UN-I-SPAL:

The United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine
Gaza-Israel: Escalation of Violence:

United Nations in Palestine (Resident Coordinator Office)

UN News Middle East and الحالة في الشرق الأوسط | | أخبار الأمم المتحدة

Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process

UNRIC Library Backgrounders:

FAO:

ILO:

  • Report: Impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
  • Bulletin No. 2

IOM:

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC):

UNDP:

  • Expected Socio-Economic Impacts on the State of Palestine – Update (April 2024) (ESCWA/UNDP)

UNESCO:

UNHCR:

UNICEF:

UNFPA:

UN WOMEN:

  • Gender alert: Voices of strength: Contributions of Palestinian women-led organizations to the humanitarian response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory [EN/AR]
  • A gender analysis of the impact of the war in Gaza on vital services essential to women’s and girls’ health, safety, and dignity
  • In-focus: The conflict in Gaza (dedicated website)
  • Facts and figures: Women and girls during the war in Gaza (UN Women)
  • UN Women Palestine 6-month response framework (UN Women)

WFP:

2023/24 – WFP Palestine – Monthly Market Dashboard

WHO:

ReliefWeb – Occupied Palestinian Territory
http://reliefweb.int/country/pse

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oPt: Humanitarian Fund Dashboard (July 2024)
oPt: Humanitarian Fund Dashboard (July 2024)
Gaza Strip: Access Constraints on Humanitarian Aid (27 March 2024)
Gaza Strip: Access Constraints on Humanitarian Aid (27 March 2024)
Impact of health attacks in the West Bank (7 October 2023 until 12 March 2024)
Impact of health attacks in the West Bank (7 October 2023 until 12 March 2024)
Lebanon: At a Glance - Escalation of hostilities in South Lebanon, as of 7 March 2024
Lebanon: At a Glance - Escalation of hostilities in South Lebanon, as of 7 March 2024
Flash Appeal for the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2023 Extension through March 2024
Flash Appeal for the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2023 Extension through March 2024
200 days of War – Health Cluster Overview (WHO)
200 days of War – Health Cluster Overview (WHO - 25 April 2024)
oPt: Humanitarian Fund Dashboard (February 2024)
oPt: Humanitarian Fund Dashboard (February 2024)
Education under attack in the Gaza Strip, as of 30 January 2024
Education under attack in the Gaza Strip, as of 30 January 2024
oPt Emergency Situation Update 20 (As of 11 January 2024 at 13:00)
oPt Emergency Situation Update 20 (As of 11 January 2024 at 13:00)
Gaza: Partners presence by governorate (directly implementing partners) (as of 17 January 2024)
Gaza: Partners presence by governorate (directly implementing partners) (as of 17 January 2024)
https://e4k4c4x9.rocketcdn.me/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/01/100-days-of-war-Health-Cluster-Overview.pdf
oPt: 100 days of war - Health Cluster Overview
Overview of the damage to agricultural land and infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31 December 2023
Overview of the damage to agricultural land and infrastructure due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip as of 31 December 2023
Impact of health attacks in the Gaza Strip (Update 28 November 2023)
Impact of health attacks in the Gaza Strip, as of 28 November
Gaza response: Palestine Logistics Cluster - One month after activation (16 November 2023)
Gaza response: Palestine Logistics Cluster - One month after activation (16 November 2023)
oPt: a Month of War (Update 6 November 2023)
oPt: a Month of War (Update 6 November 2023)
Health System Functioning: Gaza, 7 October - 6 November 2023
Health System Functioning: Gaza, 7 October - 6 November 2023
Aid Trucks Crossing From Egypt to Gaza (As of 15 November 2023)
Aid Trucks Crossing From Egypt to Gaza (As of 15 November 2023)
Gaza updated flash appeal
Occupied Palestinian Territory - Flash Appeal, as of 3 November 2023
Gaza Strip critical water and wastewater infrastructure, as of 22 October
Gaza Strip critical water and wastewater infrastructure, as of 22 October
Health Attacks in the oPt (7-17 October 2023)
Health Attacks in the oPt (7-17 October 2023)
Gaza hospital evacuation orders map
Hospital Evacuation Orders Mapping as of 16th October 2023

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