The UN and the crisis in Gaza

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

80%
Population displaced
111
UNRWA colleagues killed
82
UNRWA installations damaged
15,000+
Deaths

Source: UNRWA, 30 November 2023, 22.30 local time

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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

6 December

Israeli bombardments from air, land, and sea across Gaza have significantly intensified since 4 December afternoon.

The resumption and intensification of hostilities in Gaza is the darkest chapter yet of this catastrophic war.

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini

During the month of December, the EU is planning to roll out 6 new humanitarian air bridge flights to get essential aid to people in need in Gaza. This brings the total supplies provided by the EU to over 1,000 tonnes, with 30 Air Bridge flights overall planned so far. (EU ECHO)

4 December

Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday said that aid teams had only “extremely limited” movement and access to the north was “now entirely blocked”. (UN News)

3 December

The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for the violence to end and a long-term political solution between Palestinians and Israelis to be found, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Sunday.

“Silence the guns and return to dialogue – the suffering inflicted on civilians is too much to bear. More violence is not the answer. It will bring neither peace nor security,”

Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

2 December

Aid trucks carrying food, medicines, medical supplies, bottled water, blankets, tents and hygiene products entered from Egypt into Gaza , and additional trucks carrying 138,000 litres of fuel. (OCHA oPt Situation Report)

1 December

As Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of his deep regret about the resumption of military operations in Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians vowed to stay and help all those in need, while reiterating “nowhere is safe from attacks” in the war-shattered enclave. (UN News)

In his comments on the situation in Gaza, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: reminded all parties of their obligation to under international humanitarian law to ensure that the basic needs of the population in Gaza, such as food, water, and medical care, are met.

29 November

Security Council: World must not look away from humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, UN chief tells Security Council.

A convoy of trucks delivered much-needed aid to UNRWA shelters in the northern Gaza Strip. The six-truck convoy reached Jabalia on 27 November, an area that had been cut off from assistance for nearly 50 days. (UNRWA)

28 November

As the pause in fighting in Gaza appeared to enter a fifth day on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that aid deliveries needed to multiply immediately to save the lives of the injured and stem the risk of a deadly disease outbreak that has left doctors “terrified”.

I deeply regret that military operations have started again in Gaza.

I still hope that it will be possible to renew the pause that was established.

The return to hostilities only shows how important it is to have a true humanitarian ceasefire.

António Guterres

Secretary-General of the United Nations (1 Dec)

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

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7 December

3 December

  • Gaza: Unbearable suffering of civilians demands end to violence – Türk (OHCHR)
  • Child deaths in the Gaza strip due to disease and malnutrition can and must be prevented (UNICEF)

1 December

  • The war on children resumes – Geneva Palais briefing note (UNICEF)
  • Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes (UN News)
  • Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on resumption of hostilities in Gaza (OHCHR)
  • UN Human Rights Office – OPT: Dramatic rise in detention of Palestinians across occupied West Bank (OHCHR)
  • UN Women statement on the situation in Israel and Gaza (UN Women)
  • Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the resumption of fighting in Gaza (UNICEF)
  • Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on Gaza (OCHA)
  • Spreading unsubstantiated claims about UNRWA must immediately stop (UNRWA)
  • United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye to provide four million meals to support emergency humanitarian efforts in Gaza (WFP)

30 November

  • Call for Submissions on international crimes since 7 October 2023 (UN HRC)
  • Germany Contributes Additional Euro 25 Million in Gaza Food Assistance (UNRWA)

29 November

  • Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council – on the Middle East (SG)
  • Humanitarian assistance reaches UNRWA shelters in northern Gaza for the first time since the war began (UNRWA)
  • Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East (UNSCO)

28 November

  • World ‘Must Be United in Demanding an End to the Occupation, Blockade of Gaza’, Says Secretary-General, Marking Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People (SG Message)
  • “We’re going south only today because we were waiting for pause” (OCHA)
  • Pause in fighting allows delivery of life-saving food assistance in Gaza, but more access is needed, says WFP
  • Gaza doctors ‘terrified’ of deadly disease outbreak as aid teams race to deliver (UN News)
  • Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the period of paused fighting in Gaza and Israel (UNSCO)

27 November

  • Gaza: Aid reaches shattered north as UN chief hails ‘glimpse of hope’ in ceasefire extension (UN News)
  • Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the situation in the Middle East (SG)
  • UN experts call for full and independent investigations into all crimes committed in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR)

25 November

  • Invest to prevent violence against Palestinian refugee women and girls (UNRWA)
  • More aid delivered into Gaza on second day of humanitarian pause (OCHA)
  • UN confirms more aid entering Gaza as humanitarian pause holds (UN News)

24 November

  • Press conference of UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini (UNRWA)
  • Statement by Special Coordinator Wennesland on the implementation of 22 November agreement (UNSCO)

23 November

  • Following his second Gaza visit, UNRWA Commissioner General renews urgent calls for a long-standing humanitarian ceasefire (UNRWA)
  • Agreement between Israel and Hamas: a sight of hope for the children affected by the conflict (OSRSG Children and Armed Conflict)
  • “Every step of the way there is something destroyed” (OCHA oPt)

22 November

  • INTERVIEW: UN General Assembly resolutions represent ‘the conscience of humanity’, President says (UN News)
  • Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the agreement to release hostages in Gaza (UNSCO)
  • Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the agreement to release hostages in Gaza (SG)
  • Note to Correspondents: On the agreement to release hostages in Gaza (SG)
  • Statement by the Protection Cluster for the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Global Protection Cluster (Global Protection Cluster)
  • As bombs and hunger haunt Gaza, WFP and partners push to ramp up support (WFP)
  • Statement by WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain on the humanitarian pause in Gaza (WFP)
  • UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell’s remarks at the UN Security Council briefing on the protection of children in Gaza (UNICEF)
  • Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Gaza: Humanitarians stand ready to ramp up aid deliveries in wake of Israel, Hamas agreement (OCHA)
  • Briefing by UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous to the 9,484th meeting of the UN Security Council on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” (UN Women)

21 November

  • Gaza’s children running out of time: Water shortages spark disease alarm (UNICEF)
  • WHO staff member killed in Gaza (WHO)
  • Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General remarks at the Advisory Commission on UNRWA (UNRWA)

20 November

  • WHO appalled by latest attack on Indonesian Hospital in Gaza (WHO)
  • Letter to UNRWA Commissioner-General: Agency-wide Student Parliament Urgent Appeal for the Children of Gaza on Universal Children’s Day (UNRWA)
  • War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO
  • First Person: ‘Severe shock’ as Gaza neighbourhoods are erased (UN News)

19 November

  • The Gaza Strip: UNRWA schools sheltering displaced people constantly hit (UNRWA)
  • Statement by the Secretary-General – on Gaza (SG)
  • Horrendous Gaza violence must stop (OHCHR)

18 November

  • The Gaza Strip: UNRWA finally receives fuel; much more is needed for humanitarian operations (UNRWA)
  • WHO leads very high-risk joint humanitarian mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza (WHO)

17 November

  • Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan KC, on the Situation in the State of Palestine: receipt of a referral from five States Parties.
  • Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Informal Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Humanitarian Situation in the Gaza Strip (OCHA)
  • Acting Deputy Commissioner-General Natalie Boucly United Nations General Assembly Briefing Statement (UNRWA)
  • “Protection of civilians is absolutely top priority” – Türk briefs UN General Assembly on Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel (OHCHR)
  • WHO Director-General’s remarks at the Informal Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (WHO)

16 November

  • Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people (OHCHR)
  • Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza (IASC)
  • UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk briefs States on his visit to the Middle East (OHCHR)
  • Gaza faces widespread hunger as food systems collapse, warns WFP

15 November

  • Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on her visit to Gaza (UNICEF)
  • Statement by the UN Human Rights Office – OPT on access to humanitarian assistance to Gaza (OHCHR)
  • Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Full Transcript of Press Encounter, Geneva (OCHA)
  • The carnage in Gaza cannot be allowed to continue. Here are the steps to rein it in (OCHA)
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution on the situation in Gaza puts children first (OSRSG Children and Armed Conflict)
  • Gaza continues to have huge needs for fuel amid siege and war (UNRWA)
  • UN emergency relief chief unveils 10-point plan ‘to rein in the carnage’ (UN News)
  • “A day I won’t forget” – An Israeli paediatrician and her 8-year-old daughter look back on October 7 (WHO)
  • Gaza: ‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’, children’s suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say (UN News)

14 November

  • Secretary-General Calls for Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza (SG).
  • Humanitarian operations will grind to a halt in the Gaza Strip due to lack of fuel (UNRWA)
  • Desperate calls and urgent appeals go unanswered as civilians are caught in collapsed buildings or trapped by ongoing ground battles (OHCHR oPt)
  • Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the renewed escalation of violence in Darfur, Sudan (UN)
  • Besieged Gaza hospital misery continues while rainfall prompts new health scare (UN News)
  • Born into war: about 15,000 babies expected to be born into crisis in Gaza by end of 2023 (UNFPA)

13 November

  • UNRWA guesthouse in Southern Gaza receives three direct hits from Israeli Forces’ naval bombardment (UNRWA).
  • Shelling of United Nations Compound in Gaza City (UNDP)
  • WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the Member State information session on Health Emergencies (WHO)
  • Gaza City: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation (UN News)
  • UNRWA lowers flags in global UN mourning for killed UNRWA colleagues in Gaza (UNRWA)
  • Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza (UN News)

12 November

  • WHO loses communication with contacts in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza amid reports of attacks (WHO)
  • UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO Regional Directors call for immediate action to halt attacks on health care in Gaza (WHO)
  • Statement by the Director-General on the food security situation in Gaza (FAO)
  • UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks (UN News)

11 November

  • UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini addresses the Joint Emergency Summit of the League of Arab States and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (UNRWA)
  • UNFPA statement on the dire situation of hospitals in Gaza (UNFPA)
  • Lives of one million children ‘hanging by a thread,’ as child health services almost collapse across the Gaza Strip (UNICEF)
  • Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief (UN News)

10 November

  • In Dialogue with EU and European Partners, UNRWA Reiterates Call for Humanitarian Ceasefire and Respect of International Humanitarian Law in Gaza (UNRWA)
  • Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCHR)
  • Children with cancer evacuated from Gaza for treatment to Egypt and Jordan (WHO)
  • World Health Organization Chief, Briefing Security Council on War in Gaza, Joins Calls for Immediate Ceasefire, Unfettered Humanitarian Access (Security Council)
  • OpEd by Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: An immediate Gaza humanitarian cease-fire can avert a much larger catastrophe (UNRWA)
  • Israel-Palestine crisis: Amid war crimes fears, UN rights chief renews calls to stop violence, free hostages (UN News)
  • After a month of siege, bombardments and a health system obliterated, pregnant women in Gaza are caught in a catastrophe (UNFPA)
  • Gazans in their own words: ‘We need everything. We need safety. We need peace’ (WFP)

9 November

  • Secretary-General’s video message to the International Humanitarian Conference for the Civilian Population in Gaza (SG)
  • Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths Remarks at the International Humanitarian Conference for the Civilian Population in Gaza. (OCHA)
  • Statement of the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini at International Conference on Gaza (UNRWA)
  • Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, noon briefing, 9 November (UNSG)
  • ILO launches funding appeal to respond to critical needs of Palestinian workers and employers (ILO)
  • UNRWA launches US$481 million appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory (UNRWA)
  • Fourth Committee Approves Six Draft Resolutions, All by Recorded Vote, Addressing Middle East Situation and Palestinian Question (UNGA)
  • Second Committee Approves Three Resolutions, Including Text Demanding Israel Cease Exploitation of Natural Resources in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syrian Golan (UNGA)
  • Israel-Palestine crisis: Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum (UN News)
  • Gaza: ‘Humanitarian pauses’ will need coordination with the UN (UN News)
  • The carnage simply must stop – Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA (Washington Post)

8 November

  • UNRWA-WHO medical supply convoy reaches Al-Shifa hospital – Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (UNRWA / WHO)
  • Gaza: Destroying civilian housing and infrastructure is an international crime, warns UN expert
  • Risk of disease spread soars in Gaza as health facilities, water and sanitation systems disrupted (WHO)
  • Risk of disease spread soars in Gaza as health facilities, water and sanitation systems disrupted (WHO)
  • Gazans struggle for survival; aid reaches stricken hospital (UN News)

7 November

  • Fourth Committee Hears More Pleas for Humanitarian Truce in Gaza as Debate Concludes on Israeli Practices, Palestinian Rights (UNGA)
  • UN Human Rights Chief travels to the Middle East in context of conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (UN Human Rights)
  • Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’ (UN News)

6 November

  • Secretary-General’s press conference on the Middle East (UNSG)
  • Speakers Voice Alarm at Rising Gaza Death Toll, West Bank Settler Violence as Fourth Committee Debates Israeli Practices in Occupied Lands (UN)
  • Israel-Palestine crisis: ‘Enough is enough’ say humanitarians (UN News)
  • Gaza: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent (UN News)

5 November

  • WFP Chief makes urgent plea for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as food runs out (WFP)
  • Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, “We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire”
  • WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’ (UN News)

4 November

  • Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini to the United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee
  • Attacks on health care in Gaza Strip unacceptable, says WHO
  • Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza (UN News)

3 November

  • More Funding Urgently Needed as UNRWA Struggles through ‘Shocking’ Gaza War, Fourth Committee Hears, amid Pleas for Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire (4th Committee)
  • Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza, UN agencies warn
  • Lynn Hastings, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Remarks to Member States Briefing on the Situation in the oPt
  • Diary from Gaza: ‘There’s no time to mourn anyone or anything’ (WFP)
  • Israel-Palestine crisis: ‘It’s the innocent civilians who are losing’ (UN News)

2 November

  • As General Assembly Concludes Emergency Session, Delegates Underscore Urgent Need for Ceasefire, Humanitarian Aid, Immediate Release of Hamas-Held Hostages (UNGA)
  • Gaza is ‘running out of time’ UN experts warn, demanding a ceasefire to prevent genocide (Special Procedures)
  • The Gaza Strip: Four UNRWA Shelters Damaged in less than 24 hours (UNRWA)

1 November

  • As General Assembly Emergency Session on Gaza Enters Fourth Day, Calls Intensify for Security Council Action, ‘Immediate and Sustained Humanitarian Truce’ (UNGA)
  • UN relief chief: The crisis in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory is a global crisis (OCHA)
  • Statement by UNICEF on the deaths and injuries of children in Jabaliya camp (UNICEF)
  • “UN Security Council in Review” newsletter highlights Middle East as most frequently discussed issue in October (UNSC)
  • In first Gaza visit: UNRWA Commissioner-General renews calls for a humanitarian ceasefire and a scale up of the humanitarian operation (UNRWA)
  • Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA (UN News)
  • Voices from Gaza: Amani’s story of loss (UN Women)
  • Nearly 2,000 Palestinians displaced amid settler violence since 2022; 43% since 7 October 2023 (oPt OCHA)

31 October

  • Secretary-General’s statement – on the situation in Gaza.
  • UN Human Rights Office Statement expressed concern about reports of Palestinian journalists killed under Israeli bombardment and reiterated that journalists are civilians and should not be targeted.
  • High Commissioner’s statement to the United Nations Security Council (UNHCR)
  • Executive Director statement on the situation in Gaza (UNFPA)
  • Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’ (UN News)
  • Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children (UNICEF)

30 October

  • UNRWA rejects claims of holding up supplies in Gaza warehouses (UNRWA)
  • UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell’s remarks at UN Security Council on humanitarian situation in Gaza (UNICEF)
  • Lisa Doughten’s remarks to the Security Council on behalf of Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths (OCHA)
  • UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini address to the UN Security Council Meeting on the situation in the Middle East. (UNRWA)
  • Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians (UN News)

29 October

  • Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC from Cairo on the situation in the State of Palestine and Israel (ICC)
  • Secretary-General’s joint press encounter with the Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ (SG)
  • With conflict entering fourth week, WFP warns of growing hunger and desperation in Gaza (WFP)
  • Thousands break into UNRWA warehouses in Gaza, taking wheat flour and basic items. (UNRWA)

28 October

  • UN Secretary-General’s statement – on the situation in Gaza (SG)
  • Gaza: Continued violence is not the answer (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk)
  • Civilians, patients, and health workers in Gaza spend night in darkness and fear (WHO)

27 October

  • UN General Assembly adopts Gaza resolution calling for immediate and sustained ‘humanitarian truce’ (UN News)
  • UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Remarks on the Situation in the Gaza Strip (UNRWA)
  • Statement by the Secretary-General – on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. (SG)
  • Food lifeline for desperate families in Gaza at risk without fuel (WFP)
  • Humanitarian Coordinator’s opening remarks to Geneva-based correspondents (Lynn Hastings, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory)
  • Grave violence in Israel and Gaza has outraged the conscience of humanity, UN Commission of Inquiry says (OHCHR)
  • Gaza: UNESCO calls for an immediate halt to strikes against schools (UNESCO)
  • Gaza: Testimonies highlight grim plight of civilians expecting to die (UN News)

26 October

  • Worsening Tension, Unspeakable Violence, Grave Suffering in Middle East Must End Now, General Assembly President Says, Resuming Tenth Emergency Special Session (UNGA)
  • Statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, on the protection of all civilians in Gaza. (OCHA oPt)

25 October

  • Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter – on the situation in the Middle East.
  • War on Gaza: an unprecedented and devastating impact (UNESCWA)
  • Security Council Fails to Adopt Either of Two Draft Resolutions Addressing Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza.
  • WHO calls for immediate release, access to, and medical support for hostages taken by Hamas (WHO).
  • Blockade puts Gaza aid on the line, WHO spotlights soaring mental health needs in Israel. (UN News)
  • UN chief hits back at ‘false’ claim he justified Hamas terror attacks. (UN News)
  • Voices from Gaza: Hayam’s story (UN Women)

24 October

  • Statement by Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, delivered at the 78th Session of the General Assembly (UN Human Rights Office)
  • Lynn Hastings, Assistant Secretary-General, Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Remarks on Behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. (OCHA oPt)
  • Amid Increasingly Dire Humanitarian Situation in Gaza, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Hamas Attacks Cannot Justify Collective Punishment of Palestinian People. (UN)
  • Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council – on the Middle East. (SG)
  • On United Nations Day, UNIFIL urges parties to cease fire. (UNIFIL)
  • The Day I Return Home (UNDP)
  • Child casualties in Gaza “a growing stain on our collective conscience” (UNICEF)

23 October

  • Israel-Palestine: Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight (UN News)

22 October:

  • Statement from UNRWA CG – The Gaza Strip: Fuel is running out, without fuel, the humanitarian response will stop.
  • Israel-Palestine: Lack of fuel in Gaza now critical says WFP
  • Second aid convoy ‘another glimmer of hope’ for millions in Gaza: UN relief chief (UN News)

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)
  • Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.
  • Mr. Martin Griffiths, UN Relief Chief – Security Council Briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (OCHA)
  • Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Emergency Briefing to the Security Council, 18 October 2023 (UNSCO)
  • UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the “epic human suffering” in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
  • The UN Security Council failed to agree on a resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” for aid delivery.
  • Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report 3 (WFP)

17 October

  • The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a strike on a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday.
  • The World Health Organization has strongly condemned the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip.
  • UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell noted that in just 11 days, over 300,000 children displaced from their homes.
  • UNESCO deplores “the deadliest week for journalists in any recent conflict”. (UNESCO)
  • Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the situation in Gaza. (SG)
  • UNRWA: school sheltering displaced families is hit. (UNRWA)
  • Explainer: How the UN works behind the scenes during crises (UN News)
  • 5,500 women in Gaza are expected to deliver in the next month. These women face extreme challenges amid the siege. (UNFPA News)

16 October

  • Explainer: What’s inside the aid convoy at the Gaza crossing? (UN News)

15 October

14 October

  • Statement by UN Relief Chief, Martin Griffiths: It’s been a dreadful week. Humanity must prevail (OCHA)
  • A plane carrying 78 cubic metres of health supplies from WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai has landed in Al-Arish airport in Egypt. (WHO EMRO)
  • Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report 2 (WFP)
  • Forcing more than 2000 patients to relocate to southern Gaza could be tantamount to a death sentence. (WHO EMRO)

13 October

12 October

  • UN independent experts deplored attacks on civilians, called for a truce and urged the international community to address the root causes of violence.
  • Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. (UN News)

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

  • Flash Appeal: Occupied Palestinian Territory – October – December 2023 (First Revision November 2023)

OCHA – Situation in Lebanon:

  • Lebanon: Flash Update #1 – Escalation of hostilities in south Lebanon, 18 November 2023
  • Lebanon: Flash Update #2 – Escalation of hostilities in south Lebanon, 25 November 2023

UNRWA in figures

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)

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

UNRIC Library Backgrounders:

ILO:

  • Report: Impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

IOM:

  • Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report #8 – 23 November 2023
  • Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report #7 – 16 November 2023
  • Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report #6 – 9 November 2023
  • Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report #5 – 2 November 2023
  • Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report #4 – 31 October 2023
  • Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report #3 – 26 October 2023
  • Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report #2 – 23 October 2023
  • Regional Response to the Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Situation Report #1 – 20 October 2023

UNDP:

  • Gaza War: Expected Socio-Economic Impacts on the State of Palestine: Preliminary estimation until 5 November 2023 (ESCWA/UNDP)

UNHCR:

UNICEF:

UNFPA:

UN WOMEN:

WFP:

WHO:

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

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 Gaza Strip - Damage Affected Areas (as of 17 November 2023)
oPt Gaza Strip - Damage Affected Areas (as of 17 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)
Education under attack in the Gaza Strip, as of 13 November 2023
Education under attack in the Gaza Strip, as of 13 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
Impact of health attacks in the Gaza Strip (Update 6 November 2023)
Impact of health attacks in the Gaza Strip, as of 6 November
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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