21 October
‘Overwhelming demand for food aid in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds
In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food – but greater access is needed to contain the spread of famine (UN News).
- Remarks by Head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ajith Sunghay, to the press on the olive harvest season (OHCHR)
20 October
- As ceasefire takes hold, Gaza’s bakeries fire up to fight hunger (WFP)
17 October
- “Day after” in Gaza: Turk urges all actotrs to ensure human rights are central (OHCHR)
- WFP reaches families most at risk with food assistance as post-ceasefire scale up gathers pace (WFP)
- 1001 Palestinians killed in West Bank since October 2023 – one in five are children (OHCHR)
- Press briefing by UN Women on the situation of women and girls in Gaza (UN Women)
- UN urges opening of all Gaza crossings to deliver three-month food supply (UN News)
15 October
- UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: The ceasefire should bring respite and hope not more killings (UNRWA)
- UN Relief Chief calls for renewed commitment to peace and aid delivery in Gaza (OCHA)
- UN pushes to scale up aid deliveries (UN News)
- WFP welcomes $25 million commitment from Islamic Relief USA to send food into Gaza and tackle hunger around the world (WFP)
- FAO announces plans to launch first local real-time weather alert system for West Bank farmers (FAO)
14 October
- Gaza: $70 billion needed to rebuild shattered enclave, says UN (UN News)
13 October
Gaza: Hostages released, aid scale-up begins
As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, aid agencies said that lifesaving relief supplies are now flowing at scale into the shattered enclave (UN News).
- Statement of the Secretary-General – on the release of hostages in Gaza (OSSG)
- UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Time to build a future of peace through healing, justice and mutual (UNRWA)
- UN releases $11 million for Gaza aid as ceasefire, hostage release bring ‘fragile hope’ (UN News)
12 October
- Note to correspondents on Gaza (OCHA)
