Tag: Gaza
17,000 children separated from their parents in Gaza – UNICEF
Geneva, Feb. 2, 2024 – UNICEF estimates that at least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip are unaccompanied or separated. Each one, a heartbreaking...
UN Agencies call for urgent Humanitarian aid into Gaza
As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a fundamental step change in the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza is urgently needed, United Nations agencies warned today.
UN appoints Sigrid Kaag Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction coordinator for Gaza Â
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Ms. Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza according to Security Council Resolution 2720 (2023).
Children in Gaza Strip do not access normal water use
Recently displaced children in the southern Gaza Strip are accessing only 1.5 to 2 litres of water each day, well below the recommended requirements just for survival, according to UNICEF estimates.
Starvation used as weapon of war in Gaza- HRW
The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today.
Israel intensifies Southern Gaza bombardment, hitting second largest city
Israeli forces pressed ahead with their air and ground bombardment of the southern Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, even as the United States and the United Nations repeatedly urged them to protect civilians.