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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) emphasizes the critical need for uninterrupted aid supply to avert famine and alleviate suffering in Gaza. A $1.2 billion appeal has been launched to support over 2 million people. Severe heat in Gaza exacerbates the humanitarian crisis, with displaced Palestinians facing hunger, disease, and death. Efforts are underway to improve the delivery of relief supplies, including a new mechanism and a U.S.-led aid operation through a maritime corridor. The lack of safe access hinders humanitarian efforts, leading to piling waste and scarcity of running water, increasing the risk of disease spread.
🔹"@UNRWA is irreplaceable and indispensable as a humanitarian lifeline and must be allowed to deliver on its mandate" – @SigridKaag 🔹#Gaza: according to the Health Cluster, as of 24 April, Israeli authorities approved just over half of all medical evacuation requests
Amid the rising risk of disease outbreaks, @UNRWA is doing 80-90% of vaccinations in #Gaza 📍 Our teams have vaccinated thousands of children against measles, mumps, rubella & other diseases. We continue to work tirelessly to respond to health risks. The needs are enormous. https://t.co/gzF4wnTBxy
Rising temperatures in #Gaza's refugee camps raise concerns about potential epidemics. #UNRWA notes rising aid deliveries to Gaza but cautions about deteriorating sanitary conditions during hot weather. #GazaStrip #Palestine #Heatwave #Epidemic #Weather #ClimateChange https://t.co/MrUmc0N48o
The top UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza says "Israel has taken steps to improve the delivery of relief supplies" but but "much more must be done....A famine is looming and...deliveries still fall short of the level needed to stop...starvation." https://t.co/W9eMyfgp5b
Recovery in Gaza ‘is not only physical’: Sigrid Kaag, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator “I think it’s very hard for us, in the safety of the outside world, to even start to comprehend what people have been going through” Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/yR9PiVvVCX https://t.co/ixElaxWEA7
Lack of safe & unimpeded humanitarian access has devastating impact in #Gaza Waste continues piling up & running water is scarce. As the weather gets warmer, the risk of disease spreading increases across #GazaStrip @UNRWA services are critical, but not possible without access https://t.co/iy9T7wjVCZ
With Palestinians facing starvation in Gaza, and little sign that Israel would heed U.S. pleas to allow more food into the besieged enclave, President Biden pledged to open a “maritime corridor” via the Mediterranean Sea using a temporary floating pier. https://t.co/VlrkIdxp1U
World Food Programme Renews Famine Warning in Gaza, Where 70% of North Faces Catastrophic Hunger https://t.co/CZ4rJQM9G7
A U.S.-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward but big concerns remain https://t.co/OmkZlwUgz6
The U.S. is on track to start delivering critical humanitarian aid into Gaza through a maritime corridor by early May and more details of the plan have been worked out, officials said. https://t.co/G4tHVSgBmS
The building of a new port in the Gaza Strip ahead of a U.S. military-led operation to bring more desperately needed food and other aid into the besieged enclave as Israel's war on Hamas grinds on is well underway, according to satellite images... https://t.co/znRyHswwuM
So, we are adopting the stealth method of building the Gaza Pier [It can be seen off the beach, so no reason to go dark on AIS]. MV Roy P Benavidez of @DOTMARAD has arrived off Gaza to start building the pier. In the meantime, the Army watercraft are making their way to Gaza. https://t.co/7W2UoDDNC7
Satellite photos show new port construction in Gaza Strip for U.S.-led aid operation https://t.co/WdZE4Lv4r8 https://t.co/n0R0rYNH87
Amid scorching temperatures and with over a million displaced Palestinians in Gaza, many flock to the beaches of Deir al-Balah to cool off and alleviate the effects of the heat, exacerbated by the Israeli occupation blockade restricting access to water. It's important to note… https://t.co/3749T4hb5r
"It's difficult to convey the scale of the humanitarian situation in Rafah. In every direction you look there are makeshift shelters." @UNWateridge describes the sense of loss & fear people face in #Gaza as they look for water, food & safety. Nowhere is safe in the #GazaStrip https://t.co/OpH2YV7avk
The international community has a duty and a responsibility to work towards early recovery in Gaza, says Sigrid Kaag, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator https://t.co/yR9PiVvVCX
U.S. to Begin Construction of Gaza Pier as Rafah Invasion Looms - WSJ https://t.co/FIgUVrdtiR
The top UN coordinator for humanitarian aid for Gaza has said that Israel has taken steps to improve the delivery of relief supplies to the territory but warned that much more must be done to meet the vast need there. Follow updates. https://t.co/BpN9r1xkxT
“It is like living in a green house, and no one can tolerate living inside.” We are just at the beginning of summer, and the temperatures are already unbearable in #Gaza Access to fresh water is very limited, making hot weather an even bigger health threat #CeasefireNow https://t.co/6Qtln9XPD0
UN report reveals alarming rise in global hunger, Gaza worst affected https://t.co/krI2uoGhlC https://t.co/9ZuOOlKSnd
People in #Gaza are stalked by hunger, disease & death. In #Rafah, trash is building up between the make-shift shelters where 1.5 million displaced people are surviving. Risk of diseases spreading is high; there have been alarming rates of Diarrhoea & outbreaks of Hepatitis A. https://t.co/SNwIWWL3A0
The forcibly displaced Palestinian civilians in Gaza are now suffering from severe heat. "People are relying on water to keep cool when it is already in short supply and not easy to get, and the warm weather is bringing insects that help spread disease." https://t.co/7R9iLuZIkz
282 million people suffered due to famine in 2023, Gaza worst hit: UN report #UnitedNations #Gaza #Famine https://t.co/bpPTPvX8qi
As the largest humanitarian organisation on the ground in Gaza, @UNRWA is the backbone of the aid operation in the besieged enclave. The agency is seeking $1.2 billion to support more than two million people in Gaza and the West Bank. https://t.co/y9I35j9xYJ
A new mechanism for getting lifesaving aid into Gaza will start in the coming days, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator Sigrid Kaag announced in a briefing to the Security Council. https://t.co/scbR5oZuhE
"Let us remember that behind every statistic is a human story of loss & suffering." – Sigrid Kaag, Senior Humanitarian & Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza says that definitive & urgent steps are needed to ensure a sustained flow of humanitarian aid. https://t.co/S5XymmXI4v https://t.co/DAxYOtgfLn
When nearly two million Gazans were forced to flee their homes under Israeli bombardment and military evacuation orders, their tents failed to keep out the cold. Now, as temperatures surpass 39 degrees Celsius they've become suffocating. https://t.co/G7is2xvQAc
.@UNRWA is the backbone of aid operations in Gaza. The agency launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to support more than 2 million people across the besieged enclave and in the West Bank. https://t.co/y9I35j9xYJ
“To reverse the looming hunger & starvation taking place in the #GazaStrip, we need aid supply to be uninterrupted & at the same scale for the foreseeable future” says @UNLazzarini Famine in northern #Gaza can be averted only through meaningful supply & unimpeded access https://t.co/TmhxY5Sb1z