UNICEF in the State of Palestine Escalation Humanitarian Situation Report No.37

Highlights

• Since 2 March humanitarian aid has been blocked from entering Gaza, severely impacting essential supplies like food, water, and medical aid.
• Since 18 March hostilities have intensified, resulting in 390,000 people being newly displaced with no safe place to go.
• In the West Bank, Israeli operations displaced 40,000 people, severely impacting families’ daily lives, safety, and access to healthcare, education, and other essential services.
• UNICEF and its partners provided water to over 1.5 million people
  in Gaza.
• In March, UNICEF provided cash assistance to 19,664 families (133,189 people, including 76,473 children) in the Gaza Strip, to help meet their essential needs.
• UNICEF delivered limited basic services, including health and nutrition support, through static and mobile facilities and remaining supplies, which are now running out.
• UNICEF faces a critical US$ 546 million funding gap as humanitarian needs rapidly escalate.