Photo essay
Renewed attacks leave Gaza’s children in cascading crises
Renewed airstrikes in the Gaza Strip after weeks of a ceasefire has once again plunged its 2.1 million residents into a vortex of compounding crises. With vital infrastructure destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people have little water or hygiene. As long as bombing continues and the crossings into Gaza remain cl...
Photo essay
UNICEF and partners distribute clean water to children and families in dire need of this resource
In July, humanitarian actors reported that Gaza’s estimated 2.3 million people are surviving with only one-fourth the quantity of water that was available before the start of the current war—an amount that was already far below recommended guidelines for good health. The scarcity of clean water is one component in...
Press release
France and the UN join hands to strengthen maternal and neonatal health services in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
The French Development Agency (AFD) is increasing its support to health services in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank through a project developed jointly by UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA. The project will focus on ensuring quality of care throughout the preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, especially in th...
Press release
UNICEF and the Government of Japan partner to address urgent needs in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
EAST JERUSALEM, 13 April 2024 –, UNICEF has officially signed two agreements with the Government of Japan addressing urgent needs in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. This support, amounting to more than $9 million, will provide essential child protection, nutrition and Water, Sanitati...
Report
Infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and hygiene measures
As of January 31 2024, syndromic surveillance screening in the Gaza has reported 245 858 cases of acute respiratory infections, 161 285 cases of diarrhoea, 6 625 of chickenpox, and 7 737 cases of jaundice (1). The risk of further spread of epidemic-prone diseases is high due to overcrowding, inadequate water, sanitation and waste management, lack of medical/ infection prevention and control (IPC) and basic hygiene supplies, disruption of routine,...
Article
Joint UNICEF-WFP e-voucher partnership puts Gaza family needs first
By Charmaine Seitz GAZA, State of Palestine, 3 November 2016 - When families are forced to rely on humanitarian assistance for long periods of time, the toll of poverty takes on an added dimension: the struggle to maintain dignity. Eman’s husband is a farm labourer. Her family of seven cannot afford to buy all the...
Article
After floods in Gaza, critical supplies help children recover and return to school
GAZA, State of Palestine, 21 January 2014 – In December, powerful thunderstorms and four days of torrential rain hit Gaza. Hundreds of families were stranded in their homes, inundated by rising waters, while others were forced to abandon their houses and seek safety on higher ground. The flooding was so severe tha...