One in two households surveyed reported improved access due to increased commercial and humanitarian deliveries. However, OCHA warned that no food aid convoys have reached the north via direct crossings since September 12. Despite the dire conditions in northern Gaza, the UN agency noted that about 90 percent of the estimated 29,000 people who moved within the Gaza Strip this weekend traveled from the south to the north.
Trucks and Supplies
On Saturday, the UN and its partners collected nearly 200 truckloads of essential supplies from Israeli crossing points along the perimeter fence surrounding Gaza. These supplies included almost 1,900 tonnes of various food products, wheat flour, and over 100 pallets of food boxes. Additionally, there were more than 1,000 pallets of mattresses, blankets, tents, tarps, and winter clothing; 300 pallets filled with hygiene kits, buckets, water cans, and jerry cans; 50 pallets of enriched cereals; and around 200 pallets of dignity kits, menstrual health kits, and midwifery supplies.
On Sunday, based on initial data, UN teams gathered nearly 1,000 pallets of blankets, tents, hygiene kits, water tanks, mats, winter clothing, tarpaulins, and jerry cans, along with a truckload of animal fodder. “All this data is preliminary and covers the UN and our partners but does not include bilateral donations and the commercial sector,” UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters in New York on Monday.
Meals and Nutrition
The UN and its partners support 17 bakeries in Gaza – nine in the south and eight in the north – which produce 150,000 packets of bread daily, according to the latest figures. “We also support 180 kitchens serving nearly 1,160,000 meals every day,” Mr. Haq continued. “On the nutrition front, we currently support 133 treatment sites, including 20 in Gaza City, where famine was confirmed in August.” On Saturday and Sunday, teams also delivered 1,000 tarpaulins and 2,500 blankets to those in need.
Since the ceasefire, the United Nations reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has assisted around 90,000 women and girls by providing reproductive health and hygiene items.
Incubators
This includes distributing medical equipment and supplies to 13 health facilities across Gaza, including incubators and surgical equipment, Haq said. UNFPA has also distributed thousands of postpartum kits and dignity kits to women and girls. Meanwhile, renovation is underway at four schools, and over the past three days, the UN and partners have supported the reopening of five temporary learning spaces in Gaza City.
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