UNRWA

Displacement continues for thousands of families across #Gaza. Yesterday, following evacuation orders in the Khan Younis area, an estimated 60,000 - 70,000 people have been forced to flee towards Mawasi. People in Gaza are exhausted, and they have nowhere to go. #CeasefireNow

Muhannad Hadi has known that humanitarian work was his calling from an early age. Now UN Deputy Special Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, he has devoted himself to helping alleviate the unimaginable suffering in Gaza. Listen to his story on our Awake At Night podcast with Melissa Fleming: https://bit.ly/3SD6g1N

Abdul Rahman, 10 years old, was badly injured when his shelter was hit in July. "We are children and families. I am very sad. I had a football and a bicycle. I used to play with my friends at school. I wish my leg would come back so I can play again.” #CeasefireNow

Back in April, UNRWA drew attention to inhumane practices in Israeli detention centers. Our colleagues from United Nations Human Rights elaborated these practices in a recent report. Now B'Tselem, an Israeli NGO, provides additional harrowing accounts from released prisoners in their “Welcome to Hell” report. Those responsible must be held accountable, the survivors must have justice.

Our latest on the situation in the 📍#GazaStrip and the 📍#WestBank: 🔹63 per cent of structures in the Gaza Strip are assessed as destroyed or damaged, says United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). 🔹The number of UNRWA colleagues killed since 7 October is 205. 🔹The health system remains barely functional with 90 hospitals & primary health care centres not functioning, says World Health Organization. https://lnkd.in/d6XM7bKr

“It’s a pattern,” UNRWA Communications Director Juliette Touma says to The Washington Post. 70 percent of UNRWA schools have been hit since the beginning of the war. The vast majority were sheltering displaced Palestinians. As U.N. facilities, they should be protected at all times. https://lnkd.in/dxVruZW8

À #Gaza, "il n'existe pas de 'zone humanitaire' ou de 'zone sûre'" UNRWA Communications Director Juliette Touma à mediapart.fr. Les déplacements forcés imposent aux Palestiniens une errance sans fin. Certains ont dû déménager 9 ou 10 fois, en quête d'une sécurité toujours inexistante. https://lnkd.in/dRDccMti

Detected malnutrition cases among children in northern Gaza increased by more than 300% in July compared with May, says Global Nutrition Cluster. 96% of Gaza’s population faces crisis levels of hunger, according to IPC. Gaza needs more aid and a #CeasefireNow

Children in this school-turned-shelter in Jabalia participated in games organized by our UNRWA colleagues. These activities give children in #Gaza a chance to play and learn. It’s essential to offer them a little childhood normalcy amid war and displacement.

This summer, over 700 children in the Yarmouk Refugee camp in Syria are having a joyful time, as our UNRWA colleagues are organizing recreational and psychosocial activities. These activities, also implemented in other camps, are important for the children's emotional well-being.