UN: 94% of Gaza Residents Need Shelter and Essential Supplies<\/p>\n
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned of the continued deterioration of humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, stating that around 94 percent of the territory\u2019s 2.1 million residents are in need of shelter and essential household supplies.
\nUN spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric said the organization continues to receive reports of Palestinian civilians, including children, being killed and injured in Israeli airstrikes, shelling, and gunfire, renewing calls for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
\nHe noted that the bodies of 50 people, including 19 children, had been buried after they were killed more than two years ago and their remains were recovered in recent days from beneath the rubble of buildings across the Gaza Strip.
\nHe explained that efforts to clear rubble and recover bodies continue to face major difficulties due to restrictions on the entry of heavy machinery, spare parts, lubricants, and other essential supplies, as well as limited access to large areas of Gaza.
\nRegarding the situation of displaced people, data from UN shelter partners indicated that more than four out of five families are living in conditions described as \u201ccritical or catastrophic,\u201d amid severe shortages of fuel, energy, and essential household supplies.
\nThe partners added that around two out of every three families are living in tents or temporary shelters whose conditions are rapidly deteriorating due to weather conditions, while efforts to bring in more durable shelter units face multiple obstacles.
\nThe United Nations warned that the crisis could worsen as the rainy and cold seasons approach, noting that more than 70 percent of families in Gaza experienced flooding during last winter.
\nUN partners estimate that $562 million is needed for the emergency shelter response in Gaza, including $165 million to address the most urgent needs. So far, just over a quarter of the required funding has been secured.
\nMeanwhile, the United Nations Development Programme has expanded pest and rodent control activities to more than 3,000 displacement sites, markets, and hospitals across the Gaza Strip, amid deteriorating health and environmental conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UN: 94% of Gaza Residents Need Shelter and Essential Supplies The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned of the continued deterioration of humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, stating that around 94 percent of the territory\u2019s 2.1 million residents are in need of shelter and essential household supplies. UN …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":144912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2927],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-palestine"],"yoast_head":"\n