gaza aid Stories

Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for immediate ceasefire
UN News  |  Oct 20, 2024

UNICEF said only 80 trucks carrying food and water assistance had been allowed into the north since October 2.

What is known about polio's return to the Gaza Strip
Reuters  |  Aug 30, 2024

The vaccines, which were released from global emergency stockpiles, have already arrived in Gaza and are due to be issued to 640,000 children under 10...

Evacuation orders this week affect thousands in north and south Gaza
UN News  |  Aug 10, 2024

OCHA said more than 80 per cent of the Gaza Strip is now assessed as having been placed under evacuation orders since the conflict began last October.

‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council
UN News  |  Jul 27, 2024

While the disease can be effectively prevented through vaccines, a heavily damaged and severely depleted healthcare system in Gaza means that children...

WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
UN News  |  Jul 26, 2024

WHO explained that poliovirus can emerge in areas where poor vaccination coverage allows the weakened form of the orally taken vaccine virus strain to...

Israel pauses military activity along southern Gaza road to facilitate aid
Reuters  |  Jun 16, 2024

It said military activity would be paused from 0500 GMT until 1600 GMT daily until further notice along the road that leads from the Kerem Shalom Cros...

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