UN & NGO Statements

Gaza Herald – The World Health Organization said more than 18,500 patients in Gaza required specialized medical care that was not available inside the besieged territory, underscoring the collapse of the health system after more than two years of sustained […]

Gaza Herald – A Gaza-based human rights center said Israeli authorities imposed sweeping restrictions on travel through the Rafah Crossing during its first day of limited reopening, effectively maintaining full Israeli control over movement in and out of the Gaza

Gaza Herald – International humanitarian organizations working in Gaza have rejected Israeli demands to hand over detailed information about their Palestinian staff, warning that compliance would put lives at risk. Eight major NGOs told Al Jazeera they will defy Israel’s

Gaza Herald- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) called for a real ceasefire, stressing the need to end Israeli violations of the truce and urging all relevant parties to put an end to these violations. According to UNRWA

Gaza Herald – UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Thursday for an immediate transition to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, stressing that this stage requires a full Israeli withdrawal from the besieged enclave. Guterres said the next

Gaza Herald – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned Tuesday that humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain dire, with more than one million people urgently needing shelter amid widespread destruction and severe shortages of basic resources.

Gaza Herald – UNICEF announced a large-scale emergency education campaign on Tuesday aimed at returning around 336,000 children in Gaza to learning, amid what it described as one of the most severe education crises in the world. UNICEF spokesperson James

Gaza Herald – The United Nations said more than 230,000 women and girls in Gaza, including nearly 15,000 pregnant women, were facing severely limited access to reproductive health services as a result of ongoing Israeli attacks and widespread destruction. UN

Gaza Herald- Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stated on Friday that Israel continues to obstruct the entry of essential humanitarian supplies into Gaza, despite the commencement of the second phase

Gaza Herald – Gaza is buried under more than 60 million tons of rubble, equivalent to around 3,000 cargo ships, UN official Jorge Moreira da Silva revealed after visiting the devastated territory. He warned that clearing the debris could take