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U.N. briefing: Gaza aid blocked for more than 50 days; UN reports mass displacement in Haiti, major floods in Bolivia and civilian casualties in Ukraine
Summary
At a U.N. press briefing, the spokesperson reported that hostilities in Gaza have halted aid flows for over 50 days and described mounting humanitarian needs across Gaza, Haiti, Bolivia and Ukraine, citing disrupted services, displacement and rising malnutrition.
Hostilities across the Gaza Strip have continued to take a “devastating toll on civilians and critical infrastructure,” and humanitarian supplies have not entered Gaza for more than 50 days, United Nations spokesperson Eddy Lederer said on April 22, 2025.
Lederer said local authorities reported recent strikes that hit heavy machinery, halting solid‑waste and rubble‑removal operations. He said partners report work at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City to install a desalination plant to serve dialysis patients and that several people with severe acute malnutrition were admitted to hospitals this week.
“Some 80 community kitchens in Gaza continue to operate every day,” Lederer said, but he warned many of the kitchens are at imminent risk of closing because stocks and cooking gas are being depleted. He said families in Gaza have been resorting to burning plastic…
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