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UN briefs on Gaza aid scale‑up, medical evacuations and shelter crisis
Summary
UN officials reported UNRWA shelters remain a key refuge in Gaza, WHO has helped evacuate dozens of patients this month, and WFP and UNICEF have provided food and infant nutrition while partners warn nearly 1 million displaced Palestinians remain in substandard shelter.
The United Nations spokesman said the undersecretary‑general for humanitarian affairs, Tom Fletcher, visited a UNRWA shelter for internally displaced people in Deir al‑Balah and met families and shelter managers about ongoing hardships and response challenges.
The spokesman said WHO reported the medical evacuation of 78 patients this month, including 15 children, via the Rafah crossing and noted that about 26,000 people still require medical evacuation from Gaza. The World Food Programme told the briefing it has sent more than 15,000 tons of food into Gaza since the start of the ceasefire, reaching more than 525,000 people with food parcels, hot meals and cash assistance. WFP is operating 22 bakeries across Gaza and providing cash assistance, the spokesman said.
UNICEF reported it has reached more than 10,000 infants in Gaza with ready‑to‑use complementary foods since the ceasefire, the spokesman said. Shelter partners are assessing winter storm damage; the briefing said partners are preparing to distribute 1,500 tents in northern Gaza and that nearly 1,000,000 displaced Palestinians continue to live in substandard tents or makeshift shelters.
The undersecretary’s meetings in Jerusalem with UN heads and humanitarian organizations focused on sustaining humanitarian scale‑up in Gaza and continuing support across the West Bank.
Why it matters: the combined figures from WHO, WFP and UNICEF outline the operational scale and the remaining gaps, particularly for medical evacuation and shelter, and underscore urgent resource needs.
