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UNICEF and WFP say fragile ceasefire has eased suffering but Gaza needs urgent scale‑up and predictable access
Summary
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban and WFP Deputy Executive Director Carl Skow told U.N. correspondents that a fragile ceasefire has allowed significant humanitarian gains but urged rapid expansion of shelter, permanent supplies and formal phase‑2 planning with Palestinian agency to avoid reversing progress.
At a United Nations briefing, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban and World Food Programme Deputy Executive Director Carl Skow said a fragile ceasefire has allowed more aid into Gaza and begun to reverse the worst effects of the crisis, but they warned that the gains are precarious without predictable access and phase‑2 reconstruction planning.
Chaiban, who said this was his fifth visit since the war began, told correspondents that "for the first time in many months, there are sign that an imperfect, fragile, but vital ceasefire is making a difference" for children and humanitarian operations. He cited improvements including more truckloads of life‑saving aid, returning commercial goods in markets and the restoration of pediatric intensive care…
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