occupied Palestinian territory
Violence/Clashes, 11 Oct 2023
| Allocation | $12,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Emergency type | Violence/Clashes |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Recipient UN Agencies | UNICEF, UNRWA, WFP, WHO |
| Group(s) of people targeted | Host communities, Refugees, Internally displaced persons |
| Number of people targeted | 603,580 |
| Status | Report Available |
| Allocation code | 23-RR-PSE-61504 |
| Title | oPt RR Application Oct 2023 (Conflict) |
Overview of the humanitarian situation
More than half of Gaza’s population - approximately 1.4 million people - had been displaced, with many sheltering in UNRWA facilities that are extended almost three times the facilities’ intended capacity. The health system was on the brink of collapse due to lack of electricity, water, supplies, specialized personnel, and infrastructure damage, while also dealing with an overwhelming number of injuries. One third of hospitals had already shut down. The water infrastructure had been drastically impacted, with people in some locations having less than 3 litres of water per day for drinking, washing, and cooking. At the same time the sewage system was not working. The lack of fuel also impacted food availability with many bakeries closed, while hostilities disrupted the agriculture and livestock sector, affecting supply and demand with consequences to be felt beyond the short term.
CERF-funded assistance
This CERF Rapid Response allocation’s primary objective was to address the most pressing and life-threatening needs arising in real-time due to the ongoing conflict. This included supporting four main sectors: Health, Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Items (ES/NFIs). Activities focused on providing ready-to-eat meals, non-food items, shelter supplies and commodities to internally displaced persons, supporting water service providers with operation and maintenance materials and water trucking capacity to enhance water service provision to the targeted population, as well as delivery of essential medical supplies, disposables, medication, fuel and equipment to support the primary healthcare services and hospitals of the health system in Gaza. The four implementing agencies (UNICEF, UNRWA, WFP, and WHO) reached 1.4 million affected people with humanitarian assistance. The allocation also supported logistics as a common service, in order to enable the transportation and distribution of humanitarian aid in war-torn Gaza. The allocation reached three times as many affected people as planned due to an increase in the initially estimated number of people who used WASH and Health services.
CERFs Strategic Added Value
This CERF allocation led to a fast delivery of assistance to the people in need, responded to critical needs, improved coordination among the humanitarian partners and enabled the implementing agencies to improve resource mobilization form other funding sources.
Projects included in this allocation
| Organization | Project title | Code | Amount in US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNICEF | Providing essential integrated Health and WASH services to vulnerable children in the Gaza Strip | 23-RR-CEF-054 | US$2,000,000 | Read more |
| UNRWA | Contribution to UNRWA Flash Appeal 90-day initial emergency response to the escalation in the Gaza Strip October 2023 - Provision of Non-Food Items to IDPs | 23-RR-RWA-002 | US$3,000,000 | Read more |
| WFP | Provision of emergency lifesaving Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food parcels to people who have been affected by the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. | 23-RR-WFP-047 | US$2,000,000 | Read more |
| WHO | Life-Saving Healthcare During and After Wartime: Gaza Emergency and Trauma Response | 23-RR-WHO-039 | US$2,000,000 | Read more |
| UNRWA | Contribution to UNRWA Updated oPt Flash Appeal November 2023 – Covering the costs of logistics | 23-RR-RWA-003 | US$3,000,000 | Read more |