{"id":289540,"date":"2023-10-11T14:28:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=289540"},"modified":"2023-10-11T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:40:46","slug":"wfp-provides-critical-food-lifeline-to-people-in-gaza-and-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/wfp-provides-critical-food-lifeline-to-people-in-gaza-and-west-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"WFP Provides Critical Food Lifeline to People in Gaza and West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"node--type-story__header wfp-wrapper ph3 ph0-lg mv4\">\n<p>11 October 2023, Paul Anthem<\/p>\n<aside class=\"mv3\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--body wfp-wrapper ph3 ph0-lg mb5 clearfix\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure class=\"align-center media--image\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"media-single-image__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"field field--field-media-image\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.wfp.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_embed\/public\/2023-10\/AP3I3736.jpg?itok=uspJ148L\" alt=\"Girl sat at table eating bread\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>A young girl eats bread distributed by WFP, at a school shelter in Gaza.\u00a0Photo: WFP\/Ali Jadallah\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Food distributions are under way in Gaza and the West Bank in response to soaring needs after a sharp escalation in conflict\u00a0\u2013 which has seen almost 264,000 people displaced in Gaza to date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In the immediate aftermath of the spike in conflict, the World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing fresh bread, canned food and ready-to-eat food to around 100,000 people who sought refuge in\u00a0United Nations Relief and Works Agency shelters in Gaza. Our emergency operation aims to provide a critical food lifeline to over 800,000 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u201cThe situation is devastating,\u201d said Samer Abdeljaber, WFP Palestine Country Director. \u201cWe are on the ground doing everything we can to be sure the people in need \u2013 the ones who fled their homes, the ones living in shelters \u2013 are getting the food and help they need to survive. We will be rolling out our assistance through electronic vouchers so people can buy food from shops that are still operating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center media--image\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"media-single-image__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"field field--field-media-image\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.wfp.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_embed\/public\/2023-10\/AP3I3150.jpg?itok=7o9SZVid\" alt=\"WFP staffer handing food to a child\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>A WFP staffer hands food to a child as part of the organization&#8217;s emergency response.\u00a0Photo: WFP\/Ali Jadallah\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">WFP is deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Israel and the State of Palestine, and the impact of this conflict on civilians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u201cWe are doing everything we can but very soon the food supplies and basic needs in Gaza are going to run out,\u201d explained Abdeljaber. \u201cWe need&#8230;to be able to support the people who are affected and their numbers are rising every day. We need safe and unimpeded access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">WFP calls for access to deliver urgent humanitarian assistance, for open borders and for protection from shelling. We also appeal for the safe and unobstructed passage for our staff \u2013 humanitarians must be protected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The destruction of infrastructure and streets in Gaza is hampering humanitarian services. UN partners have reported damage to several health care facilities, and United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools that are currently serving as shelters. A number of shops where people can redeem WFP assistance have been destroyed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center media--image\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"media-single-image__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"field field--field-media-image\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.wfp.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/media_embed\/public\/2023-10\/WF1799862_089_MEI-Palestine-DA-G-20231007-030.jpg?itok=zk1EJ7N9\" alt=\"A child sat among rubble\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>A boy sits among the ruins of a building after a rocket attack in Gaza. Photo: AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Alongside access, increased funding is also critical if WFP is to continue the support that is so desperately needed. This latest phase of conflict has erupted amid severe funding shortfalls, which in June forced WFP to cut vital assistance to thousands of vulnerable Palestinian families. WFP requires an immediate US$17.3 million for the next four weeks to address this emergency situation. In total we require US$44.8 million over the next six months, for one-month emergency response and six months\u2019 regular assistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Food-insecurity levels were already alarmingly high before the conflict intensified, with one third of people in Palestine \u2013 1.8 million \u2013 experiencing food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Our planned emergency support comprises: fresh bread and canned food to 200,000 internally displaced people in UN shelters; cash transfers to 100,000 people outside shelters; in-kind food to 300,000 people in host communities; and food and cash assistance to 205,000 people previously supported by WFP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 October 2023, Paul Anthem A young girl eats bread distributed by WFP, at a school shelter in Gaza.\u00a0Photo: WFP\/Ali Jadallah\u00a0 Food distributions are under way in Gaza and the West Bank in response to soaring needs after a sharp escalation in conflict\u00a0\u2013 which has seen almost 264,000 people displaced in Gaza to date. 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