GAZA, Palestine \u2013 The UN World Food Programme (WFP) continues to bring convoys of food aid into Gaza virtually every day but dire operating conditions prevent the delivery of life-saving supplies at the scale needed to push back escalating starvation. At the same time, increasing lawlessness inside the territory is hindering supplies from reaching the most vulnerable people.<\/div>\n
Here are the latest updates on food security and WFP operations in Gaza:<\/span><\/p>\nFood Security in Gaza<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- According to the latest assessment of food security (IPC alert 29 July):<\/span><\/li>\n
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\n- Starvation and malnutrition in Gaza<\/strong>\u00a0are at the highest levels ever since the conflict began almost two years ago.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The worst-case scenario of\u00a0famine is unfolding in Gaza<\/strong>\u00a0– two out of the three famine criteria have been breached in parts of the Strip.<\/span><\/li>\n
- More than a\u00a0third of the population is not eating for days<\/strong>\u00a0at a time and acute malnutrition is spiking with over 300,000 children at severe risk.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Half a million people in Gaza are on the brink of famine<\/strong>, while the rest are enduring emergency levels of hunger.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
WFP Operations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- As of 07 August, in the 11 days since \u201chumanitarian pauses\u201d in Gaza were announced, WFP teams have been able to dispatch over 10,400 metric tons (MT) of food aid inside Gaza, via more than 800 trucks.<\/span><\/li>\n
- While the number of WFP trucks entering Gaza has improved slightly since 27 July, it’s still\u00a0a fraction of what’s needed<\/strong>. WFP convoys dispatching food aid inside Gaza have included 74 trucks on average.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Just to cover basic humanitarian food assistance needs,\u00a0more than 62,000 MT are required every month<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n
- WFP\u2019s aims to pick up 2,000 MT of food aid from border crossings to bring it into Gaza every day. Since 27 July,\u00a0WFP has managed to deliver 47 percent of this target.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- The food supplies going into Gaza include wheat flour, supplies for hot meals, ready-to-eat meals, yeast and nutrition products.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Almost all of the trucks carrying WFP food aid inside Gaza have been stopped by civilians before reaching WFP warehouses. As a result,\u00a0organized distributions are not possible, hot meals kitchens receive no supplies from WFP and bakeries cannot re-open.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- Israeli authorities have provided written\u00a0assurances that operating conditions inside Gaza will improve<\/strong>, and that more food aid will be able to flow into Gaza.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The assurances include the use of\u00a0more routes<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0border crossing points<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0faster clearances<\/strong>,\u00a0dependable communications<\/strong>, and\u00a0without the presence of military forces<\/strong>\u00a0near convoys.<\/span><\/li>\n
- WFP has over 170,000 metric tons of food in – or on its way to – the region, enough to feed the entire population of 2.1 million people for nearly three months.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Operating Conditions Inside Gaza<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- After 22 months of fighting, the\u00a0social fabric of Gaza is collapsing<\/strong>\u00a0as the fear of starvation intensifies. Public order has broken down and violence erupts as civilians seek food aid.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The most vulnerable citizens are unable to access food aid<\/strong>\u00a0because organized food distributions are impossible, bakeries remain closed and the few hot meals kitchens still functioning are unable to offer an adequate meal.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Despite written assurances from Israeli authorities,\u00a0WFP\u00a0is forced to travel along the same routes inside Gaza that present high risk for staff and drivers.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- Convoy movements are frequently hampered by\u00a0last-minute changes by Israeli authorities<\/strong>, and heavy insecurity due to military activities along convoy routes.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Convoys are consistently delayed<\/strong>\u00a0many hours before receiving final permissions to move into Gaza \u2013 with large crowds of hungry people gathering along known routes to intercept aid trucks.<\/li>\n
- WFP continues to face problems replenishing the stocks at border crossing points. Since July 27, 266 WFP trucks arriving at crossing points were turned back,\u00a031 percent of which had initially been approved.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- Only two border crossing points<\/strong>\u00a0have been cleared for WFP use.<\/li>\n
- So far, only 60 truck drivers have been vetted<\/strong>and approved<\/strong>\u00a0by authorities to transport food assistance inside Gaza. More are urgently needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Scaling Food Aid into Gaza<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- To surge food aid into Gaza and alleviate desperation, we must be able to\u00a0deliver vital assistance with speed, scale, and safety.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- WFP is calling for:<\/span>\n
\n- At least\u00a0100 trucks per day<\/strong>\u00a0to be\u00a0allowed into Gaza from northern, central and southern border points.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Much\u00a0faster approvals and clearances<\/strong>\u00a0to move trucks inside Gaza \u2013 for the safety of civilians and our staff.<\/span><\/li>\n
- All military forces on the ground to respect the established rules of engagement:\u00a0no armed presence or shooting near humanitarian\u00a0convoys<\/strong>, food distributions, and other operations.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The\u00a0re-opening of bakeries and community kitchens<\/strong>\u00a0to provide basic relief for starving people.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Regular and sustained\u00a0commercial food imports\u00a0<\/strong>to provide access to fresh and nutritious produce like fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, and dairy products.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Above all, what\u2019s needed now is a\u00a0ceasefire<\/strong>\u00a0so that WFP can deliver vital aid safely, securely, predictably, and at scale to everyone inside Gaza.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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