Occupied Palestinian Territory – Hunger’s global hotspots – WFP report (excerpts)

Hunger's global hotspots 08 June 2007

Introduction 

WFP delivers food in the most challenging environments on earth. It is often in these situations, where conflict, disasters and poverty have ripped apart families and society that people need most help. The weekly Global Hotspots look at WFPs priority operations.

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Occupied Palestinian territories

The security situation is extremely tense and there is no UN staff movement throughout the Gaza Strip.

As a result, WFP staff have been forced to work from home for the past two days. WFP Staff are well prepared for this emergency due to contingency steps implemented in the past weeks, enabling urgent work to continue.

WFP food stocks are pre-positioned throughout the Strip and partners are briefed to continue distributions whenever possible. However it is increasingly challenging to operate in the environment of growing insecurity.

WFP is liaising with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide bread to Shiffa hospital whose supplies have been cut off.

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