UNICEF in the State of Palestine: Escalation Humanitarian Situation Report No.33 (Reporting Period: 01 to 30 November 2024)

17 December 2024

Highlights

• The situation in the Gaza Strip continues to be dire, with the northern governorate in critical need of essentials like food, water, and medical supplies. Conditions in the Middle Area and the South, where most of the population reside, are rapidly deteriorating, marked by declining access to basic services and worsening health and nutrition conditions for children.
• Across the Strip, restricted access and movement, coupled with deteriorating law and order, are major factors exacerbating the crisis.
• UNICEF has reached over 1 million individuals (172,000 families, including 588,000 children) with humanitarian cash transfers channeled digitally since 7 October 2023, marking a critical milestone of UNICEF’s humanitarian cash programme, despite unprecedented challenges.
• Through various intervention modalities, UNICEF operationalised 99 Temporary Learning Spaces, restoring learning and providing recreational activities to over 52,000 children.
• UNICEF with partners ensured the provision of water to cover 1.8 million people (including over 700,000 children) across the Strip.