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19 December 2025<\/p>\n
Following a brutal two-year war, eighty per cent of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed, creating an estimated 57.5 million tons of debris that clutters roadways and the public right-of-way. UNDP co-chairs the Debris Management Working Group with the UN Environment Programme, and is working to remove, crush, and re-use debris across the Gaza Strip. The crushed debris is delivered to partners, including World Central Kitchen, UNICEF, the WASH Cluster, the World Food Programme, ICRC, OCHA, UK MED, and local neighborhoods. The materials are used for road paving, shelter sub bases, and barriers to manage rainwater, and other tangible assets that directly contribute to community recovery and resilience.<\/p>\n
The debris process:<\/strong><\/p>\n The debris management process begins with the systematic collection of rubble from damaged sites, followed by precise sorting into three categories: non concrete materials, raw concrete, and fine concrete. This classification ensures safe handling, maximized recycling potential, and streamlined crushing operations. Non concrete materials are separated for disposal or specialized treatment, raw concrete is transported to crushing facilities for recycling, and fine concrete is combined with crushed concrete for rehabilitation activities.<\/p>\n Access is key:<\/strong><\/p>\n UNDP\u2019s work to remove debris and solid waste is reopening access routes and enabling aid to reach people, but conditions remain extremely fragile. Sustained safety guarantees and access are crucial, and required for the equipment, fuel, and materials that keep essential services running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 19 December 2025 Following a brutal two-year war, eighty per cent of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed, creating an estimated 57.5 million tons of debris that clutters roadways and the public right-of-way. UNDP co-chairs the Debris Management Working Group with the UN Environment Programme, and is working to remove, crush, and re-use […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":299,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[2929],"document-source":[2917],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[1769,1945,2005],"entity":[1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-313957","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-situation-report","document-source-undp-programme-of-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people-papp","document-subject-armed-conflict","document-subject-assistance","document-subject-gaza-strip","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/313957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/299"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/313957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314075,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/313957\/revisions\/314075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=313957"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=313957"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=313957"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=313957"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=313957"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=313957"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=313957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}