How is UNRWA responding to the current humanitarian crisis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?
UNRWA has launched a series of emergency appeals for emergency food, employment and cash assistance. The emergency programme serves over one million people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip who have been impoverished by the conflict, violence and restrictions. Emergency assistance consists of food assistance (flour, oil, rice, etc.), employment assistance (temporary job creation), shelter rehabilitation and reconstruction for those whose homes have been destroyed or are in need of repair, and some cash assistance. UNRWA provides this emergency assistance in addition to its regular programme services in the areas of relief and social services, education and health and other assistance.
