OCHA Confirms Funding Humanitarian Response in Palestinian Territories Remains ChallengingNew York, 6 Mar (ONA) — The United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that funding for
the humanitarian response in the occupied Palestinian territories
remains a major challenge, adding that only 4% of the required funds
have been secured.

“The scale of the needs is staggering and unfortunately, so is the
shortfall and funding”, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a
press statement.

He explained that the food security situation in Gaza is at risk of
deterioration in light of the Israeli entity’s closure of all
crossings to humanitarian aid.

“Food security partners are also distributing vegetable seeds and
animal feed to support the restoration of local food production, but
this, too, depends on a steady inflow of supplies,” Dujarric added.

“Education is another concern. Access restrictions are making it
harder for schools to resume learning activities, given shortages of
educational supplies in the markets.”
Dujarric pointed out that some students have been able to return to
school after displaced families vacated school buildings that had
been used as shelters. However, those facilities lack proper
furniture, clean water, functioning toilets and basic materials, such
as paper and pencils.
The Israeli occupation previously announced the suspension of all
aid entry into the Gaza Strip, after the end of the first phase of
the ceasefire agreement.— Ends/Khalid