Highlights
WFP and UNRWA have launched a special food distribution providing 730,000 conflict-affected people in Gaza with food assistance. The beneficiaries are not part of WFP or UNRWA’s regular food assistance programmes. This is a special distribution to help families address food needs linked to the conflict. Between 11 and 17 August 18,409 metric tons (mt) of rice and 1,227 mt of wheat flour was distributed between WFP and UNRWA.
WFP continues to expand the emergency voucher project. WFP and Oxfam GB monitoring has showed that local markets have sufficient capacity for a further expansion of the project which enables voucher recipients to buy goods in local markets.
Humanitarian needs in Gaza are being assessed through inter-agency and joint assessments.
The Multi-Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) is currently taking place and will be followed by the Emergency Food Security and Agriculture damages Assessment (EFSAA).WFP requires US$ 48 million for Gaza emergency response, of which US$ 15 million is urgently required for emergency food assistance in September and October.
In numbers
4.4 million total population Palestine 33% food insecure in Palestine 57% food insecure in Gaza 19% food insecure in the West Bank