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Highlights
- In January, there was a significant increase in humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, following the ceasefire agreement that began on 19 January.
- The start of ceasefire triggered over 376,000 people moving from southern Gaza to the north, despite widespread destruction in the area.
- Within two weeks of ceasefire, UNICEF has reached 82,135 people (9,997 families, 41,025 children) with digital cash transfers to support basic needs including food, hygiene, medicine.
- UNICEF distributed nutritional supplements, including high-energy biscuits, to 224,000 people in the days following the ceasefire and during the movement along the Gaza Strip.
- UNICEF supported over 51,000 children with primary health care (PHC) services, including health consultations and vaccinations.
- In the West Bank, UNICEF delivered newborn kits to partners, that will benefit over 3,900 babies born with complications, as these kits help with the prevention and treatment of infections, newborn resuscitation, and care of preterm newborns.
FUNDING OVERVIEW AND PARTNERSHIPS
An Inter-Agency Flash Appeal was issued on 11 December 2024, covering the period from January to December 2025. This appeal estimates that US$6.6 billion is required to address the critical needs of 3 million people, including 2.1 million in the Gaza Strip and 0.9 million in the West Bank. UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, aligned with the Inter-Agency Flash Appeal, is seeking $716.5 million to cover the urgent and critical needs of children and their families across the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Against this updated appeal, UNICEF faced a funding shortfall of $579.6 million (81 per cent) at the end of January.
Flexible funding enables UNICEF to respond promptly and more effectively, prioritizing funding where it is most needed and enabling us to adapt to the changing reality on the ground to provide lifesaving support to children. Without adequate funding, children are at a greater risk of malnutrition, at risk of not being reunified with their families, and at risk of not being provided with critical water and health services.
UNICEF would like to sincerely thank its partners for their valuable and timely contributions, including the governments of Austria, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Japan, Mauritius, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the OCHA Country-based Pooled Fund, the European Union, Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance, and the World Bank. UNICEF thanks the UNICEF National Committees of Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. UNICEF would also like to thank the UNICEF private sector fundraising in Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. UNICEF also benefited from the Global Humanitarian Thematic Funding from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, which enabled UNICEF to respond flexibly to the acute needs of the most vulnerable children and their families.