#Gaza : 'There are calls for the agency to be dismantled, but the agency also has been targetted over the last 7 months. Since the beginning of the war, 182 of our staff have been killed & more than 160 premises have been damaged or totally destroyed.'

- UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini

Children in #Gaza are suffering devastating levels of stress. @unrwa’s team is working with children & adolescents to mitigate the impact of the horrors of war.

Our counselors offer them hope and comfort. We have to protect their present & their future #CeasefireNow

'It’s going to be very dangerous”

Louise Wateridge warns Bloomberg summer heat in #Gaza will bring disease-transmitting mosquitos & mice; & makeshift shelters make the heat worse for a population surviving on 'an average of less than 1 litre of water a day'⬇️
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Gaza has recorded the highest number of journalists killed in a conflict. Others have been injured like our colleague, photo journalist Abdallah who lost his 2 legs in a bombardment.

Without, the courage & the determination of Palestinian journalists we wouldn’t know &…

Our colleague & photojournalist Abdallah was severely injured in bombardments in north #Gaza . He lost his legs.

In this war of “superlatives”, we are recording the highest number of journalists killed in any conflict.

Without press freedom, we won't have any freedom #NotATarget

Palestinian journalists covering Gaza awarded the 2024 UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 / Guillermo Cano World #PressFreedom Prize.

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Accessing even the most essential items is a huge challenge in #Gaza

UNRWA continues to deliver diapers & essential sanitary items for women & babies- but it’s nowhere near enough

We need MORE access & supplies to effectively counter the devastating effects of this war & siege

'It's incredibly stressful, it's tense, the place is filled with fear, dread & anxiety - a feeling we've had here the past several months.'

#Rafah #Gaza Sam Rose tells BBC Radio 4 Today that bombardments & drones are torturing entire population 24 hours a day.
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.UNRWA's work for millions of people in Gaza, occupied West Bank, Jordan, Syria & Lebanon is irreplaceable & indispensable.
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Its presence is a source of hope & stability.
Its education, healthcare & other services provide a sense of normality & safety to desperate communities.

People have been through more than anyone could imagine over the last 6 months.

They are very scared of what tomorrow brings. They are very scared if more military action will happen. Scared if they'll be displaced again.

Scared of the nights.

There is no safety in #Gaza

'There's been significant damage during the war; bullet holes, walls missing, roofs not intact' Louise Wateridge

Critical UNRWA & World Food Programme mission to expand food distribution in north #Gaza . Agencies working closely to avert famine through meaningful supply despite massive destruction.

From the heart of an UNRWA school in central #Gaza , where children & their families shelter from the raging war.
This is what the humanitarian community, when given access, can do for the people of #Gaza .
This has to be sustained.
World Food Programme World Central Kitchen IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

Safe, unimpeded & sustained access is imperative to reach people across the #GazaStrip , including the north.

Debris and waste continue to pile up in war torn #Gaza , posing both short & long term health threats to people.

Our UNRWA colleagues work tirelessly to collect waste and keep neighbourhoods clean, to minimize spread of disease - but face endless challenges & restrictions.

As we move into summer , there is alarming concern over hygiene & sanitation across #Gaza

Next to @unrwa’s sanitation office in Bureij Camp middle area, our truck lays blasted into a wall.

Waste is piling up, increasing spread of diseases - but necessary machinery is destroyed.

We must do everything possible to avert an entirely preventable, human-made famine in Gaza.

I again call on the Israeli authorities to allow & facilitate safe, rapid & unimpeded access for humanitarian aid & humanitarian workers, including UNRWA.

'Your mind can't even process that it's real to see that much devastation in front of you.'

- UNRWA's Louise Wateridge talks about the destruction and fear she is witnessing in Gaza. news.un.org/en/interview/2…

“UNRWA is not only the backbone of the humanitarian operation in the📍 #GazaStrip but also the glue that holds it together”

Louise Wateridge explains to Al Jazeera English: Nothing would be delivered or provided without the coordination of our #UNRWA colleagues here.
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A military operation in Nour Shams refugee camp in the #WestBank killed 14 #PalestineRefugees and left many others without a home. UNRWA facilities were destroyed.

The escalation of violence in the West Bank needs to stop. Civilians and @UN buildings are #NotATarget