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UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without increased and sustained support
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO say hunger, malnutrition, disease and the scale of agricultural destruction remain alarmingly high 19 December 2025 Rome, Geneva, New York - The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the October...
WHO and Germany Sign EUR 14 Million Top-Up Agreement to Support Health Response in the occupied Palestinian territory
16 December 2025 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the German Federal Foreign Office have signed a top-up funding agreement worth EUR 14 million to support priority health interventions in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The agreement reinforces Germany’s continued partnership with WHO in responding to urgent health needs in...
WHO and KOICA Support Expansion of Mental Health Services at Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital
Photo credit: WHO4 December 2025, Ramallah — A newly renovated acute male ward was inaugurated today at Bethlehem Psychiatric Hospital, expanding access to essential mental health care for Palestinians in need of urgent and specialized support. The upgrade to the facility was made possible through support from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
UNICEF and WHO Joint Statement Round one of the Gaza Strip catch-up immunization campaign reaches more than 13,700 children
20 November 2025, THE GAZA STRIP – The first round of the catch-up immunization campaign in the Gaza Strip concluded today, marking an important milestone in efforts to safeguard children’s health after two years of conflict and as winter weather intensifies. Between 9–20 November, more than 13,700 children were vaccinated during a campaign led by...
Joint Press Release: Catch-up Immunization Campaign Launched in the Gaza Strip
5 November 2025, GAZA STRIP – UNICEF, UNRWA, WHO and partners, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, are launching an integrated catch-up campaign for routine immunization, nutrition, and growth monitoring in the Gaza Strip to reach 44,000 children cut off from essential life-saving services by two years of conflict. The campaign will be...
Gaza’s many injured will need rehabilitation care and support for years to come, WHO report
WHO Report – Estimating trauma and rehabilitation needs in Gaza – Sept 2025 2 October 2025, Jerusalem- Nearly 42 000 people in the Gaza Strip have life-changing injuries caused by the ongoing conflict,according to the latest WHO estimates released today. One in four of these injuries are in children. Life-changing injuries account for one...
WHO and Japan sign a new agreement to enhance essential health services and public health functions in Gaza and the West Bank
22 September 2025, Jerusalem – The Government of Japan has announced an additional contribution of JPY 861,000,000 (US$ 5.86 million) to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the Ministry of Health in enhancing essential health services and public health functions in Gaza and the West Bank. The new project is expected to benefit 1.4...
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition 22/08/2025- ROME/GENEVA/NEW YORK – More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new Integrated Food...
WHO and partners advance efforts to measure financial hardship due to health
13 August 2025 – In coordination with the European Union (EU), the World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) and Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) calculate how health care costs impact financial hardship. Making sure people receive the care they need without facing financial hardship is key to...
WHO statement on IPC alert: Worst-case scenario for famine unfolding in Gaza
30 July 2025, Jerusalem, Cairo, Geneva - The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip, according to the alert published this week by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). People are foregoing food for days. Others are dying as their undernourished, weakened bodies succumb to disease or organ...
