Access to water has improved in Gaza owing to repairs to critical infrastructure and a near-doubling of water trucking by the UN and its partners.
In anticipation of heavy rainfall and a deterioration in weather conditions, partners continue to identify displacement sites at high risk of flooding and prioritize winterization activities.
Meanwhile, every week, about 15 women in Gaza give birth outside hospitals, without skilled attendants, according to the UN Population Fund.
More aid must enter the Gaza Strip, especially aid that strengthens the health of pregnant and breastfeeding women, UNICEF Communication Manager stated, highlighting the harmful domino effect of maternal malnutrition on newborns.
The Shelter Cluster estimates that fewer than 50,000 tents for about 270,000 people have entered Gaza.
The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a US$4.06 billion Flash Appeal for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, allocating 92 per cent of the required funds for the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip.
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