UN appeals for $2.8 billion in aid for Gaza and West Bank

The United Nations today appealed for $2.8 billion in funding to support more than three million people in Gaza and the West Bank by the end of the year, in order to address food shortages and prevent a threatened famine in Gaza. The appeal released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the amount is needed to help 3.1 million people, to “reduce human suffering and prevent further loss of human life.” ». A large portion of the funding — $782.1 million — will go toward food aid for 2.2 million people in Gaza and 400,000 people in the West Bank, according to that appeal. The more than six months of war have caused severe food shortages among Palestinians in Gaza that in some areas exceed famine levels, according to the United Nations. A senior UN aid official said yesterday that the United […]
Source: News Beast

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