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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 44m

Following the #ceasefire announcement, people are making their way north.

Many are returning to the rubble of their homes, as nearly 80% of structures have been damaged or destroyed.

UNRWA continues its essential services across the #Gaza Strip to support those in greatest need.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2h

“We’ve got enough food to feed everyone in #Gaza for between two and three months, and the population is starving.

We’ve got shelter items for hundreds of thousands of people, blankets for over a million people,” our Sam Rose tells Middle East Eye.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 7h

“Nothing replaces a school. For children, school is beyond learning. It’s about making friends and developing social skills. All of that is being lost in #Gaza amid deep trauma of children,” our Juliette Touma tells @elpais.com.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 21h

“It is impossible to imagine a humanitarian operation in #Gaza, at the scale required, without UNRWA", our Juliette Touma told Kuwait News Agency.

We call for the immediate opening of all humanitarian crossings and for UNRWA to be allowed to bring aid in at scale.

KUNA : UN agencies ready for urgent humanitarian aid plan in Gaza following ceasefire - Human - 10/10/2025

www.kuna.net.kw

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 23h

UNRWA continues to serve 920,000 #Palestine Refugees in the occupied #WestBank including East Jerusalem.

#UNRWAworks to lead the emergency response to the largest displacement crisis in the West Bank since 1967.

Learn more:
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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

For two long years, the people of #Gaza have survived the worst bombardment, displacement, loss and grief.

UNRWA teams have been there — every single day — delivering lifesaving food, medicines and essential supplies.

We will stay and continue to serve those who need us the most.

#UNRWAworks

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

#Gaza’s war: 2 years too long.

🔴 Famine confirmed in Gaza governorate
🔴 455 malnutrition-related deaths
🔴 Almost all cropland damaged, inaccessible, or both

The State of Israel has banned UNRWA from bringing in aid for over 7 months.
Lift the siege.

#UNRWAworks:

www.unrwa.org

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

“UNRWA has food that can be provided to the entire population in #Gaza, sufficient for three months. And this is absolutely critical in controlling the spread of famine, which has been confirmed in Gaza City,” our Juliette Touma said at the UN Geneva press briefing.

Lift the ban on UNRWA aid.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

People in #Gaza have started returning north again.

They are unsure what they will find left of their homes and communities. “Whatever it is, it’s better than facing death every second,” one of our colleagues in Gaza told us.

#ceasefire

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

“There is no other way to undertake a humanitarian response at the scale needed in #Gaza, without the United Nations, including UNRWA” our Juliette Touma tells @cnn.com.

UNRWA has the necessary reach, network, know-how and trust of the communities to deliver aid directly to the people in need.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

"UNRWA is waiting for green light to bring in supplies. our teams in Gaza are ready to receive and distribute them. They include good, medicines and hygiene kits" our Juliette Touma tells @nytimes.com

Aid Groups Prepare to Provide Quick Relief to Gaza Under Cease-Fire

The new Israel-Hamas deal contains provisions to increase aid to Gaza, and for the reopening of a border crossing from Egypt.

www.nytimes.com

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

“UNRWA is the largest humanitarian organisation in Gaza. It would be very difficult to implement the large-scale distribution of aid that is needed without UNRWA,” our Juliette Touma told @theipaper.com.

#ceasefire

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

The #ceasefire in #Gaza “is an important first step, but it has to be sustainable,” our Jonathan Fowler tells TRT World.

There must be an unimpeded flow of aid, including the lifesaving supplies waiting in UNRWA warehouses.

People in Gaza need everything.

Lift the siege.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

“UNRWA is uniquely placed to run a full-fledged education system in #Gaza in the same way it did before the war,” our Tamara Alrifai tells @aljazeera.com

UNRWA’s team in Gaza, including teachers, are crucial for the implementation of the #ceasefire agreement.

Let us work.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

The famine in #Gaza can be reversed.

UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for three months, waiting outside Gaza, and a system in place to distribute aid safely and at scale.

Let us do our work.

#ceasefire

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

#WorldMentalHealthDay reminds us that there is no health without mental health.

In the #Gaza Strip, UNRWA health teams continue to provide psychological first aid and counselling.

In times of crisis, mental health is essential.

#UNRWAworks

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

“Our colleagues are really an example of how humanitarian work must be done,” our Juliette Touma tells @skynewsrss.bsky.social.

UNRWA stands ready to deliver food, medicine, and basic services, and help over 660,000 children return to school.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

“We have supplies in Jordan and Egypt — we’ve been waiting for the green light since March,” our Juliette Touma tells @cnn.com

UNRWA teams can get into #Gaza in 3 hours. There is no other way to deliver humanitarian aid at the scale needed without the UN, including UNRWA.

#UNRWAworks

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

“It is indeed a day of hope. Hopefully, this agreement will allow UNRWA to bring in food, medicines, and other basic supplies — the only way to avert famine from spreading further across #Gaza,” our Juliette Touma tells @news.rte.ie.

UNRWA stands ready to deliver at scale.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

For 2 years too long, children have been denied their childhoods.

Their urgent return to education must be part of any agreement to end the war.

Bringing them back to learning should be a collective priority.

UNRWA has the expertise, infrastructure, and workforce to support this.

#UNRWAworks

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

2 years of war in #Gaza: UNRWA stays and delivers.

UNRWA teams continue to provide critical healthcare, water, sanitation, shelter, and psychosocial support.

The UN system, including UNRWA, is ready.

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

“During the ceasefire in #Gaza, the number of students in temporary learning spaces increased every day. But when the truce ended, many of these locations disappeared,” our Juliette Touma tells @elpais.com

Children must be brought back to learning.
#CeasefireNow

A life without school in Gaza: ‘At night, I use my phone’s flashlight to study. Hunger makes it hard for me to concentrate’

The Palestinian Authority, the UN, and NGOs offer classes in shelters and displacement camps, as well as online courses, but 60% of students have not been able to continue any type of learning since…

english.elpais.com

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

"The agreement to finally secure a ceasefire in #Gaza and release the hostages is a huge relief.

It will bring respite to people who survived the worst bombardment, displacement, loss and grief for two long years."

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

For two years too long, humanitarian workers have been killed in #Gaza.

UNRWA mourns 562 aid workers killed in #Gaza since 7 October 2023, among them 370 from UNRWA.

#CeasefireNow

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 3d

A study published in The Lancet by UNRWA & partners reinforces the confirmation of famine in #Gaza City and further underscores the need for immediate, unimpeded humanitarian aid.

Children in Gaza are suffering from preventable causes. This must stop.
#CeasefireNow
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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