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Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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September 30, 2025 Peace and security
UN agencies renewed their call on Tuesday for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza. Earlier, a new 20-point US plan calling for a suspension of hostilities was announced.
With winter rapidly approaching intensive Israeli military operations Tens of thousands of people continue to be forced to leave their homes in Gaza City.
"It is important to achieve a ceasefire and ensure the delivery of aid – not only to prevent the famine that is increasingly widespread in the south, but also to ensure that children and families can find shelter," UNICEF spokesman Ricardo Pires said at a briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.
According to him, with the drop in temperatures, residents of the destroyed sector will face "new serious problems," especially for children's health.
The overcrowded Al-Mawasi camp
According to UNICEF, conditions in the coastal Al-Mawasi tent camp remain dire. "The camp simply cannot accommodate the influx of people," noted Pires. He added that approximately 400,000 displaced people are living there.
Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that only 18 percent of the territory in the sector has not been subject to evacuation orders or turned into militarized zones.
Many displaced families are in dire need of shelter. UNICEF has prepared 11,000 tents and tarpaulins, but they have not yet been delivered to the sector. "We can't bring these supplies in. This clearly demonstrates the seriousness of the challenges with logistics and aid delivery," Pires emphasized.
Difficulties with the delivery of humanitarian aid
OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke confirmed that aid distribution within Gaza remains limited. Some organizations are managing to deliver food: on Sunday alone, 137 community kitchens distributed approximately 660,000 meals to residents of the enclave.
However, Laerke noted, the ability to deliver aid directly depends on permits for its transportation. He said more than 40 percent of requests for missions requiring coordination with the Israeli military were rejected on Sunday.
Furthermore, some humanitarian aid has been seized by Gazans in dire need of assistance, and in some cases, by armed groups. The situation remains "chaotic," said Lerkke, emphasizing the "absolute necessity" of a ceasefire so that humanitarian organizations can resume "full, coordinated, and sustained" efforts.
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