One in two households surveyed reported better access thanks to increased commercial and humanitarian deliveries.
OCHA however, warned that no food aid convoys had reached the north via direct crossings since September 12.
Despite the dire conditions persisting in northern Gaza, the UN agency said that around 90 percent of the estimated 29,000 people who moved within the Gaza Strip this weekend were traveling from the south to the north.
Trucks and supplies
The UN and its partners collected nearly 200 truckloads of essential supplies from Israeli crossing points along the perimeter fence surrounding Gaza on Saturday.
Among the supplies were almost 1,900 tonnes of different food products, wheat flour and more than 100 pallets of food boxes.
Supplies also included more than 1,000 pallets of mattresses, blankets, tents, tarps and winter clothing; 300 pallets filled with hygiene kits, buckets, water cans and jerry cans; 50 pallets of enriched cereals; and some 200 pallets of dignity kits, menstrual health kits and midwifery supplies.
On Sunday – based on initial data – UN teams collected nearly 1,000 pallets of blankets, tents, hygiene kits, water tanks, mats, winter clothing, tarpaulins and jerry cans, as well as a truckload of animal fodder.
“All this data is preliminary and covers the UN and our partners but does not include bilateral donations and the commercial sector,” UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters in New York on Monday.
Meals and nutrition
The UN and its partners support 17 bakeries in Gaza – nine in the south and eight in the north – which produce 150,000 packets of bread every day, according to the latest figures.
“We also support 180 kitchens serving nearly 1,160,000 meals every day,” Mr. Haq continued. “On the nutrition front, we are currently supporting 133 treatment sites, including 20 in Gaza City, where famine was confirmed in August. »
On Saturday and Sunday, teams also delivered 1,000 tarpaulins and 2,500 blankets to people in need.
Since the ceasefire, the United Nations reproductive health agency, UNFPAhas helped around 90,000 women and girls by providing them with reproductive health and hygiene items.
Incubators
This includes the distribution of medical equipment and supplies to 13 health facilities across the Gaza Strip, including incubators and surgical equipment, Haq said.
UNFPA has also distributed thousands of postpartum kits and dignity kits to women and girls.
Meanwhile, renovation is underway at four schools and, over the past three days, the UN and partners have supported the reopening of five temporary learning spaces in Gaza City.
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
