“To help address the immense shelter needs, over the past week our partners delivered supplies to 28,000 families, including 1,600 tents, 16,000 tarps and 27,000 blankets.Dujarric said.
Half of the population in need
Despite these efforts, At least 1.1 million people still need urgent help as weather conditions continue to deteriorate.
A new storm once again hit makeshift tents on Friday, leaving thousands of people without protection. UN teams and partners are conducting assessments and supporting the most vulnerable, but aid workers emphasize that the tents are only a temporary measure.
More durable solutions, including tool kits, cement and heavy machinery to remove debris, are urgently needed, along with sustained funding to enable a transition from emergency aid to early recovery, Dujarric added.
Child deaths
Children continue to be among the most affected. Health partners reported that Another baby would have died from hypothermiawhich brings the total number of reported deaths to four, all of them very young children, according to figures from the Ministry of Health.
Since the ceasefire and through the end of the year, humanitarian partners have distributed more than 310,000 sets of children’s winter clothing and more than 112,000 pairs of shoes as part of winter preparedness efforts. They have also set up 150 specialized tents throughout Gaza to use as safe and welcoming spaces for children.
Meanwhile, nutrition partners screened more than 76,000 children last month, identifying around 4,900 cases of acute malnutrition, including more than 820 cases of severe acute malnutrition. this brings The total number of acute malnutrition cases identified in 2025 will reach almost 95,000..
right to learn
Education partners continue to expand their presence, opening an additional 18 temporary learning spaces last week for some 35,000 students. There are currently 440 temporary learning spaces in operation, housing around 268,000 children.
However, Israeli authorities continue to deny entry to educational materialswho maintain that education is not a critical activity during the first phase of the ceasefire.
“We think it’s a critical activity,” Dujarric said.