UN LAUNCHES US$2.8 BILLION FLASH APPEAL FOR GAZA, WEST BANK
NEW YORK, April 18 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Wednesday launched a flash appeal worth US$2.822 billion for the occupied Palestinian territory, reported Xinhua.
The money will be used to provide assistance to 3.1 million people in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, through the end of the year, said UNOCHA.
"For this response, we need to see major changes to operating conditions on the ground. Humanitarian organisations must have safe and sustained access to all people in need across the Gaza Strip and West Bank," said the office.
"We need more entry and supply routes by land into Gaza, including to the north, as well as the use of Ashdod port," the office said, adding that they also need fewer constraints on their movements inside Gaza, visas and permits for aid workers, timely and flexible funding, and the need to be able to bring in critical humanitarian items.
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