Nearly everyone in Gaza in need of shelter aid, NRC says
Nearly everyone in Gaza in need of shelter aid, NRC says An estimated 1.98 million Palestinians in Gaza, 94 per cent of the population, need shelter and basic household assistance, according to a new report by the Shelter Cluster, led by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Jan Egeland, Secretary General of NRC, said in a post on X that only 10 percent of families reported receiving shelter aid…
Nearly everyone in Gaza, 94% of the population, requires shelter and basic household aid, according to a new report by the Shelter Cluster, headed by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Jan Egeland, NRC's Secretary General, stated on X that only 10% of families received shelter assistance in the prior month, and supplies of shelter materials and essential household aid are nearly exhausted in the Gaza Strip.
Over four-fifths of households are experiencing either critical or catastrophic conditions in their current shelter, while nearly two-thirds reside in tents or makeshift shelters, structures not intended for permanent habitation. Ninety-eight percent of households reported at least one environmental hazard within a 10-meter radius of their living space, such as rodents, stray dogs, solid waste, rubble, or sewage. The report urges donors to pressure Israel to permit aid access.
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