Gaza: Six months on, elderly and children trapped sick and hungry in death zone
As Sunday marks six months since the start of the devastating conflict in Gaza, CARE is gravely concerned about increasing deaths from illness, injuries, and hunger.
Palestine ranks 115 out of 189 on the 2020 Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International’s programs in Palestine (West Bank/Gaza) focus on the economic empowerment of women and youth, as well as humanitarian response to meet basic and long-term needs.
CARE International has been working in the West Bank and Gaza since 1948. In Gaza, people face increasing poverty, unemployment, food insecurity, and sporadic outbreaks of violence. In the West Bank, the rate of demolitions of Palestinian-owned structures and settler violence remains high.
In December 2018, when violent conflict in Palestine resulted in more than 1,000 civilian deaths, CARE Palestine (West Bank/Gaza) distributed food, medical supplies, and hygiene kits.
Another spike in violence broke out in November 2012 and our office was damaged in air strikes. CARE Palestine (West Bank/Gaza) was able to continue its emergency response and joined other humanitarian organizations to call for an end to the violence.
CARE International’s vision is that women and young Palestinians will realize their rights, reach their full life potential and contribute to a vibrant, equitable, and accountable Palestinian society. Under the women’s empowerment initiatives, CARE Palestine (West Bank/Gaza) focuses on women’s political participation and social entrepreneurship, supporting their skills and agency development.
CARE Palestine (West Bank/Gaza) has a long-term commitment to engage Palestinian communities in development processes that enable them to determine their futures, realize their rights, and live in peace and dignity. We partner with other Palestinian organizations to better advocate their own interests and rights.
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As Sunday marks six months since the start of the devastating conflict in Gaza, CARE is gravely concerned about increasing deaths from illness, injuries, and hunger.
The Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Phase Classification (IPC) report paints an extraordinarily dire picture of extreme hunger, malnutrition, and desperation in Gaza.
CARE and its partner organization Juzoor warn that young children in North Gaza are increasingly at a risk of dying of hunger and malnutrition, five months into the devastating conflict.
Dr. Umaiyeh Kammash, Director of CARE’s partner organization Juzoor, speaks about the situation of people in the north of Gaza, and the challenges his staff face every day.
Six months into the devastating conflict, displaced mothers in Gaza talk about their current living situation, biggest fears, and their wishes for the future.
For Palestinians in Gaza, this Ramadan is the hardest one they have ever had to live through. The internally displaced people in Rafah share what Ramadan means to them, how this holy month is different from previous ones, and what their biggest wish is for this special time.
This Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) aims to highlight existing gender, age and disability data and provide operational recommendations for the humanitarian response in Gaza.
In this project led by CARE Palestine, four women tell their daily hardships living under conflict, their COVID-related challenges, and their dreams and aspirations using storytelling techniques.
CARE's goal is that by 2030, women and young Palestinians from communities made most vulnerable by the conflict and the restrictions of the occupation will realize their rights, reach their full life potential, and contribute to a vibrant, equitable and accountable Palestinian society.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.