Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have begun returning to the north of Gaza after the ceasefire agreement.

Needs are immense. Any hope of recovery will require a full-scale humanitarian response with all agencies coming together to provide life-saving assistance to 2 million people.

The World Food Programme (WFP) is working to ensure that ‘assistance follows the people’. Around 8,500 metric tons of our food entered Gaza in the first week of the ceasefire.  

If favourable conditions remain, WFP can scale up and keep distributing rations to more than 1 million people. This includes immediate food aid and forward-looking action: cash and voucher assistance to support the economy, support for local food production, the re-stocking of bakeries, and nutrition supplements for children.

Looking forward, it is important that commercial and private goods start to flow into Gaza too. Only with commercial and private food on the markets will we be able to turn the corner in this crisis.

To make a meaningful impact on the food security of people in Gaza, WFP also needs the international community to scale up funding.

We need US$300 million for our work in Gaza and the West Bank up to June 2025.

What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the Palestinian emergency

Food and cash assistance
WFP reached over 330,000 people with food in the first week of the ceasefire. Of these, 203,000 people received food parcels and 292,000 people received hot meals. WFP has also distributed nutrition products to 46,000 people - children under 5 and pregnant and breastfeeding women. About 18 bakeries are now up and running in Gaza thanks to WFP’s provision of wheat flour, yeast and sugar as well as fuel. On 28 January, WFP got the bakery network in South/Central Gaza working again, with 13 bakeries operation in this area.
Recovery
If the ceasefire continues to hold, WFP will transition to recovery-focused initiatives, including restoring markets, supporting livelihoods, rebuilding food systems, and expanding school meals, guided by ongoing assessments and partnerships.
Logistics
WFP is using every humanitarian corridor from Jordan, Israel and Egypt to get supplies into Gaza. WFP supports partners through the Logistics Cluster, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster and the Food Security Cluster.

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