UNOCHA – United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Occupied Palestinian Territory
UNRWA reopens health centre in central Gaza
OCHA has received reports that airstrikes, bombing, shelling, navy fire and shooting in Gaza in the past 24 hours – this includes strikes in residential areas, which puts civilians in danger and adds to the immense hardship they have endured over the past 28 months.
OCHA stresses that civilians are protected under international humanitarian law wherever they are, even if they cross military demarcation lines or are near them – civilians and civilian infrastructure must always be protected and during military operations, constant care must be taken to spare them.
Today, UNRWA reported that its teams on the ground have reopened the Bureij Health Centre in Deir al Balah, restoring essential services after months of closure. The facility is now providing primary health care, maternal health services, laboratory testing and dental care.
However, health partners say that thousands of patients remain without opportunities for treatment and recovery, as some critical services are still unavailable in Gaza. Their top priority is to scale up local services, including by rehabilitating damaged facilities and expanding critical care. This requires more medical supplies, including items that are not easily approved for entry by Israeli authorities, such as X-ray machines and laboratory equipment.
Shelter partners say that by last week, they had provided more than 5,600 families with emergency shelter, including nearly 5,000 tarpaulins and over 12,000 bedding items, in just over one week. Last month, they provided this type of assistance, including nearly 8,000 tents, to more than 85,000 families. However, they stress that more durable solutions are urgently needed and this requires permission to take in machinery and materials to repair damaged structures.
Also, by last week, protection partners had reached nearly 15,000 people with services including psychosocial support over a seven-day period. Across all governorates, the demand for such services continues to outpace available capacity. Overcrowding in displacement sites, loss or damage of tents, and lack of private spaces, continue to undermine service delivery and confidentiality.
The UN and partners stand ready to further scale up humanitarian operations. However, this requires the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian work. Humanitarian partners – NGOs as well as UN agencies – must be allowed to operate without obstruction and bring in critically needed supplies and equipment.
*Donations made to UN Crisis Relief help UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs reach people in Gaza with urgent support.
Venezuela
With funding at critically lows, UN and partners reached 2 million people with aid in 2026
Humanitarian partners last year helped more than 2 million people – about 40 per cent of the 5 million people aimed to reach under the humanitarian response plan in Venezuela last year.
Assistance was prioritized for people most in need – women, girls, young children and the elderly.
The UN and its partners coordinated with the authorities, as well as with 122 humanitarian organizations, more than half of whom were national and local partners.
In the health sector, medicine and other supplies delivered to hospitals and health centres reached more than 400,000 people, while 260,000 children and pregnant women received nutritional support.
More than 750,000 people received food assistance from the World Food Programme and its partners through school meals and support to communities affected by heavy rains.
Additionally, nearly 600,000 people received protection services, including support related to gender-based violence, child protection and assistance for people returning to the country. UNHCR, together with UN agencies and their local partners, continues to provide legal advice, psychosocial support and livelihoods assistance.
Last year’s humanitarian response plan received just 19 percent – or $115 million – of the $606 million required, placing Venezuela among the most underfunded humanitarian operations globally. The humanitarian community urge donors to step up and provide sustained, flexible funding this year so essential services can continue running and assistance reaches those who need it most.
Syria
OCHA and the UN Department of Safety and Security carried out an assessment mission to the Syrian city of Ain Al Arab, also known as Kobani, yesterday.
In recent weeks, two convoys from the UN and its partners have delivered 52 trucks of aid.
Local humanitarian teams on the ground say the situation is relatively calm but remains fragile. Goods and fuel are entering through limited commercial routes, though not at the scale needed.
Basic services are severely disrupted. Water systems are only partially functioning using diesel, and hospitals and bakeries are operating with limited fuel. Partners on the ground have reported that public electricity was restored yesterday evening, following joint efforts by the Government and International Committee of the Red Cross.
Water, sanitation and hygiene conditions are a key concern, with some families relying on unsafe water sources, increasing the risk of water-borne diseases.
More assessment missions are planned to identify people’s most needs.
*Donations made to UN Crisis Relief help UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs reach people in Syria with urgent support.
Mozambique
UN releases $4.5 million as southern Mozambique braces for cyclone
OCHA says a large storm is forecast to pass off the coast of Mozambique on Friday and affect communities.
Yesterday, the Government activated preparations ahead of possible flooding caused by Cyclone Gezani, including planning for evacuations and pre-positioning essential supplies.
Ahead of the cyclone, $4.5 million has been released from the Central Emergency Response Fund to five UN agencies to help more than 300,000 people in southern Mozambique.
This comes as the country continues to recover from recent floods that affected large parts of central and southern Mozambique. So far, more than 140,000 people – nearly a quarter of all those most affected by the floods – have been reached with humanitarian assistance.
South Sudan
Stepped up clashes uproots civilians, curtails aid
Fighting has intensified across northern and central Jonglei State in South Sudan, leading to the large-scale displacement of civilians and limiting the delivery of aid.
Families fleeing their homes urgently need food, safe water, healthcare and emergency shelter.
Since late December, renewed violence and airstrikes have uprooted an estimated 280,000 people, according to the authorities.
Aid delivery continues to be disrupted by insecurity, and essential services are shutting down. Road and river traffic is blocked, and humanitarian flights have not been allowed to take place.
The displacements are driving up the risk of cholera spreading – 55 cases and seven deaths reported in a week in Ayod and Duk counties.
Since 28 September 2024, South Sudan has recorded more than 98,000 cholera cases and more than 1,600 deaths across nine states. The transmission of cholera is likely to intensify ahead of the rainy season if humanitarian teams and supplies continue to be restricted.
In a statement issued over the weekend, the Humanitarian Coordinator, Anita Gbeho, called on all parties to “stop fighting, protect civilians and humanitarian workers and stop attacks on humanitarian assets.”
*Donations made to UN Crisis Relief help UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs reach people in South Sudan with urgent support.
Posted on 10 February 2026
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