UNRWA: Two Million Palestinians in Gaza Still Receiving Lifesaving Aid Despite Zionist Ban and Financial Crisis
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced that it continues to reach around two million Palestinians across the Gaza Strip with lifesaving assistance and essential services, despite the ongoing war, famine, and severe funding shortages.
In a report covering its activities in the occupied Palestinian Territory from January to September 2025, UNRWA emphasized that it remains the largest primary healthcare provider in Gaza amid catastrophic humanitarian conditions. According to the agency, over 1,000 UNRWA health workers operate six clinics and 20 medical points, delivering 2.7 million medical consultations since January—an average of 13,000 per day. More than 127,000 children have been screened for malnutrition, 9,000 received lifesaving therapeutic food, and over 213,000 children were vaccinated against polio at UNRWA facilities, accounting for more than a third of all children reached during the campaign.
The report also noted that by early September 2025, approximately 94,000 displaced people were living in about 60 shelters managed by the agency. A displaced UNRWA employee described the situation as “catastrophic,” stressing that staff continue to provide critical services “to people in dire need.” Despite its deep financial crisis, UNRWA continues its operations but warned that the Zionist ban on allowing the agency to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza—imposed in March 2025—has severely worsened the situation. The agency said it still has enough food stored in Jordan and Egypt to supply Gaza’s entire population for three months, along with shelter materials sufficient to fill 2,000 trucks—enough to support up to 1.3 million people.
