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The joint initiative is designed to help poorer families – particularly children, women and elderly – cope with winter, following a sharp deterioration in the living conditions of many people living in the enclave.<\/p>\n
Based on their level of need, families will receive credit of between US$47 and US$106 on their electronic assistance cards. The cash top-up will allow them to buy, blankets, clothing and children\u2019s school uniforms and hygiene items from contracted local retailers. Families benefiting from this programme will also receive awareness sessions on hygiene and on the prevention and control of communicable diseases.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnsuring the most vulnerable people in Gaza, particularly children, are able to meet their most pressing humanitarian needs during this winter season is critical,\u201d says Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF\u2019s Special Representative in the State of Palestine, Genevieve Boutin. \u201cOur partnership with WFP to provide an integrated package of essential goods, services, and support aims to help address people\u2019s vulnerabilities in an efficient and cost-effective manner.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new agreement also outlined the different ways WFP and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF would deliver aid in the event of an emergency in Gaza, contingent on the availability of funding. It is modelled on the successful collaboration between Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF and WFP seen during and after the 2014 conflict in Gaza, when thousands of affected people were able to buy hygiene items, water, and clothing, as well as food, from local retailers using a single electronic card.<\/p>\n
\u201cWFP and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF have been working together on several multi-sectorial initiatives that are vital to poor households, given the range of deprivation in Gaza,\u201d says WFP Representative and Country Director Stephen Kearney. \u201cOur innovative electronic voucher platform is ideal for providing a variety of assistance to vulnerable communities while injecting much-needed cash into a faltering economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Economic hardship is on the rise in the Gaza Strip as the blockade and movement restrictions continue affecting trade and access to natural resources. This has made life harder for people in Gaza, as have cuts and delays in national social allowances and public servants\u2019 salaries from the Palestinian Authority.\u00a0 Latest humanitarian indicators testify to growing challenges, as more than half of the population is affected by poverty (53 per cent), unemployment (55 per cent) and unprecedented food insecurity (68.5 per cent). Most vulnerable families living in deep poverty are surviving on less than US$1 dollar per person per day, making uninterrupted humanitarian aid vital to their survival.<\/p>\n
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