The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Crisis response in Gaza
The ongoing conflict in Gaza continues to have devastating consequences for the people of the State of Palestine. With the UN and partners, we’re supporting the humanitarian response efforts.
Since 7 October 2023, severe hostilities in the Gaza Strip have led to significant loss and damage. More than 61,000 Palestinians have died, including more than 18,000 children, and over 151,000 have been injured*.
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- * According to OCHA Humanitarian Situation Update #311 6 August 2025
The widespread destruction of homes and critical infrastructure has resulted in an estimated 50 million tonnes of debris. Around 90 per cent of health facilities have been damaged or destroyed, electricity shortages have led to frequent blackouts, the water and sanitation system has nearly collapsed, and over 90 per cent of primary roads have been damaged. Critical infrastructure damage is estimated to amount to over $18 billion.
The severe damage combined with ongoing hostilities and limitations on the movement of people and goods has seriously impaired the delivery of basic humanitarian aid. The Gaza Strip is now likely facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the escalation of hostilities in October 2023*.
Against unimaginable hardship, UNOPS is committed to staying and delivering for the people of Gaza, enabling access, enhancing security, and working towards sustainable peace and development.
To support the emergency humanitarian response, we’re working with the UN family and partners to bring life-saving supplies into Gaza and help safeguard critical humanitarian aid efforts.
In addition, the UN Secretary-General has tasked UNOPS with supporting the full operationalization of the Office of Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza and the establishment of a UN mechanism to facilitate, coordinate, monitor and verify humanitarian relief consignments to Gaza. This UN mechanism is designed to enhance the speed and efficiency of aid delivery into Gaza and will involve orchestrating large-scale aid distributions through the various land entry points.
Latest news and stories
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Aid is finally reaching #Gaza, but it’s a drop in an ocean of needs. People are facing starvation, disease & despair.
— Jorge Moreira da Silva (@UNOPS_Chief) July 30, 2025
This is an avoidable catastrophe. The @UN has shown it can deliver aid. What’s missing is the political will.
Let us do our job at the pace & scale required. https://t.co/OXLxbVpo0x -
Lives are on the line. @UNOPS_Chief spoke to Christian Fraser on @BBCNews on urgent needs in #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/Jb6tzSqQDv
— UNOPS (@UNOPS) July 24, 2025 -
I am appalled that @UN premises have been struck in Gaza – among them @UNOPS & @WHO facilities.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) July 22, 2025
These premises are inviolable & must be protected under international humanitarian law – without exception. -
Reports in that @UNOPS premises in central #Gaza was struck today. My immense gratitude & thoughts are with colleagues supporting humanitarian operations in such difficult times.
— Jorge Moreira da Silva (@UNOPS_Chief) July 21, 2025
Aid workers must be protected & all parties must abide by international humanitarian law. pic.twitter.com/Mkyc5fvF6M -
Karuna Herrmann, Director of UNOPS Jerusalem, told @BBCNews that only a third of needed fuel is entering Gaza.
— UNOPS (@UNOPS) July 14, 2025
"If fuel runs out, the consequences are severe and immediate."
Water plants shut down, newborns die, sewage floods the streets. pic.twitter.com/hm9qDibI3d -
90k litres of fuel just reached north #Gaza for critical water, sanitation, hygiene & telecoms. Fuel stocks in Gaza are running out, so it's all @UNOPS team could deliver. pic.twitter.com/hBWJzldZpk
— Jorge Moreira da Silva (@UNOPS_Chief) July 3, 2025 -
After weeks of daily attempts, @UNOPS in #Gaza retrieved 280K liters of fuel from storage tanks last night. But this positive step covers only a day's worth of most critical needs. To keep essential humanitarian work running we need sustained access to fuel in Gaza & new supplies pic.twitter.com/Wwu9bfPCDE
— Jorge Moreira da Silva (@UNOPS_Chief) June 19, 2025 -
"This atrocity must stop now."
— UNOPS (@UNOPS) June 12, 2025
Today, @UNOPS_Chief spoke with @France24_en on the latest situation in #Gaza & @UNOPS work to support the delivery of vital aid to those that need it most. pic.twitter.com/MY1nermNeY -
The fuel we can access in our storage tanks in Gaza will run out in the coming days.
— Jorge Moreira da Silva (@UNOPS_Chief) June 12, 2025
Without fuel, hospitals can’t work. Bakeries can’t run. Ambulances won’t move.
Aid must resume, unconditionally, at scale and through all corridors. pic.twitter.com/KniechahZN -
After 11+ weeks of blockade, truckloads of @UN aid are now temporarily allowed into Gaza.
— UNOPS (@UNOPS) May 26, 2025
It’s a vital step, but a drop in the ocean of urgent needs.
Through the #UN2720 Mechanism, we’re working round-the-clock to facilitate the entry & distribution of much-needed aid. pic.twitter.com/guv6oF5DsW -
I am horrified by the death and critical injuries of @UN @UNOPS colleagues when their compound was struck in Gaza today.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) March 19, 2025
I condemn all attacks against UN personnel and call for a full investigation. -
The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental task of rebuilding #Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire holds but tensions loom over a potential resumption of fighting.https://t.co/LZZiS8SaeF pic.twitter.com/XcTwHQSfaC
— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) February 14, 2025 -
Gaza is in crisis: 70% of infrastructure, 60% of homes, and 65% of roads are gone. Clearing 50M tons of rubble is urgent. @UNOPS is committed to both immediate aid and long-term rebuilding. Restoring power, water, hospitals, schools, shelters and roads for the future. pic.twitter.com/sKxOoXYC4i
— Jorge Moreira da Silva (@UNOPS_Chief) February 13, 2025 -
“We cannot over emphasize the challenges of delivering humanitarian response in Gaza right now. The design and implementation of mechanism matter immensely. We remain committed to action”
— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) September 16, 2024
– Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of @UNOPS, to Security Council pic.twitter.com/0JLUwOBTMi -
As Sigrid Kaag said yesterday, the mechanism (supported by @UNOPS) is now taking humanitarian aid shipments from Jordan, Cyprus, Israel, & the West Bank into #Gaza.
— Jorge Moreira da Silva (@UNOPS_Chief) July 3, 2024
However the overall amount of aid getting into Gaza is minimal - we must do more to meet the needs. https://t.co/stE3g4k9Jl -
Despite challenges, @WFP & @UNOPS recently delivered fuel to a bakery in northern Gaza, allowing it to function again for the first time in months.
— United Nations (@UN) April 16, 2024
Amid the threat of impending famine, humanitarians call for safe, unimpeded humanitarian access.pic.twitter.com/FJNcbpweDj -
Just concluded a joint visit to #Gaza with my colleague @SigridKaag, Senior Humanitarian & Reconstruction Coordinator. @UNOPS was tasked by the @UN SG @antonioguterres to operationalize & manage the mechanism to facilitate, coordinate, monitor and verify humanitarian aid to Gaza. pic.twitter.com/GNwZh1Mg9G
— Jorge Moreira da Silva (@UNOPS_Chief) January 17, 2024 -
Tonight, @UNOPS_Chief Jorge Moreira da Silva spoke to @CFraserBBC
— UNOPS (@UNOPS) November 21, 2023
on @BBCNews #TheContextBBC to discuss the humanitarian crisis in #Gaza & what's needed to ensure aid, supplies & fuel can safely enter, to support the response efforts. pic.twitter.com/DZLBGEp8Oz -
Today, 28 of the 31 premature babies, who were evacuated from the Al-Shifa hospital yesterday, were safely transferred in Al-Arish to receive medical treatment in #Egypt. From there, 12 babies were flown to Cairo.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 20, 2023
Three babies continue to receive treatment at the Emarati… pic.twitter.com/SZjKbRUojJ