CO-506141 Strengthening Protection

About this project

The Gaza Strip continues to cope with a protracted humanitarian crisis exacerbated by multiple factors. The 16-year blockade, Israeli restrictions, the lingering effects of COVID-19, the May 2021 and August 2022 hostilities, and internal divisions have all contributed to the dire situation. It is facing an alarming increase in food insecurity, leading to negative coping mechanisms, rising poverty rates, as well as growing unemployment. The situation is dire, with poverty levels surpassing 50%, and approximately 80% of Palestinian households relying on some form of social assistance. According to the 2020 Socio-Economic <(>&<)> Food Security Survey of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the food security status in Gaza worsened in 2020, with the number of severely food insecure households reaching 40.7%, a 4.9% increase since 2018. The total number of households experiencing severe or moderate food insecurity reached 64.4%. Extreme weather events, such as floods and storms, also damage crops and infrastructure and affect food security. The major impacts of climate change on Palestinian smallholder farmers include the loss of productive assets due to the effects of climate change and increased pressure on natural resources such as land degradation and water scarcity. These impacts lead to increasing rates of animal and plant diseases, rising production costs, falling productivity, and diminishing farm incomes. An estimated 1.9 million people across the gender spectru…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty

Published by

Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Palestinian Territories

Sectors

Relief co-ordination and support services

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07769-02:PS.

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