26 Nov 2012

GAZA /HUMANITARIAN

The World Food Programme (WFP) has provided emergency rations to 800 families in Gaza (about 4,800 people) whose houses were destroyed during the recent attacks. WFP

Posted at: November 26, 2012 1:43 pm

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STORY: GAZA / HUMANITARIAN 
TRT: 1:29
SOURCE: WFP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 22-26 NOVEMBER 2012, GAZA, OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (OPT)

SHOTLIST:

22 NOVEMBER 2012, ZAITOUN, GAZA, OPT

1. Various shots, bombed buildings
2. Med shot, two boys standing by bombed building
3. Wide shot, group of men sitting by bombed building
4. Med shot, bombed room with a man in the back praying
5. Med shot, bombed building
6. Med shot, people walking by bombed building entrance
7. Wide shot, men talking in the middle of a bombed sidewalk

26 NOVEMBER 2012, OPT

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tahir Nour, OPT, World Food Programme (WFP):
"We were able within the first few days to provide food assistance to 800 families whose houses have been destroyed as a result of the conflict, and in addition, after the Israeli forces have dropped leaflets warning people to leave their homes, WFP was able to provide food assistance to eleven thousand people who had become displaced."

26 NOVEMBER 2012, KHAN YOUNIS, SOUTHERN GAZA, OPT

9. Various shots, men handling bags of humanitarian assistance
10. Med shot, man placing a bag of humanitarian assistance on top of his motorcycle

26 NOVEMBER 2012, OPT

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Tahir Nour, OPT, World Food Programme (WFP):
"Our next steps are to further assess the food security situation in Gaza as a result of the conflict and to continue to provide our regular food programme to those who are food insecure."

26 NOVEMBER 2012, KHAN YOUNIS, SOUTHERN GAZA, OPT

12. Wide shot, horse-drawn carriage traffic and people carrying bags of humanitarian assistance
13. Med shot, elderly lady sitting on a horse-drawn carriage talking with a local female WFP staff
14. Med shot, elderly lady and young boy sitting on a carriage
15. Wide shot, horse-drawn carriages on street

STORYLINE:

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been responding to a temporary increase in humanitarian needs during the recent conflict in Gaza, while at the same time continuing food assistance to people who are part of its usual programmes there.

During the recent violence, a total of more than 80,000 people received WFP food assistance through emergency and regular distributions. WFP provided 11,000 displaced people with emergency food assistance (canned tuna, bread and date bars) on 21 November, before the ceasefire.

WFP also provided emergency rations to 800 families in Gaza (about 4,800 people) whose houses were destroyed during the recent conflict.

SOUNDBITE (English) Tahir Nour, OPT, World Food Programme (WFP):
"We were able within the first few days to provide food assistance to 800 families whose houses have been destroyed as a result of the conflict, and in addition, after the Israeli forces have dropped leaflets warning people to leave their homes, WFP was able to provide food assistance to eleven thousand people who had become displaced."
 
WFP welcomed the ceasefire agreement that guarantees the opening of all crossings for the movement of people and transfer of goods.

Access to Gaza is a main concern to WFP and a significant challenge even under normal circumstances. The food organization has sufficient food pre-positioned inside and outside Gaza to cover the needs of its regular caseload of 285,000 people for more than three months.

SOUNDBITE (English) Tahir Nour, OPT, World Food Programme (WFP):
"Our next steps are to further assess the food security situation in Gaza as a result of the conflict and to continue to provide our regular food programme to those who are food insecure."

Meanwhile, as part of its regular November/December distribution cycle, which commenced on 20 November, WFP provided food assistance to about 36,000 people and 99 percent of WFP's food voucher beneficiaries (30,000) redeemed their vouchers during the period of the conflict.