The Global Humanitarian Overview is an annual assessment of global humanitarian needs and how to respond to them. This document provides an analysis of the drivers of needs and an overview of the resources required to support people targeted for assistance. It also provides an account of the humanitarian system’s collective achievements.
Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
Since the conflict began in October 2023, people have endured devastating losses: loved ones, homes, schools, entire communities. In April 2024, a UN team visited Khan Younis and reported widespread destruction. Every building visited was damaged, paved roads were reduced to dirt tracks and unexploded ordnance lay in main intersections and schools. The few remaining residents face severe shortages of food, water and health care, with the destruction of Nasser and Al Amal hospitals. OCHA/Themba Linden.
