Health Systems Under Attack in Gaza
by Anera
Mar 11, 2024
Part of a series on the impact of the war on all sectors of economic life within Gaza, Anera’s immediate response and plans for the future. Other posts cover livelihoods, housing, WASH, education and food production systems. “The unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff, or the people sheltering there.” – WHO Gaza, with a population of 2.3 million…
Read MoreAnera is Delivering Aid to Northern Gaza
by Anera
Feb 27, 2024
Delivering aid to the north of Gaza is extremely difficult, as intense security risks limit the amount of humanitarian shipments that are able to travel there. In fact, northern Gaza has been almost completely cut off from aid since the beginning of the war in October. In the midst of the ongoing war in Gaza,…
Read MoreThe Struggle to Deliver Aid in Gaza
by Anera
Feb 22, 2024
This blog post provides an overview of the challenges faced by international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) delivering humanitarian aid in Gaza since January 26, 2024. Based on a survey conducted by members of the AIDA (Association of International Development Agencies), representing 24 INGOs operating in Gaza, the findings shed light on the obstacles encountered during this…
Read MoreThe world needs to stop starvation in Gaza
by Anera
Feb 11, 2024
Food should not be controversial. Anera’s staffer Sami Mater reported today that he heard from a friend who’s still in the north of Gaza that his six-year-old son just died from starvation. Sami also reported that only about 50 trucks a day have been coming into Gaza over the past several days. He told his…
Read MoreFood Production Systems Under Attack in Gaza
by Anera
Feb 5, 2024
Part of a series on the impact of the war on all sectors of economic life within Gaza, Anera’s immediate response and plans for the future. Other posts cover livelihoods, housing, WASH, health and education systems. Long-term damage to Gaza’s food production infrastructure points to the wide ranging scope of the crisis Since the war on Gaza began in October, reports…
Read MoreEducating for the Future at COP28
by Anera
Dec 7, 2023
Anera is in Dubai this week to participate in COP28. The 28th United Nations Climate Change conference — known as the 2023 Conference of the Parties, or COP28 — has convened in Dubai from November 30 until December 12. Anera is joining the ReWired Summit, organized by Dubai Cares, to be held on December 8…
Read MoreGaza Ceasefire: A Welcome Pause, But Far From Enough
by Anera
Nov 23, 2023
Anera welcomes the news of a pause in hostilities for the distribution of desperately needed humanitarian relief in Gaza. Over the four-day period, we will work around the clock to distribute as much aid as possible to the people whose lives have been devastated by this unprecedented bombing campaign. We are committed to delivering hot…
Read MoreRain and Cold Compound Gaza’s Misery
by Anera
Nov 17, 2023
With cold weather and rain storms predicted for this weekend, the suffering in Gaza will reach new levels of terrible. The war, likely to soon be the bloodiest in the 75-year Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has brought unprecedented challenges over the past 42 days. The arrival of the rainy season now compounds the misery displaced families are…
Read MoreA Report from Shifa Hospital in Gaza
by Anera
Nov 11, 2023
Anera’s health team in Gaza today received these audio recordings from a doctor inside of Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in Gaza. Today they bombarded the main ICU of Shifa Hospital…shooting and bombardment everywhere. You hear it at every second here around the hospital. No one can get out of the hospital or come in….
Read MoreGaza’s Water Crisis Puts Thousands at Risk of Preventable Death
by Anera
Nov 8, 2023
The water situation in Gaza is catastrophic. Even before the war, Gaza had virtually no potable water. The population relied on a polluted and rapidly depleting aquifer, as well as a limited number of desalination plants that fell far short of meeting local needs. This has led to the alarming statistic that 97% of Gaza’s…
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