WFP / GAZA HUMANITARIAN AID

Following the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, the World Food Programme (WFP) stresses that this is “only the start – not the end – of what’s needed” to address the immense humanitarian needs. With over two million people in urgent need of assistance, WFP calls for reliable access, international funding, and collaboration to deliver life-saving aid and support recovery efforts. WFP

• Video Length: 00:02:40
• Production Date: 16 January 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: HUNGER
• Geographic Subject: GAZA; PALESTINE; ISRAEL
• MAMS Id: 3329606
• Parent Id: 3329606
• Alternate Title: unifeed250116a

Description

STORY: WFP / GAZA HUMANITARIAN AID
TRT: 02:40
SOURCE: WFP
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WFP ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: PLEASE SEE THE SHOTLIST

Shotlist

05 DECEMBER 2024, KEREM SHALOM

1. Various shots, humanitarian aid, some almost a year old, piles up inside Kerem Shalom holding area waiting for truck convoys to get clearance

2. Various shots, Humanitarian Aid Convoy loaded and waiting for clearance
The level of essential goods, including humanitarian assistance, that has been allowed into Gaza is inadequate to meet the overwhelming needs of the population.

16 NOVEMBER 2024, KEREM SHALOM

3. Various shots, WFP trucks carrying food hijacked by armed gangs
Looting of humanitarian supplies is intensifying and becoming more organized and more violent. In this incident, on 16 November, a UN convoy comprising 109 trucks of food supplies was violently looted by Palestinians, with 97 trucks lost.

11 DECEMBER 2024, DEIR ALBALAH

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Yasmin Maydhane, WFP Gaza Emergency Coordinator:
“The reality is that we are still facing restrictions on the number of trucks that can come in, on the vetting process of the number of drivers, compounded with issues with looting, issues with smuggling. All of these things have hindered our ability to bring in the number of trucks that we would have liked to. This does not mean that there hasn't been an attempt by the humanitarian community, but the facilitation and the access of food movement here has continued to be a massive issue.”

06 DECEMBER 2024, KHAN YOUNIS

5. Various shots, WFP supported hot meals kitchen
This WFP supported hot meals kitchen produces services 15,000 meals a day. 15 months of war have left most people in Gaza dependent on the international community for food.

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdul Rahmen:
“What is the thing that you need most?”
“Now, now, now? I need food…to have some food, you know. I need the flour; I need the bread for real. I was ambitious. I had dreams but for real I need to have food there”

09-11 DECEMBER 2024, GAZA

7. Various shot, Gazans trying to rebuild

Storyline

Following the announcement of a new ceasefire in Gaza, the World Food Programme (WFP) stresses that this is “only the start – not the end – of what’s needed” to address the immense humanitarian needs. With over two million people in urgent need of assistance, WFP calls for reliable access, international funding, and collaboration to deliver life-saving aid and support recovery efforts.

Their full statement follows:
"We welcome this long overdue ceasefire. But a ceasefire is only the start – not the end – of what’s needed to reach desperate and hungry families in Gaza. The needs in Gaza are immense. Any hope of a recovery will require a full-scale humanitarian response with all agencies coming together, including UNRWA, to provide lifesaving assistance to two million people who have been deprived of services for too long.

We need all border crossings open and functioning reliably. And we need humanitarian teams to be able to move freely and safely across Gaza to reach those in need. If these conditions are in place, WFP is ready to scale up and distribute life-saving food for over a million people in Gaza. WFP’s goal is to provide immediate food aid and also to support local food production, re-stock bakeries, and provide nutrition supplements for thousands of children.

If commercial supplies of food and other goods are in place, and local banks have the liquidity needed, we will also provide electronic vouchers or cash to families so they can buy food and other essentials. To reach those people and make a meaningful impact, we also urgently need the international community to support us with funding, so we can increase capacity and sustain our humanitarian staffing."