UN / GAZA UPDATE

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that humanitarians continue to deliver assistance to help the most vulnerable families endure the dire situation in Gaza, especially during this cold and wet season. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:02:41
• Production Date: 22 December 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• Geographic Subject: GAZA
• MAMS Id: 3521030
• Parent Id: 3521030
• Alternate Title: unifeed251222e

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STORY: UN / GAZA UPDATE
TRT: 2:41
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 22 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

22 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to the situation in Gaza, our colleagues at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) tell us that humanitarians continue to deliver assistance to help the most vulnerable families endure the dire situation on the ground, especially during this cold and wet season. Over the past 24 hours, and despite the ceasefire, we have continued to receive reports of air strikes, shelling and gunfire in all five governorates of Gaza. This has resulted in reported casualties and disruptions to humanitarian operations. Yesterday, a rescue mission to reach an injured person in Gaza City was denied.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
Amid the severe lack of shelter across the Strip, people are staying in buildings that are either partially or mostly damaged as they try to protect their families from the elements. Our partners in Gaza said that over the weekend, several buildings collapsed due to stormy conditions, with casualties reported.  A reminder that three quarters of women-headed households urgently need shelter support, and two thirds urgently need clothing, that's what the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group has found. Our partners continue to work to improve access to dignified shelter for the estimated 1.3 million people in Gaza. In the past week, about 3,500 families affected by storms or living in flood-prone areas received tents, bedding sets, mattresses and blankets. Additionally, more than 250,000 children received winter clothing.  However, our partners estimate that 630,000 adolescents across the Strip still need winter clothing assistance. 
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We and our partners call once again for the lifting of all restrictions on the entry of aid into Gaza, including shelter material, as these obviously constraint hinder humanitarian efforts to reach people especially in this winter and cold season. Meanwhile, we and our humanitarian partners continue to coordinate humanitarian missions within Gaza. OCHA reports that yesterday, half of such attempts were facilitated by Israeli authorities.  Through these missions, humanitarian teams collected six full tankers of fuel, more than 270 pallets of medical supplies, and other essential food items from the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem crossing, as well as the Zikim crossing.”
8. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that humanitarians continue to deliver assistance to help the most vulnerable families endure the dire situation in Gaza, especially during this cold and wet season.

Speaking to reporters today, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that over the past 24 hours, and despite the ceasefire, the Organization has continued to receive reports of air strikes, shelling and gunfire in all five governorates of Gaza. 

“This has resulted in reported casualties and disruptions to humanitarian operations. Yesterday, a rescue mission to reach an injured person in Gaza City was denied,” Dujarric said.

He also noted that amid the severe lack of shelter across the Strip, people are staying in buildings that are either partially or mostly damaged as they try to protect their families from the elements.

Dujarric said, “Over the weekend, several buildings collapsed due to stormy conditions, with casualties reported.”

According to findings from the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, three quarters of women-headed households urgently need shelter support, and two thirds urgently need clothing, the Spokesperson said.

Dujarric added, “Our partners continue to work to improve access to dignified shelter for the estimated 1.3 million people in Gaza. In the past week, about 3,500 families affected by storms or living in flood-prone areas received tents, bedding sets, mattresses and blankets. Additionally, more than 250,000 children received winter clothing.”

“However, our partners estimate that 630,000 adolescents across the Strip still need winter clothing assistance,” the Spokesperson said.

The UN and its partners called once again for “the lifting of all restrictions on the entry of aid into Gaza, including shelter material, as these obviously constraint hinder humanitarian efforts to reach people especially in this winter and cold season,” Dujarric said.

He added, “Meanwhile, we and our humanitarian partners continue to coordinate humanitarian missions within Gaza.”

OCHA reported that on Sunday (21 Dec), half of such attempts were facilitated by Israeli authorities. ”Through these missions, humanitarian teams collected six full tankers of fuel, more than 270 pallets of medical supplies, and other essential food items from the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem crossing, as well as the Zikim crossing,” the Spokesperson said.