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<p>The UK continually monitors the humanitarian situation in Gaza. We are concerned
by the high levels of poverty, unemployment, food insecurity, and the impacts of the
humanitarian situation on children. The World Health Organisation (WHO) in a report
on 31 May titled ‘The Gaza trauma response’, noted that from 30th March 2018 to 30th
March 2019, during the ‘Great March of Return’ demonstrations, 172 people became permanently
disabled because of their injuries, of whom 36 were children.</p><p> </p><p>The UK
is committed to help the growing needs of approximately 1.5 million registered refugees
in Gaza through support to the UN Refugees and Works Agency (UNRWA). Between 2019-2020,
the UK will provide up to £80m to UNRWA. UNRWA runs over 274 schools and educates
over 278,000 children in Gaza. We are providing £2 million to the International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help support several of the most urgent health needs in
Gaza, including drugs, surgical equipment and physical rehabilitation for people with
disabilities. We have recently announced £1.6m aid to the World Health Organisation
Appeal, which will support trauma medical treatment in the Gaza Strip, including establishment
of a new limb reconstruction centre.</p>
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