2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Gaza and West Bank

A rapid needs assessment conducted by Humanity and Inclusion and disability partners (16-23 May 2022) identified nearly 800 persons with disabilities and injuries in need of assistance including mobility and support devices as well as non-food items and cash support. In Gaza, 12 UNICEF supported Family Centres, 30 outreach sites and 10 Save the Children supported Resilience Centres, are an integral part of the Gaza Strip - Children and caregivers in need of mental health and psychosocial support services *Level 2 to Level 4 are Included in the MHPSS PIN Level 4 Children: 15,987 Caregivers: 6,883 Level 3 Children: 79,936 Caregivers: 27,534 3% may have severe mental conditions and need specialized MHPSS support 15% may have acute distress and need focused MHPSS support Level 2 Children: 399,682 Caregivers: 8,223 75% may be psychosocially distressed and need MHPSS support at family and community level Level 1 Children: 532,909 Caregivers: 137,668 100% of children and caregivers targeted by CP sector should be safe and have basic needs satisfied Global Protection Cluster guidance for MHPSS aspects of child protection in the HNO/HRP 2022 Total Children in Need: 495,605 Total Caregivers in Need: 137,668 referral pathways and address protection, resilience and psychosocial needs via face to face and services for vulnerable children and their caregivers. Service providers and partners continue to report significant mental health distress. Frontline workers who are also directly affected are being pushed to the limits, leaving some unable to resume work or at risk of being overloaded. There remains a need for scale-up of all in person and remote MHPSS services for children, families and service, with partners reporting a large volume of calls to partner hotlines. In 2022, Sawa documented 9,698 remote counseling sessions through their hotlines (5,847 males), 70% of calls originated from Gaza. The constant risk and fear of new outbreaks of violent conflict remains a major source of stress for children, young people and adults in Gaza. Coping with this and the effects of regular exposure to violence requires sustained psychosocial and psychological support. This stress is exacerbated by the rising sense of hopelessness and lack of opportunities for young people to develop and progress in life, with 60 percent of youth (aged 15-24) unemployed in Gaza. Risk 3.1: Operational context The capacity to respond to the increased psychological distress is limited and is adversely affected by major shortages in specialized personnel and drugs, as well as funding gaps affecting the sustainability of existing specialized services. The Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH) is the main provider of primary health care in the opt, however in Gaza the Ministry only accounts for about a third of 160 primary health clinics 67 (WHO 2019b) with UNRWA playing a more essential role. 68 The health system is suffering from major shortages 67 WHO (2019b) Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan. Report by the Director-General, A72/33. Available at: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA72/A72_33-en.pdf 68 Assessment of MHPSS interventions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNFPA, August 2021 16

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