UN Calls for Faster Aid to Gaza and Lebanon
A senior UN humanitarian official warned on November 11 that aid to Gaza remains delayed as winter approaches. UN agencies also said more than 1 million people in Lebanon face severe food insecurity and called for urgent assistance.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher warned on November 11, 2026, that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate. Aid operations remain delayed as winter approaches, and winter supplies are urgently needed. He said people in Gaza face cold weather and storms that have caused thousands of temporary tents to collapse or flood.
Children receive relief food in Jabalia, Gaza Strip.（VietVance）
Tom Fletcher called for all crossings into Gaza to be opened, conditions to be created for nongovernmental organizations to operate, commercial activity to resume, and funding to be provided for the aid plan. Urgently needed supplies include sturdy shelters, warm clothing, blankets, heating equipment, generators, fuel, and equipment to pump out water and clear rubble. He said delaying the fulfillment of aid commitments pending Israel’s election results and the formation of a new government is unacceptable under international humanitarian law.
The International Labour Organization called the same day for international partners to increase funding for a livelihood recovery plan in the Palestinian territories. It said Gaza lost about 252,000 jobs between the third quarter of 2023 and the third quarter of 2025, unemployment rose to 85.1%, and lost labor income reached US$2.77 billion. The organization said humanitarian aid must be accompanied by efforts to restore jobs, businesses and essential services.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme and Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture said jointly on November 11 that more than 1 million people in Lebanon, about 25% of the population, face severe food insecurity. That number is projected to rise to 1.15 million by mid-2027. The organizations said years of conflict and economic crisis have reduced job opportunities, depleted household savings and increased debt. The situation is particularly severe in conflict-affected areas of southern Lebanon and poor areas in the north and east. UN agencies called for urgent support for affected communities.
Source: VietVance
