The Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin | September 2014

Ongoing assessments of the impact of the July-August conflict reveals that 29 per cent of Gaza’s housing stock has been affected and 100,000 people remain displaced in collective shelters or with host families. Although extensive repairs have restored 70 to 80 per cent of the water and sanitation network in Gaza to pre-conflict conditions, significant constraints still impair the delivery of these services. A temporary agreement - the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) - was agreed, allowing large amounts of basic construction materials to enter Gaza to enable reconstruction of damaged and destroyed housing and infrastructure by the Gazan private sector. Preparations are under way for the olive harvest including providing a coordinated protective presence for Palestinian farmers and their families.