UN relief chief presses governments to fund the winter plan for Gaza

11 November 2026

Tom Fletcher, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, has asked governments to stop delaying support for the winter relief plan for Gaza. He said freezing temperatures and storms collapse or flood the tents in which many people live. Fletcher said the United Nations had set out clearly which supplies should reach Gaza, and that delays have cost lives. The list includes durable shelter, warm clothing, blankets and bedding, safe heating, generators, fuel, engine oil and spare parts, water-pumping equipment, debris removal and clearance of explosive ordnance. He called for all crossings to be opened, for non-governmental partners to be allowed to work, for commercial markets to function and for the plan to be funded. The Emergency Relief Coordinator heads the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, known as OCHA.