The current situation in Gaza is dire, with over 2 million people in desperate need of aid. In January, an average of 170 aid trucks entered Gaza daily through both the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings. However, this number is insufficient to meet the overwhelming needs of the population. We are calling for an increase to a minimum of 500 aid trucks entering daily to adequately address the humanitarian crisis unfolding in this region.

On 12 January, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Griffith’s stated that: "Our efforts to send humanitarian convoys to the North have been met with delays, denials, and the imposition of impossible conditions. The lack of respect for the humanitarian notification system puts every movement of aid workers in danger, as do the wholly insufficient quantities of armoured vehicles and the limited communications equipment that we have been allowed to bring in... Providing humanitarian assistance across Gaza is almost impossible.”

We demand the following:

1. Implementation of a humanitarian corridor where aid can get to the hundreds of thousands of civilians in Northern Gaza.
2. Transparency to the public on the number of aid trucks entering Gaza daily, as well as into the North.
3. Working with relevant parties to ensure a minimum of 500 aid trucks enter Gaza a day.

The world is watching. We demand that countries add pressure for more aid to go in so the people in Gaza do not starve. 

“We recognize that there are real food security issues in Gaza, we understand there’s a lot of hunger and starvation in Gaza...There is not enough trucks getting in, we’re not satisfied with the level right now..” - White House national security spokesperson John Kirby on January 11.

Let's add pressure on relevant authorities to facilitate this much-needed increase in aid delivery. Please sign this petition and help us make a difference for those suffering in Gaza.