UNRWA Rehabilitierung von Wohnraum in Gaza UNRWA Housing rehabilitation in Gaza Mit seinen rund 2 Mio. Bewohnerinnen und Bewohnern auf 365 km2 (5,800 Personen pro km2) zählt der Gazastreifen zu den am dichtesten besiedelten Gebieten der Welt. Rund 1,6 Mio. Menschen (ca. 70 % der Bevölkerung ) leben seit mehr als 70 Jahren als UNRWA-registrierte Flüchtlinge im Gazastreifen. Ihre Lebenssituation ist von der fortwährenden Konfliktsituation, die immer wieder gewaltsam eskaliert - zuletzt im Mai 2021 und August 2022 - und der seit 16 Jahren anhaltenden Blockade durch Israel geprägt. Neben den wiederkehrenden Eskalationen hat auch die seit Jahren anhaltende sozio-ökonomische Krisensituation Auswirkungen auf die Wohnverhältnisse vieler Bewohner des Gazastreifens. Angesichts zunehmender Armut, Bevölkerungswachstum, steigenden Kosten für Unterhalt/Instandsetzung bei gleichzeitiger Knappheit von Wohnraum hat sich die Lebens- und Wohnsituation vieler Palästina-Flüchtlinge seit 2014 immens verschärft und die Sanierung von stark unterdurchschnittlichen Unterkünften stellt einen zunehmend dringender Bedarf dar. Zielgruppe des Vorhabens sind vulnerable palästinensische Flüchtlinge in prekären Wohnverhältnissen im Gazastreifen. Familien werden gemäß ihrer Wohnsituation (technische/bauliche Kriterien) sowie basierend auf mehrdimensionalen Vulnerabilitätskriterien priorisiert. In einer ersten Phase sollen rd. 220 der bedürftigsten Familien bei der vollumfänglichen Rehabilitierung ihrer Wohneinheiten unterstützt werden. Die Umsetzung der Maßnahmen wird in Eigenregie durch die Begünstigten (self-help) bzw. ihrer selbstausgewählten Baufirmen und Handwerker mit finanzieller Unterstützung und enger Begleitung durch den Projektträger durchgeführt. Projektträger ist die United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). With its approximately 2 million inhabitants, the Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Around 1.6 million people (approx. 70% of the population) have been living in the Gaza Strip as UNRWA-registered refugees for more than 70 years. Their living situation is characterized by the ongoing conflict situation, which repeatedly escalates violently - most recently in May 2021 and August 2022 - and the land, sea and air blockade imposed by Israel that has lasted for 16 years. In addition to the recurring escalations, the socio-economic crisis situation that has persisted for years has had an impact on the living conditions of many residents of the Gaza Strip. In view of increasing poverty, population growth, rising costs for maintenance/repairs and a simultaneous shortage of living space, the already precarious housing conditions of many Palestine refugees have deteriorated dramatically since 2014. The rehabilitation of so called substandard shelters has therefore become a priority to support vulnerable families to improve their immediate living conditions. The target group of the project are vulnerable Palestinian refugees in precarious living conditions in the Gaza Strip. Families are prioritized according to their housing situation (technical/structural criteria) and based on multidimensional vulnerability criteria. In this first phase of the project, around 220 of the neediest families will be supported to comprehensively rehabilitate their residential units. Works are implemented independently by the beneficiaries (self-help approach) or their self-selected construction companies and craftsmen with financial support and close monitoring by UNRWA. The project executing agency is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Ziel des Vorhabens ist die Verbesserung der Wohn- und Lebensbedingungen von Palästinensischen Flüchtlingen durch die Rehabilitierung von stark unterdurchschnittlichem Wohnraum im Gazastreifen With its approximately 2 million inhabitants, the Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Around 1.6 million people (approx. 70% of the population) have been living in the Gaza Strip as UNRWA-registered refugees for more than 70 years. Their living situation is characterized by the ongoing conflict situation, which repeatedly escalates violently - most recently in May 2021 and August 2022 - and the land, sea and air blockade imposed by Israel that has lasted for 16 years. In addition to the recurring escalations, the socio-economic crisis situation that has persisted for years has had an impact on the living conditions of many residents of the Gaza Strip. In view of increasing poverty, population growth, rising costs for maintenance/repairs and a simultaneous shortage of living space, the already precarious housing conditions of many Palestine refugees have deteriorated dramatically since 2014. The rehabilitation of so called substandard shelters has therefore become a priority to support vulnerable families to improve their immediate living conditions. The target group of the project are vulnerable Palestinian refugees in precarious living conditions in the Gaza Strip. Families are prioritized according to their housing situation (technical/structural criteria) and based on multidimensional vulnerability criteria. In this first phase of the project, around 220 of the neediest families will be supported to comprehensively rehabilitate their residential units. Works are implemented independently by the beneficiaries (self-help approach) or their self-selected construction companies and craftsmen with financial support and close monitoring by UNRWA. The project executing agency is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).