Navigating Humanitarian Realities: OCHA oPt’s Mapping Resources

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory (OCHA oPt) offers a valuable collection of interactive and thematic maps that aid understanding of humanitarian conditions. These maps shed light on issues ranging from movement restrictions and displacement to access to essential services.

Understanding the Maps

OCHA oPt’s Maps section organizes visual data into several categories and filters:

• Themes such as access to services (health, education, water, sanitation), displacement, casualties, destruction of property, and movement and access issues like blockades or checkpoints.

• Areas covering geographic zones including the West Bank (including Area C and East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.

• Types of maps, including barrier maps, closure maps, situation maps, thematic maps, and reference maps.

• Years, offering a timeline of changes from 2015 onward.

Featured Maps & Highlights

Recent featured products include:

• West Bank Access Restrictions Map | July 2025, detailing areas where movement is limited.

• Population and Internal Displacement since 7 October 2023 | Gaza Strip, showing displacement patterns after renewed conflict.

• Gaza Strip Access and Movement | July 2024, illustrating constraints on mobility and humanitarian access.

• Gaza Strip: Humanitarian Access Constraints, updated as of June 2024.

These visual tools help stakeholders—from aid agencies to community leaders—analyze and respond to evolving humanitarian needs.

Learn more here: https://www.ochaopt.org/maps