By Michelle Nichols and Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S.-backed humanitarian organization will start work in Gaza by the end of May under a heavily-criticized aid distribution plan,

A plan initiated by Israel to use private companies – instead of the UN and aid groups – to transport aid into Gaza was set to begin operations at the end of May. The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian

Those startling numbers come as no humanitarian assistance has been delivered to Gaza since March 2nd. For more on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza, I spoke with Arwa Damon, a former CNN senior international correspondent and President and founder of the International Network for Aid,