Informes

(Jerusalem/New York, 22 January 2008): The United Nations and humanitarian partner agencies launched today their largest ever appeal for Palestinians - $462 million - as the population of the West Bank and Gaza Strip is forced into greater dependency on…

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) World Food Programme (WFP) World Health Organization (WHO) Israel responded to the Hamas takeover of…

The United Nations is submitting the 56th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 26 December 2007 - 8 January 2008 (1). Overall Progress: No significant progress is reported: The…

On December 17th the Government of Japan extended assistance in the amount of USD $3,160,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support its: General Fund, organizational development reform…

The United Nations is submitting the 55th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 12-25 December 2007(1). Overall Progress: The Karni and Rafah crossings remain closed for the movement…

Millions of dollars of aid is being lost due to Israeli policies towards the occupied Palestinian territories and must be challenged by donor governments meeting in Paris to pledge funds for the Palestinian Authority this Monday, according to aid…

The European Commission today signed an agreement with the Palestine Trade Centre (PalTrade) and the Palestinian Shippers' Council (PSC), to help promote Palestinian trade with neighbouring Arab countries and improve market access for Palestinian products. Speaking at the official launch…

Key Observations: Since June 2007, in response to the Hamas take over of the Gaza Strip and the on-going and indiscriminant firing of rockets into Israel, the Government of Israel (GoI) has increased restrictions on access of goods and people…

Executive Summary Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank are living in conditions of severe hardship and social distress. A protracted socio-economic crisis, characterised by draconian restrictions on Palestinian movement and the repeated destruction of physical assets, has seen major…

On 12 December peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians commenced in Jerusalem. Germany and the EU are supporting the process by providing economic, security and social assistance in the Palestinian territories. One goal is to supply better equipment and…