Informes

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights issued its annual report on the situation of economic, social and cultural rights in the Gaza Strip in 2019. The report documents the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza strip…

Introduction BACKGROUND The impacts of humanitarian crises are not gender neutral. Global evidence shows that when disasters strike, and humanitarian crises unfold, they have differential impacts on women, girls, men, boys and persons of diverse gender identities. Humanitarian…

Highlights The number of active COVID-19 cases in the oPt rose by 14 per cent and 99 more people died. 1,200 more cases of community transmission and another 11 fatalities reported in Gaza. In Israel, the authorities have imposed…

highlights The UNRWA Health Department is leading on the Agency’s COVID-19 response and continues to issue a one-page daily sitrep with the latest epidemiological figures. While the number of officially announced COVID-19 cases remains relatively low in Syria,…

September 21st, 2020 ― Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is working on its large-scale project to support Coronavirus control efforts for the benefit of 320,000 people in 22 countries (Palestine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Tajikistan, Mongolia,…

A.K. is a 26-year-old daily-wage worker who spoke to Al Mezan about his struggle to secure his family's basic needs under COVID-19 lockdown: “I graduated from the faculty of Journalism and Media four years ago. I’m married…

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Guo Wei and the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, signed…

In Numbers 352,165 people assisted in August 2020 US$3.4 m cash-based transfers made 603 mt of food distributed US$33 m six months (Oct 2020 – March 2021) net funding requirements Operational Updates • WFP has ensured beneficiaries uninterrupted access to all participating…

Your Excellency Mr Chairman, Your Excellency Mr Aboul-Gheit, Excellencies, members of the Council, It is a privilege to address the Arab League today about the situation of Palestine refugees and the challenges that UNRWA faces. The support of the Arab…

HIGHLIGHTS The number of active COVID-19 cases rose by over 33 per cent and exceeds 11,000; 57 more people died. 1,100 more cases of community transmission, and another six fatalities, reported in Gaza. The lockdown in Gaza is slightly…