Informes

Held each year on 22 March, International World Water Day draws attention to the importance of freshwater and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources around the world. In Gaza, the ongoing occupation, the Israeli…

JERUSALEM, 18 March 2013 (IRIN) - Last month, an international fact-finding mission on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council found [ http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session22/A-HRC-22-63_en.pdf ] that settlements constituted a…

6 March 2013 Gaza Fifty hearing aids have been distributed to young hearing- impaired Palestine refugees at a specialized centre in Gaza thanks to the Royal Charity Organization of Bahrain (RCO). The Deir Al Balah Rehabilitation Centre is one…

01-03-2013 Operational Update The ICRC continues to address the humanitarian consequences of Israeli policies in the occupied territories and to impress upon the Palestinian authorities and armed groups the need to respect civilians and medical personnel at…

HIGHLIGHTS The killing of six unarmed civilians by Israeli forces raises concerns about possible violations of the right to life, as well as regarding a lack of accountability. January recorded the largest number of demolitions in Area C…

GA/PAL/1257 Expert Panellists Say Israel’s Restrictions on Movement Provoke ‘Man-made’ Protection Crisis for Palestinian People ROME, 27 February — The situations that triggered humanitarian strife in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip — severe restrictions on movement and…

GA/PAL/1255 Urging Donors to ‘Push Back’ against Israeli Occupation Policies, Palestinian Minister Says ‘Development under Occupation Is a Charade’ ROME, 27 February — With cash-starved Palestinian institutions standing on “political quicksand”, and mounting tensions in the West Bank over…

In the early days of this year, a snow storm followed by torrential rains and flooding wreaked extensive damage to whole areas and communities in the West Bank. The Jadallah family in the Tulkarem village of…

SITUATION OVERVIEW 525,000 Palestine refugees live in Syria, of which an estimate 400,000 are affected by the conflict and in need of humanitarian assistance. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) plays an important role in…

RAMALLAH, 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - Fluctuating prices, poverty and border restrictions mean growing numbers of Palestinians are facing food insecurity this year - one of the key priorities in the humanitarian community's annual appeal for…