Informes

As in other parts of the world, the food crisis and other socioeconomic factors are prompting Palestine refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) to drastically change their eating habits. However, the main driver of Palestinian food insecurity in the…

JERUSALEM (18 June, 2008) - Three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), have warned of a decline in Palestinian living standards as a new…

Israeli restrictions on the amount of fuel and goods supplied to Gaza continued through May and led to fuel and electricity shortages that averaged three hours PER day. Hamas authorities took control of fuel supplies and…

Amman, 29 May 2008 - Japan today announced that it will contribute 5.7 million US dollars (Yen 600 million) to UNRWA's regular food programme for 2008 to 2009. The programme caters to the needs of the most vulnerable Palestine…

In its ongoing relief campaign for the besieged people in Gaza Strip, Qatar Charity has collected Q.R. 3.000.000. On this occasion, Mr. 'Abdullah Husein al-Ni'mah, the General Director of the Charity, has earnestly thanked benefactors and donors for their generous…

In the midst of continued Israeli military attacks, crippling movement restrictions, wide scale arrests, land confiscations and the ongoing siege on the Gaza Strip, Palestinians now have yet another debilitating foe to contend with: inflation. Between January and March, prices…

John Holmes, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed journalists this afternoon in Geneva on the world food crisis. Yesterday, at a press conference in Bern, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the decision to establish a United Nations…

The current fuel crisis is causing increasing hardship for the people of the Gaza Strip. The ICRC warns that the long-term consequences may be severe if sufficient supplies are not made available to ordinary people and for facilities like…

Germany's support for the Palestinian territories to focus on water supply, job creation and strengthening state structures "We will continue to pursue with vigour our support measures for the people in the Palestinian territories, thereby providing further impetus to the…

There is currently no fuel available in the Gaza Strip on the open market and there are power cuts of three hours per day in almost all of Gaza. For months the fuel crisis has hampered vital humanitarian work,…