Informes

Objective Every year the Commission on Human Rights adopts several resolutions condemning Israel for abuses against Palestinians. As outlined below, Israel continues to commit serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law which deserve condemnation, notably the dire humanitarian impact…

Madrid (dpa) - This year will be ''the moment of truth'' for the Middle East, United Nations special envoy Terje Rod Larsen said Wednesday during a debate at an international anti-terrorism summit in Madrid. The conference brought together nearly 200 experts…

James Kunder, Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Near East U.S. Agency for International Development Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia Committee on International Relations United States Senate U.S. House of Representatives March 9, 2005 Madam Chairwoman,…

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Launch More Attacks in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) 12 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children, were injured by IOF. Construction of the "annexation wall" in the West Bank has continued; more areas of Palestinian…

Jerusalem (dpa) - Israel and the Palestinians were still negotiating Tuesday the transfer of the first West Bank city to Palestinian control, Israel Radio reported, hours before a top-level meeting between the sides. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was slated to meet…

JERUSALEM, Mar 8, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Israel will likely transfer the West Bank cities of Jericho and Tulkarm to Palestinian security control in the next few days, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Tuesday. Mofaz told reporters…

Physical Protection Deaths and Injuries Palestinians: Deaths: 2 Injured: 18 (approximate) Israelis: Deaths: 0 Injured: 7 (approximate) Internationals: Deaths: 0 Injured: 0 Selected incidents: - 2 March: A 13-year-old boy was injured by IDF gunfire near Rafiah Yam settlement in Rafah, Gaza. - 2 March: Two Israelis were injured near Ofra…

GAZA, Mar 8, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz agreed late Tuesday that Israel would soon pull out from Tulkarm and Jericho in the West Bank. The agreement was reached when…

SG/SM/9752 GA/PAL/980 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, delivered by Sergei Ordhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, in Geneva, 8 March: This is a moment of promise in the search for peace in…

Jerusalem, 8 March 2005 - Today, on the occasion of International Women's Day, 11 UN agencies1 operating in the occupied Palestinian territory have put their voices together in a call to action for the protection of Palestinian women from the…