Informes

Press Release No. HQ/G/04/2005 Gaza - The international community underlined its ongoing commitment to the plight of the Palestine refugees during 2004 when donor contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) topped US$502 million,…

Jerusalem 22 March 2005 - UN-HABITAT's Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka who is on a 5 day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, on Tuesday met with Israeli deputy prime minister Shimon Peres. The two officials' talks touched on…

State Department February 22 fact sheet details forms of assistance The United States sponsors numerous programs that support Palestinian women in politics, business, legal empowerment, medical care, food supplies, and education, according to a fact sheet released by the State Department's…

Gaza - The Government of Japan has announced a donation of US$ 15 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in response to the Agency's Emergency Appeal for 2005. This generous and prompt contribution will…

SC/8318 At Same Time, Says Kieran Prendergast, People Outraged By Terror Attack That Killed Lebanon's Former Prime Minister People across the Middle East had had their hopes rekindled for progress towards peace between Israel and the Palestinians, while, at the same…

Casualties Palestinians: Deaths: 2 Injured: 18 (approximate) Israelis: Deaths: 0 Injured: 6 (approximate) Internationals: Deaths: 0 Injured: 1 Sources: OCHA FCU, PRCS, UNRWA, WHO, IDF website, Israeli MoFA. 2. Incidents involving ambulances and medical teams West Bank: Denial of access: 1 Delay (30 minutes): 2 Shooting/Damage to Ambulance: 1 - 18 February: Israeli settlers…

The following was issued as a press release by the ICRC delegation in Jerusalem on 21 February 2005. Acting as a neutral intermediary, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today monitored the release process of 500 Palestinian detainees…

During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances and its medical teams. Delay and denial of access and…

On February 18 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to implement emergency grant aid totaling 30 million dollars through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Trust Fund for the Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People and the United…

The humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories must not be overshadowed by the latest political developments and requires renewed assistance by the donors' community, warned Cees Wittebrood, Head of the Middle East and Mediterranean countries of the European Commission's…