Informes

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 April 2002 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is deeply concerned about the health and well-being of civilians, especially women, in the occupied Palestinian territory. The Fund calls on Israeli authorities to allow humanitarian organizations…

ICRC Restricts Operations Tel Aviv, 05 April 2002 (ICRC): Following security incidents involving Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers towards Red Cross personnel, and attacks on its vehicles and premises, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is, today, obliged to…

New York, 5 April 2002: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced today that it was allocating emergency funds to support the purchase of emergency medical supplies and infrastructure repairs in the Palestinian territories. Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator of UNDP, authorized…

URGENT NEEDS IN PSYCHO-SOCIAL COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION Up to 600,000 children vulnerable to the ongoing violence Over 165 schools damaged/destroyed US$ 1.2 million needed to support emergency interventions EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Hundreds of thousands of children affected The continuing violence is affecting children's psychological well-being and their ability…

Jerusalem/West Bank (IOCC) - In response to the escalating crisis in the West Bank, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is mobilizing to provide emergency assistance to the victims of the conflict. IOCC is monitoring the situation closely and discussing opportunities for…

PRCS maternity hospital in Ramallah/Al-Bireh raided by Israeli soldiers. (event in progress at time of writing) - 2 doctors, 2 nurses and hospital worker blindfolded and taken away by Israeli army. - Two PRCS medics in Ramallah thrown out of ambulance…

SC/7355 4506th Resumed Meeting (Night) Gravely concerned at the further deterioration of the situation on the ground in the Middle East, the Security Council this evening demanded the implementation of its resolution 1402 (2002), which it adopted early on the morning of…

Welcomes Mission by United States Secretary Powell, As Parties Unable, on Their Own, to Find Way Out of Current Situation SG/SM/8187 SC/7356 The following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council on 4 April: The situation in the…

The conflict in Palestine and Israel spirals to alarming levels of violence and destruction. A cruel toll is being paid by ordinary Palestinian and Israeli civilians. We are extremely concerned that the full extent of the humanitarian situation is…

Statement Attributable to UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy GENEVA / NEW YORK, 4 April 2002 - With the unprecedented escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the United Nations Children's Fund is deeply concerned by the extensive use of violence by both sides…