Rapports

BORDER CROSSINGS: Erez: open for medical evacuations Karni: open for conveyor belt only ( bulk wheat) Nahal Oz: open Sufa: remaining closed Kerem Shalom: open Rafah ( Egypt): open El Aouga: open for humanitarian cargo ( half day: 1.00 pm to 4 pm)

Leading UK aid agencies are today (Thursday, 22 January) appealing to the public for urgently needed funds to help ease the desperate plight of people affected by the conflict in Gaza. Launching the Disasters Emergency Committee Gaza Crisis Appeal, chief…

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE -GAZA CASUALTIES Figures provided by the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) stand at 1,314 Palestinians killed and 5,300 injured during the twenty two days of fighting. This includes 412 children and 110 women killed, and 1,855 children and 795…

1. HIGHLIGHT This afternoon the first meeting chaired by the Coordination Office for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), was held in Tel Aviv. As of yesterday the COGAT assumed the responsibilities from the JHCC for coordinating humanitarian affairs in…

On the edge of large scale conflict that broke out all over the Gaza Strip on the 27th December 2008, Humanitarian Country Team in the Occupied Palestinian Territory requested the activation of the Logistics Cluster to: - ensure the participation…

1. HIGHLIGHT This morning the last meeting of the JHCC took place. The responsibilities for coordinating humanitarian activities will return to COGAT as of tomorrow. It is expected that COGAT will convene and chair a meeting tomorrow 22nd January. 2. BORDER…

56% of respondents are hosting displaced people Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories (Jan. 21, 2009) - In one of the first rapid assessments of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, a shocking 89 percent of respondents to a CARE survey indicated…

BORDER CROSSINGS: Erez: open Karni: open Nahal Oz: open Kerem Shalom: Open Rafah ( Egypt): open El Aouga : open for commercial cargo

The following information is based on reports from member states, the UN Country Team for the occupied Palestinian territory, humanitarian partners and authorities involved in the humanitarian response. 1. General Overview 1. As of 21 January, the ceasefires…

The Gaza Health Cluster Bulletin provides an overview of the health sector response to the Gaza crisis. HIGHLIGHTS - Israel, Hamas issued respective cease-fires - Large amounts of medical supplies threaten to overwhelm logistics systems - Hospitals and primary health care centres continue…