Rapports

Humanitarian agencies operating in the Gaza Strip warned today that a prolonged closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing, Gaza’s almost exclusive point for the entry of goods, may exacerbate the already dire situation of services and…

JERUSALEM – The Government of Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, has provided the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with a generous contribution of CHF1.5 million (approximately US$1.5 million) to provide much-needed…

RAMALLAH – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a US$1.6 million (CAD$2 million) contribution from the Government of Canada to support vulnerable non-refugee Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank. The Canadian contribution will…

2017 IN REVIEW HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT Humanitarian situation in 2017 The humanitarian context of the oPt is unique among today’s crises and remains directly tied to the impact of the occupation, which marked its 50th year in June 2017. A…

The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC), is the main management body of Spanish Cooperation. AECID focuses on sustainable human development and the fight against…

HIGHLIGHTS ● 18 Palestinians killed and 1,400 injured by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, the majority during demonstrations at the perimeter fence; concern over possible excessive use of force by Israeli soldiers. ● Some 22,000 people in…

Highlights • When continuously provided, WFP’s food assistance is a fundamental safety net for the poorest whose coping mechanisms continue to deteriorate in the face of an acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza. • WFP’s monitoring findings showed that…

SG/SM/18935-PAL/2218 Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the ministerial conference on support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in Rome today: I thank Egypt, Jordan and…

HIGHLIGHTS ● Donations of $3.5 million avert a halt of emergency fuel program in Gaza, preventing the collapse of vital services; available funding will be exhausted by mid-2018. ● Newly-built classrooms demolished in a Bedouin community located in…

(New York, 13 March 2018) Recognizing the urgent humanitarian needs and deep funding shortage, especially in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock is releasing US$30 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund…