Rapports

Summary: CHF 492,243 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 17 November, 2012 to support the national society in delivering assistance to some 29,000 beneficiaries. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) provided immediate…

There is no doubt that Najwa Abu Thabet is a dedicated teacher. She arrives at the lone preschool in Gaza’s Al-Mosadar village every day at 7:00 AM to lead teachers and children in outdoor activities before…

Being in Gaza reminds me of the analogy of the frog in boiling water. Throw the frog into boiling water and it will jump out. But heat up the water slowly the frog will stay in…

SUMMARY The humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) during the first five months of 2013 remained unchanged as the key drivers of vulnerability remained in place. The protracted crisis in the oPt is compounded by…

Summary By the year 2020 the Palestine refugee population in Gaza will increase to approximately 1.6 million, up from 1.2 million refugees today. The substantial population growth rate will thus add some 400,000 Palestine refugees to an…

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Campaign for the Relief of the Palestinian People in Gaza has made a generous donation of US$ 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin recently travelled to Palestine where she met families struggling to make ends meet with high food prices and low wages. WFP is helping them meet their food needs, but what these…

KEY FACTS Less than 200 people per day (on average) were allowed out of Gaza via Israel in the first half of 2013, compared to 26,000 in the equivalent period of 2000, before the second Intifada. Less than…

Food security is a major challenge in Gaza. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 44% of Gazans are food insecure. In partnership with with Mercy Corps and Catholic Relief Services, Global Communities is…

Ref: 48/2013 Date: 26 June 2013 PCHR submits a report to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food On Thursday, 20 June 2013, the Palestinian Centre…