Rapports

YOKOHAMA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed an aid package totalling JPY 930 million (US$8 million) from the Government of Japan to assist millions of vulnerable people affected by conflict, natural disasters and HIV/AIDS in…

General situation The killing of four people, including three children aged six to nine, on 11 December by unidentified gunmen in Gaza City has exacerbated tension in the streets and heightened the general impression of lawlessness in the Gaza Strip.…

UNICEF REQUESTS US$ 7 MILLION TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN High death toll among children: 123 killed since outbreak of hostilities, more than double the 2005 figure. Some 340 children remain in detention facilities Children are living in…

Since the beginning of 2006, political, economic and social conditions have sharply deteriorated for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza: thousands of families are without any reliable source of income and the restrictions on the movement of Palestinian…

General situation The daily life of Palestinians living in Gaza continues to be affected by armed violence among various Palestinian groups, compounded by ever-increasing lawlessness. The ceasefire between the Israeli military and Palestinian armed groups announced on 26 November resulted…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the beginning of 2006, political, economic and social conditions have sharply deteriorated for Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). A political impasse has taken hold, characterised by economic and military pressure by…

1. Executive summary The purpose of this assessment was twofold. The first objective was to get a sense of the impact on household economic security of the financial restrictions imposed on the Palestinian Authority (PA) after the…

By Karen AbuZayd, UNRWA Commissioner-General It is with a heavy heart that I present to you this Flash Appeal for Beit Hanoun. The optimistic predictions of late last year, following the disengagement of Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza…

AMMAN, November 16 (Petra) - Jordan sent 11 truckloads of relief aid to the Palestinian territories on Wednesday. The convoy carries 180 tonnes of flour donated by charity organizations in Arab countries, according to Abdul Salam Abbadi, secretary general…

A six-day offensive in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun left 52 people dead, another 250 people injured, and caused major damage to homes and agriculture. Most of Beit Hanoun's 30,000 residents spent the week trapped in their…