Rapports

Karni and Kerem Shalom crossings have been open for nearly one week (21 – 27 March),(1) although not at full capacity, allowing much needed basic food supplies to enter the Gaza Strip. Karni closed on 28…

JERUSALEM - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today that food was running out in the Gaza Strip and appealed to the Israeli authorities to allow food consignments to reach the tens of thousands of people in…

Press Release No. HQ/G/04/2006 Amman - In a ceremony at the Japanese Embassy, Amman, the Government of Japan this week (17.3.06) signed an agreement to hand over JPY 500 million (USD 4.2 million) as their contribution to the United…

The Humanitarian Impact of the Karni Crossing Closure: Bread running out in Gaza Following the closure of Karni, most bakeries in the Gaza Strip today are closed, because wheat flour stocks have finished. Bread is the staple…

UNICEF IS APPEALING FOR US$ 6.2 MILLION FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION IN HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT. - Chronic malnutrition (stunting) in children under five has continuously increased and has now reached almost 10%. - Access to education continues to be challenged…

This report monitors access in and out of the Gaza Strip. Movement in and out of the Gaza Strip is controlled through: - Erez crossing for Palestinian workers and merchants and medical referrals who have permits to enter Israel; -…

Background The reporting period was dominated by the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, as well as four small settlements of Homesh, Kadim, Ganim and Sa-Nur in the northern West Bank. Following several months of uncertainty and protests by anti-disengagement activists, and despite…

To date, some US$ 15.9 million for 2005 has been received. An additional US$ 2.5 million is urgently needed for health services, educational and psychosocial support. 1. Issues for children More than three months have passed since the Israeli withdrawal from…

GA/10429, PAL/2032 Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary Contributions to UNRWA AM Meeting Refugee Population Doubles Every 20 Years, General Assembly President Notes Twenty countries pledged approximately $73.5 million for the 2006 budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…

EU Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, Louis Michel, has today signed in Gaza a financing agreement worth EUR 14 million for the UNRWA-coordinated food security programme. Mr Michel is on a three-day mission to Israel and the Palestinian…