Rapports

Today, the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt HF) announced the release of US$3.9 million to address urgent water, sanitation, shelter and protection needs in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). Over 75 per cent…

Israeli Army kills 58 Palestinian protestors on Gaza border On Monday, 14 May, at least 58 Palestinians were killed and 2,700 wounded by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during mass demonstrations along the border between Gaza and…

HIGHLIGHTS ● 40 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces during mass demonstrations in the Gaza Strip, and 6,800 injured; nearly 30 per cent of injuries by live ammunition (as of 30 April). ● Humanitarian agencies appealed for US$5.3 million…

Ramallah, May 08, 2018 – In an official ceremony yesterday, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and the Government of Canada launched a new flagship programme, “HAYA: Eliminating Violence Against Women in the West Bank and Gaza…

UNRWA has started the roll-out of a GBV Training Package on Enhancing understanding of Gender-based Violence as part of the Building Safety phase 1 project. Four Trainings of Trainers ( ToTs ) are expected to…

Thursday 19 April, 2018, Gaza - The Government of Japan donated half-a-million US dollars to UN Women Palestine Office for a one-year project to improve the situations of women in Gaza. The project, with a…

HIGHLIGHTS On 15 March, signifcant political and financial support was expressed for UNRWA, its mandate and critical services to Palestine refugees at a Ministerial Conference in Rome entitled “Preserving Dignity and Sharing Responsibility: Mobilizing Collective Action for…

UNRWA has submitted inputs for the first reporting of the Call to Action on the Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies ( Call to Action). The Call to Action is a multi-stakeholder initiative that aims at…

WASHINGTON DC, Mar 9 2018 (IPS) - As people across the globe marked International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, the safe and secure education and possibilities for the future of millions of young girls and…

STATEMENT BY THE COMMISSIONER-GENERAL OF UNRWA PIERRE KRÄHENBÜHL ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Today UNRWA joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day and reaffirming our commitment to gender equality. At the core of…