Rapports

This report monitors monthly access and movement in the Gaza Strip. Overview During March and the first half of April movement in and out of the Gaza Strip steadily improved. However, the situation detriorated during the latter part of April following…

GAZA, May 11, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser al-Qedwa warned on Wednesday that the situation might deteriorate in the Palestinian territories if Israel does not fulfill commitments it pledged at a February summit. Qedwa told Voice…

RAMALLAH, May 11, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei warned Israel against meddling in the Palestinian internal affairs by conditioning its Gaza pullout on the Palestinian election outcome, local press reported Wednesday. Qurei told a weekly…

Development Challenges The West Bank and Gaza suffer from a chronic water shortage, preventing sustained economic growth and damaging the environment and health of Palestinians. Further losses are caused by old, deteriorated infrastructure. Palestinians have a very low water consumption rate -…

Collaboration between Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and two United Nations agencies has wiped out the medfly pests that had hindered fruit and vegetable farming in a shared region of the Mediterranean Basin. Annual losses from medflies in the region had…

PCHR is gravely concerned at the continued closure of Rafah International Crossing Point on the Egyptian border despite the implementation of the "Gaza Disengagement Plan" by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). PCHR believes that as no agreement has been concluded concerning…

Physical Protection Deaths and Injuries Palestinians: Deaths: 3 Injured: 41 (approximate) Israelis: Deaths: 0 Injured: 10 Internationals: Deaths: 0 Injured: 3 Selected incidents: 4 May: During rock-throwing clashes in Bet Liqya, Ramallah, the IDF shot and killed two unarmed Palestinian boys (ages 14 and 15 years) with…

Ramallah, West Bank, 10 May 2005 -Ronaldo, the Brazilian soccer star, in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will visit the West Bank city of Ramallah on 16 May for a first-hand look…

By Monica Awad WEST BANK, oPt, 10 May 2005 - Saddam, an 11-year old boy, awoke on Tuesday morning as usual, ready for school. However, it was not a normal day for Saddam. He felt pain and swelling in his…

By Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 9 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party came out ahead in Palestinian local elections but Hamas militants won key urban centres in a show of strength, according to official returns released on…