Rapports

Calls on Israel to halt military action in heavily populated areas The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General deplores the attack today by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in the Rafah refugee camp,…

The situation in the Palestinian Territories remains grave with no sign of any immediate solution. Recent surveys on the nutritional situation confirm a sharp increase of malnutrition especially among small children. Unemployment has left 20 percent of Palestinian families with…

Completed assignments During the past week, we have collected 90 tonnes of flour from the mill in Burham, near Ramallah, 230.7 tonnes of flour, 124.8 tonnes of rice and 14.737 tonnes of oil at the WFP's warehouse in Jerusalem, and…

Committee Concludes Discussion of Children's Issues; Will Consider Indigenous People Tomorrow GA/SHC/3702 Fifty-seventh General Assembly Third Committee 21st Meeting (AM) Delegations expressed grave concern for the physical health and psychological well-being of children as a result of war, civil strife and…

by Marianne Albina - Communications While the people in Nablus continue to be subjected to curfews and mass house imprisonment, World Vision along with a coalition of six Christian organisations has succeeded in entering Nablus in order to deliver food,…

Welcome to the thirteenth edition of the Health Inforum Newsletter. In our ongoing efforts to provide useful information to the whole of the health community, we continue to welcome any comments or suggestions you might have…

A 27-year-old man, Mohammed Abed Al-Abayat, was assassinated by Israeli troops while using a telephone booth in Beit Jalla, near Bethlehem. According to sources, the telephone receiver exploded when Abayat tried to use it, killing him instantly. Various accounts…

This week observed yet further Israeli army attacks on ambulances. In Ramallah, Bethlehem and Khan Younes, PRCS ambulances were denied access to evacuate death and injury cases in addition to routine calls to transport sick cases to hospital. - 7…

By Suzanne Charest in Montreal, Canada Representatives of the Magen David Adom of Israel (MDA) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) last week highlighted their common humanitarian values at a Canadian Red Cross function. Dr. Moshe Melloul, president of…

GAZA, Oct 8, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- One Palestinian was killed and six others wounded on Tuesday by Israeli gunfire near the northern West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinian sources said. Palestinian witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire at a…