Rapports

HIGHLIGHTS ●Rise in violence across the oPt and Israel results in record-high casualties ●Reconstruction of 1,134 homes totally destroyed during the 2014 hostilities underway ●Olive Harvest: concerns over access restrictions in certain areas. OCTOBER Figures Palestinian killed (direct conflict) 69 Palestinian injured…

Alex Whiting LONDON, Oct 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly 100,000 refugees in Gaza face a second winter without proper housing, with just one of their homes rebuilt since being damaged or destroyed in conflict last year,…

Summary In its resolution 2014/26, the Economic and Social Council requested the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, through the Council, a report on the implementation of that resolution. The Assembly, in…

To mark and celebrate the UNESCO-led annual World Teachers’ Day (WTD) on 5 October, under the international slogan ‘Empowering Teachers, Building Sustainable Societies – Mobilizing for a Roadmap 2030 for Teachers’ UNRWA produced a short documentary…

On 22 September 2015, the Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza, Mr. Bo Schack, addressed the European Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights through a video conference call to brief them on the situation in Gaza. During…

Once again, violence disrupted life in Ein El Hilweh camp in southern Lebanon. On August 24th, armed clashes erupted between rival armed groups in the Palestinian refugee camp after the assassination of a political leader. The…

In mid-September, confrontations erupted between Palestinian protestors and Israeli police in the Al Aqsa Mosque (Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount), in the Old City of East Jerusalem. The clashes are ongoing, and as of this writing have resulted…

GENERAL SITUATION The world named the Palestine as the “Bleeding Wound of Middle East” due to its tragic history during the last 60 years. Tears and sufferings have never ended because of the ongoing wars and conflicts. With…

This factsheet presents information on the shelter needs and responses provided by Shelter Cluster Members in the West Bank (Area C, East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The responses focus on several aspects including, but not…

On 9 and 10 September 2015, UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl visited the Gaza Strip to reach out to UNRWA staff members, the Palestine refugee community, local media and the Gaza civil society. Hence, after meeting with…