Assessments

Across every sphere, the impacts of COVID-19 are exacerbated for women and girls. On March 5, the Palestinian Authority (PA) confirmed the first four cases of a new coronavirus, 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or COVID-19, in the West…

A new Nutrition Multi-sectoral Assessment (2019) was jointly undertaken in Gaza by WFP, Unicef and Save the Children. This study reveals the scale of nutritional issues of infants, children and their mothers in the poorest, most…

Israel exercises direct control over the 20 per cent of Hebron City, known as H2, which is home to some 33,000 Palestinians and a few hundred Israeli settlers. This area has witnessed multiple cycles of violence…

Executive Summary This vulnerability assessment was conducted 3 years after the 2014 conflict in the Gaza Strip. The findings detail the ongoing vulnerable situation of IDPs in Gaza, and provides updated information about the families to allow…

In August 2018, the Trump administration slashed more than half a billion dollars in U.S. assistance to Palestinians. Its first target was the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East…

MAPPING OF ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING PROTECTION SERVICES TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN, (ESPECIALLY THOSE IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW, IN EAST JERUSALEM) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A mapping of organisations providing protection services for vulnerable children in East Jerusalem took place as part…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territories has largely been characterized by its protracted history of armed conflict, fragile governance and high levels of political instability. Due to its history of armed conflicts, the Palestinian…

FOREWORD To have a closer look at the reality of GBV services, UN Women has commissioned the development of this study as an attempt to assess the achievements, continuing obstacles and gaps among the community of…

Palestinian Local Government Units (LGUs) play an important role in providing services to the local population. However, very little information has been available regarding citizen satisfaction and the results of services available at the local level.…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Gaza Strip is facing immense challenges related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which pose significant health risks to its 1.8 million residents and constrain socioeconomic development. Groundwater from the coastal aquifer is the…