Reports

Executive Summary In 2017, Palestine refugees across the oPt continued to face Israeli occupation, repeated violations of human rights and high levels of violence, with individual, familial and community resilience stretched to the limit. In Gaza, the…

Of the 2.5 million people in need across the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), 1.9 million people will be targeted for humanitarian assistance in 2018. The financial requirements to deliver this assistance in 2018 will be US$539.7…

Highlights The continued 18–20-hour power cuts are placing an increasing burden on health facilities in Gaza. With funding from the Central Emergency Relief Fund and other donors, life-saving services have been maintained. However, these funds are only…

Highlights The continued 20-22hour electricity cuts are placing an increasing burden on hospitals and primary healthcare clinics across Gaza. With funding for fuel from the humanitarian pooled fund, released by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator, and from WHO…

Highlights The further reduction in the electricity supply to Gaza has caused a severe impact on the health services, 30 hospitals and 2 health facilities face risk of partial closure as the supply for back-up generators become…

Highlights The humanitarian needs of children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) remained high during the reporting period. Power cuts and shortages of fuel in Gaza have affected the provision of essential health care services. Discontinued supply of…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) today signed its first Memorandum of Understanding with RedR Australia (RedR AU), a leading humanitarian agency for international emergency relief, to…

From 17 to 20 July, UNRWA, in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Right to Play, held a workshop in Amman for around 50 UNRWA education staff to mark the beginning of an Agency-wide…

Highlights WFP assisted nearly 480,000 food insecure nonrefugees in Gaza and the West Bank in June, through both cash-based transfers (CBT) - using an electronic voucher redeemable in local shops - and in-kind food assistance. Women and…

Highlights Since April 2017, Gaza has experienced power shortages, and the Gaza Power Plant (GPP) shut down completely after exhausting its fuel reserves causing an energy crisis. This has had a direct impact on the delivery of…