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Project Context, Development Objectives and Design 1.1 Context at Appraisal The Second Emergency Municipal Services Rehabilitation Project (EMSRP II) was presented to the Board of the World Bank in December 2006 and became effective in February of the…

Executive Summary 2011 was marked by significant political developments in the region and in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). These included a reconciliation agreement reached between the two main political factions Fatah and Hamas in May, a…

GA/11191 Sixty-sixth General Assembly Plenary 81st Meeting (AM) Consensus Eludes Assembly on Texts Concerning Middle East, Five On Decolonization, including on Implementation of Decolonization Declaration Acting on the recommendation of its Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), the General Assembly this morning…

Iyad Yousif Alfairy shares his shelter in Jabalia Refugee Camp in North Gaza with 14 family members. Like many in the camp, Alfairy’s shelter is rundown, overcrowded and in desperate need of repair. During the rainy…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2012 UNRWA Emergency Appeal seeks funding to address the essential needs of Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Through this Appeal, UNRWA is requesting $300,724,896 to cover the…

By Carol Schachet November 29th, 2011 The United Nations declared November 29 to be the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People some 63 years ago. Since that time, the lands on which Palestinians live have continued –…

31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, 28 November to 1 December 2011. On 28 November 2005, Dr.Noam Yifrach (YR), chairperson of the executive committee of the Magen David Adom (MDA) and Mr…

Appeal Target: US$ 3'013'748 Balance Requested: US$ 687'008 Geneva, 10 November 2011 Dear Colleagues, The Gaza blockade since 2006 is considered a denial of basic human rights in contravention of international law and amounts to collective punishment. The blockade severely…

On Tuesday 8 November, Minister for Trade Ewa Björling will open a conference organised by the Palestinian International Business Forum (PIBF) on entrepreneurship, innovation and human capital as components in efforts for a peaceful Middle East…

The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2012/01000 1 . CONTEXT At the end of 2010 the total population of the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) was 4,048,403, out of which 62%…