Reports

Advisory Commission, 17 November 2014 Welcome Mr. Chairman; Mr. Vice-Chairman; Distinguished Delegates; Colleagues, I would like to begin by thanking His Excellency Mr. Mohammad-Taysir Bani Yassin, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,…

GA/SPD/753 Sixty-ninth session 21st & 22nd Meeting (PM) GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS COVERAGE Israel Says States Ignoring ‘Real’ Problem — Politicization of Refugee Issue Commending the perseverance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)…

GA/SHC/4113 Sixty-ninth session, 33rd & 34th Meetings (AM & PM) GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS COVERAGE Speakers Also Discuss Myanmar, Deliver National, Regional Updates on Human Rights Efforts, Highlighting Concerns 　　 With thousands of unexploded ordnances still littering neighbourhoods and winter…

IN FIRST MAJOR POLICY ADDRESS SINCE THE CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCED ON 26 AUGUST, PIERRE KRÄHENBÜHL, COMMISSIONER-GENERAL OF UNRWA, ASKED THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES FOR US$ 47 MILLION FOR GAZA RECOVERY,…

GAZA/JERUSALEM, 17 August 2014: While many families are still in great need of immediate humanitarian assistance, there is no time to waste to ensure that the people of Gaza aren’t trapped in a cycle of violence…

Violence has left harvesting and fishing activities in disarray, caused price spikes for key food items 14 August 2014, Rome - The fighting in Gaza has forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralysed…

After nearly a month of bombardment, Gaza's food supplies are running low and an entire year's harvest is at risk. In many markets, fresh food and vegetables are scarce. Cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes are now double or…

Highlights WFP is urgently procuring additional ready-to-eat food to replenish its stocks in Gaza. Food will be procured locally and from WFP’s humanitarian depot in Dubai. WFP is providing emergency food assistance to approximately 82,150 people affected by…

GA/PAL/1305 The first plenary session of the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, began with a presentation by Maria-Jose Torres-Macho, Deputy Head of the Office for the Coordination of…

Geneva, 18 April 2014 1. Brief description of the emergency and impact Years of blockade and political conflict have strangled economic development and increased poverty in Gaza. Around 540,000 food-insecure people and 74 % of families depend on…