Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Many Palestinians living under Israeli occupation continue to face a human dignity crisis, characterized by the erosion of livelihoods, the continued denial of basic human rights and forced dependence on international aid. Nearly 40% of…

Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture Delivered by UNRWA Commissioner-General Karen Koning AbuZayd Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden, 27 November 2009 Rights, Justice and United Nations Values: Reflections through a Palestine Refugee Prism Distinguished guests: In the United Nations and the world of international relations, the…

DATA COLLECTED BY THE PALESTINIAN CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS (April – June 2009) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (excerpt) Food insecurity has become increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as a consequence of lacking economic opportunities and progressive limitations imposed under Israeli control. The livelihoods crisis has…

Our new research warns that intolerable living conditions are driving families living in areas of the Occupied Palestinian Territory that the UN identifies as 'high risk' to abandon their land and homes, even though most will be worse off…

GA/SPD/443 Sixty-fourth General Assembly Fourth Committee 23rd Meeting (AM) 'Terrifying Logic' of Israeli Expansionism Dramatically Affecting Territorial Contiguity, Social Fabric of Palestinian People, Obstructing Chances for Peace The past year had witnessed a deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian…

(Extract) Occupied Palestinian Territory The isolation and fragmentation of the West Bank (2.5 million inhabitants, including 754,000 refugees) continue to have a major impact on the Palestinian economy and on livelihoods, with the result that vast segments of a population are…

GAZA CITY, 31 August 2009 (IRIN) - Ramadan, a festive time in many parts of the Muslim world, is bleak in Gaza because basic and traditional foodstuffs are unavailable due to the Israeli blockade, or out of reach due…

Data collected by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (January - February 2009) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (excerpt) The global increase in food and fuel prices has severely affected the West Bank since the last WFP/FAO/UNRWA Rapid Food Security Survey. While the prices of main…

GAZA CITY, 23 August 2009 (IRIN) A new UN report describes the devastating humanitarian impact of two years of Israel's "unprecedented blockade on all border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip". Released in August by the UN Office…