Reports

The year 2014 added to the plight of Palestine refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The key underlying drivers of the humanitarian needs of Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including…

UNRWA today launched an emergency appeal for US$ 414 million to support some of the most disadvantaged Palestinians in the Middle East – Palestine refugees living in the occupied Palestinian territory. At a launch event in Geneva,…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In August 2014, Gaza marked the end of the third Israeli assault since 2008. The assault, which began on 7 July 2014, left thousands of Palestinians dead and injured, and over 100,000 displaced and homeless.…

Highlights Tensions are still high in the State of Palestine. A number of assaults were reported on both Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank and Israel. A number of incidents were reported in Gaza including cross…

HIGHLIGHTS The reporting period was marked by extreme weather as the rainy winter season arrived in Gaza. On 27 November, UNRWA declared an Emergency in Gaza City after severe flooding over a 48 hour period. No casualties…

HIGHLIGHTS ●Up to 118,000 displaced people in Gaza in need of transitional shelter solutions. ●Concern over the condition of patients waiting to leave or return to Gaza, as the closure of Rafah Crossing with Egypt continues. ●Decline in Israeli…

HIGHLIGHTS UNRWA’s most critical intervention remains cash assistance for shelter repair, transitional shelter support and reconstruction of Palestine refugees’ homes. As of 25 November, 15,726 families benefited from cash support to undertake self-help shelter repairs and, if…

Highlights Tensions keep rising in the State of Palestine. Serious security incidents were reported in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza in the past two weeks. The attacks included an attack by two Palestinians on a synagogue…

HIGHLIGHTS The most critical intervention remains cash assistance for shelter repair, transitional shelter support and reconstruction of Palestine refugees’ homes. As of 17 November, 9,291 families benefited from cash support to undertake self-help shelter repairs and, if…

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,…