Reports

QALANDIA, JERUSALEM – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today a new contribution of US$22.6 million in food and cash to the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) food assistance projects to vulnerable Palestinians…

Appeal Target: US$ 3,308,410 Funds received: US$ 35,000 Balance Requested: US$ 3,273,410 Geneva, 18 April 2012 Dear Colleagues, During 2011 and the beginning of 2012, life in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continued to be characterized by violence, poverty, insufficient access…

WAM Sharjah, 17th April 2012 (WAM) -- Peace for Children of Palestine or SYS (Salam ya Seghar Fund) and Save the Children launched a project to improve the health and rehabilitation care, nutritional situation for children…

Main Points Overall, 3,664 truckloads (93,305 tons) were delivered into the Gaza strip through Kerem Shalom Crossing. This month, 3,434 Palestinian individuals exited the Gaza Strip through Erez crossing. On the 29th of March, COGAT approved the transfer of…

Key issues Power cuts throughout the Gaza Strip decreased slightly from 18 to 16 hours per day, after a limited amount of fuel imported from Israel entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing, allowing the Power Plant to…

Some highlights in this edition….. Saudi Fund for Development contributes to education and health for refugees Islamic Development Bank gives $26m for Gaza reconstruction OPEC Fund for International Development supports refugees in Lebanon with $1.25m Kuwait Fund through the IDB…

Despite Israel’s imposition of illegal restrictions which confine fishers to within 3 nautical miles of the shore, fishing remains one of the major pillars of the Gazan economy. At present there are approximately 8,000 fishers working…

(Al Bireh-28/3/2012): In cooperation with the ICRC, PRCS distributed food packages to families in Bedouin communities threatened with land confiscations and set to be transferred from the Red Khan area in Jerusalem Governorate. This aid was provided…

March Overview This month, the Gaza Strip witnessed two developments with positive implications for the people’s livelihoods and living conditions. The first was the transfer by the World Food Programme (WFP) of 140 tons of locally produced…

Geneva, 21 March 2012 Brief description of the emergency During 2011, and the beginning of 2012, life in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continued to be characterized by violence, poverty, and insufficient access to water, health care, forced…