Reports

GAZA, Nov 8 (KUNA) -- Al-Rahma Society for Relief and Development in Gaza has handed out meat to over 3,500 poor and needy families in Gaza over the last three days on the occasion of Eid…

GAZA CITY, 7 November 2011 (IRIN) - Impoverished Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip are looking to aid agencies to deliver food assistance during this Eid Al-Adha holiday season. International NGOs, many Islamic, have been purchasing sheep…

I have the honour today to present to the General Assembly my report on UNRWA’s operations for 2010. At the same time, I will take the opportunity to highlight the main challenges in 2011 and beyond. It…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established in 1949 to provide much-needed relief and emergency aid to the Palestinian refugees from the 1948 war. Since then,…

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%…

Amman - The Campaign of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for the Relief of the Palestinian People of Gaza is sending 175 tons of rice to Gaza this week. The shipment is the third…

Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — Worry has become a daily companion for Hatem, a father of five. He has been without a job since the closing of the Gaza Strip. What income Hatem has managed to earn…

Donor aid keeps Gaza economy afloat; World Bank report finds poverty reduction fragile and linked to donor aid GAZA, October 16, 2011 – A new report by the World Bank reveals a precarious economic situation in Gaza,…

Appeal Target: US$ 2,766,750 Balance Requested: US$ 448,671 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 restricts imports and…

Women in Palestine are becoming both bread makers and bread winners through a UN programme that promotes gender equality and empowerment. To earn an income, the women are making meals, and helping ensure that children eat…