Reports

CONTENTS 1. MAIN ISSUES 2. LOGISTICS COORDINATION 3. UPDATE ON COGAT 4. PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVING DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO GAZA 1. MAIN ISSUES - There has been an improvement of access since mid-May and in the past few days the log cluster received…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since December 2008, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been implementing project OSRO/GAZ/803/CAN, entitled "Emergency support to small ruminant farmers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to maintain the productivity of their…

May Overview One of the common factors underlying many of the humanitarian issues addressed this month is the restriction on Palestinians' use of space in the oPt. In the West Bank, approximately 28 percent of the West Bank was declared over…

Highlights - Availability of most basic food in Gaza is currently acceptable for both fresh and dry food; access to food by the population remains an issue. - Gaza remains affected by a shortage in cooking gas; the total amount of…

Executive Summary A detailed review of revised 2006 and new 2007 data on household living levels and poverty in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), as provided by the PCBS, yielded the following results: 1. An overall decline of 6.2 percent in…

PR/22/2009 Jerusalem/Gaza City - Today, at a ceremony at UNRWA's food distribution centre in Jabalia Camp, Gaza, Mr. Marcus Cornaro, Director for Europe, Southern Mediterranean, Middle-East and Neighbourhood Policy at the European Commission's EuropeAid Cooperation Office, and UNRWA's Commissioner General, Ms.…

Since the end of Operation Cast Lead in Gaza, the humanitarian situation there has been constantly worsening. And although Israel unilaterally declared an end to the war, the violence has not stopped in Gaza. From mysterious explosions (most likely from explosives…

MAJOR ISSUES - World Bank report says closure and conflict have led to near collapse of water supply reliability in Gaza. Israeli restrictions against repair materials worsening impacts. - In a UN survey, Gazan residents rated psychosocial distress as…

Jeddah 6th May 2009: - On behalf of H.R.H. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region, H.R.H. Prince Mish'al bin Majed bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Jeddah, graced the ceremony held by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),…

The recent increase in the number of check points, as well as the devastating consequences brought on by the latest Israeli Cast Lead Operations on the Gaza Strip, are affecting the life of the Palestinians in many different ways.…