Reports

Three months have passed since the conflict began in Gaza Dec. 27, 2008, leaving nearly 1,500 people dead and 5,400 injured, and destroying homes, infrastructure and families. During the 22-day conflict, militants in Gaza fired homemade rockets at bordering Israeli…

COGAT - Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories, Ministry of Defense Since the end of the IDF operation in Gaza (18 Jan 2009), 174,217 tons of aid and 17,996,310 liters of fuel have been delivered to the Gaza Strip. Weekly…

Situation Overview Access for humanitarian relief items remains a priority since efforts to resume basic services and implement humanitarian and early recovery programs are limited in the absence of reconstruction materials and spare parts. Amounts and types of deliveries reaching Gaza…

Chris Abbott and Sophie Marsden 1) INTRODUCTION The Middle East and North Africa is a region of great diversity. It encompasses Arab and many other ethnic populations, theocratic and secular states, democracies and authoritarian regimes. A region of immense wealth and…

Situation Overview The blockade on the Gaza Strip continues in addition to rudimentary rocket fire by Palestinian militants into Israel and air strikes on Gaza by Israeli forces. The tunnels on the Egyptian-Gazan border, which have become an alternative channel…

Since the end of the IDF operation in Gaza (18 Jan 2009), 157,781 tons of aid and 15,817,900 liters of fuel have been delivered to the Gaza Strip. Weekly summary of the Gaza crossings - March 8-15, 2009 - Throughout the…

Near the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka thousands of people rioted last year, sm ashing cars and buses and vandalizing factories. In a string of countries throughout Africa, in Central Asia and Latin America there were similar disturbances and unrest. Even…

Gaza Crisis Appeal - Disaster Response Plans DEC Agencies submitted their plans to the Secretariat in February 2009. DEC Agency Programme Goals: - To immediately save lives and alleviate the suffering of vulnerable children in Gaza and support sustainable recovery of communities; - To…

SITUATION OVERVIEW The generous pledges of international donors at the Sharm Al-Sheikh conference for Gaza last week have yet to be implemented on the ground as the overall humanitarian situation in Gaza remains unchanged. Access remains the single most important…

Since the end of the IDF operation in Gaza (18 Jan 2009), 139,150 tons of aid and 13,568,900 liters of fuel have been delivered to the Gaza Strip. Weekly summary of the Gaza crossings - March 1-7, 2009 - Throughout the…