Reports

FAO NEWS RELEASE 09/08 EN FAO fears increase of food insecurity after conflict - emergency interventions planned Rome 30 January 2008 - Almost all of Gaza's 13 000 families who depend on farming, herding and fishing have suffered damage to their…

By Mika Hentunen/FCA-ACT International JERUSALEM, 30 January 2009 - While some aid has crossed into Gaza, humanitarian access is still quite challenging, reports ACT International. Aid organisations continue to experience significant difficulty in sending staff and additional supplies into the…

Preface In light of continuing attacks being launched by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) against the population of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is gravely concerned that humanitarian services in the Gaza Strip, especially emergency medical…

A number of incidents over the past few days have endangered the cease-fire unilaterally implemented by Israel on 18 January, and later the same day by Hamas and other Palestinian factions. On the morning of 27 January, one Israeli…

The Malaysian Red Crescent, announced its Future Plan to help the victims of armed conflicts in Gaza. The MRC National Chairman, YM Tunku Tan Sri Dato' Shahriman bin Tunku Sulaiman said at the Press Conference held at MRC Headquarters today,…

1. HIGHLIGHT The inter cluster 3 days field visit was concluded on the 28th January. The visit was one day longer as initially planned, due to Erez crossing closure. Following meeting with humanitarian's actors in the Gaza…

DFID has committed £26.8 million to help meet immediate needs in Gaza To date, over £12,000,000 of this has been allocated as follows: The Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) has allocated €3m for urgent humanitarian relief work in Gaza,…

-British Government invests nearly $1.3 million in agency's efforts to help families rebuild and kids recover -Work marks shift in agency's strategy from relief to long-term recovery Portland, OR- The global relief and development agency Mercy Corps will immediately begin work…

27-28 January 2009 The following information is based on reports from member states, the UN Country Team for the occupied Palestinian territory, humanitarian partners and authorities involved in the humanitarian response. 1. General Overview 1. On 27 and 28 January, there was…

FA009 Australia will provide a further $5 million for urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The additional assistance I am announcing today demonstrates Australia's on going support for the considerable efforts being made by Australian and international organisations to provide critical humanitarian…