Reports

Appeal Target: US$ 1,558,523 Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 1,503,730 Geneva, 23 December 2004 Dear Colleagues, The protracted emergency crisis in the Palestinian territories has severely weakened coping mechanisms of Palestinian families. The virtual lock-up of the Gaza Strip…

GA/10312 PAL/2018 Ad Hoc Committee for Voluntary Contributions to UNRWA AM Meeting Eighteen donor countries pledged approximately $90 million for the 2005 budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), during this…

Lieu de l'opération : Cisjordanie, bande de Gaza, Jordanie, Liban et Syrie Montant de la décision : 7 millions d'euros Numéro de référence de la décision : ECHO/-ME/BUD/2004/02000 Exposé des motifs 1 - Justification, besoins et population cible 1.1. - Justification La présente décision…

Location of operation: West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria Amount of Decision: Euro 7 million Decision reference number: ECHO/-ME/BUD/2004/02000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population. 1.1. - Rationale The present funding decision must be regarded as being complementary to…

Jerusalem - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today launched a $185.8 million emergency appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The funding will allow the Agency to carry out crucial relief operations to the…

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - A Saudi Arabian relief organization today donated US$6.32 million to help the United Nations World Food Programme provide food assistance to hundreds of thousands of impoverished Palestinians. The donation, announced today in Jeddah by the Saudi Committee…

ISSUES FOR CHILDREN The situation in the West Bank and Gaza continues to be characterized by ongoing violence (incursions, house demolitions), and restrictions on movement (curfews and closures). Furthermore, the long-lasting effects of the crisis in terms of rising poverty…

No. HQ/G/38/2004 Peter Hansen, the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has expressed his growing concern and distress over the humanitarian situation of over 660,000 Palestine refugees in the West Bank. The refugees have…

Mr Chairman, I present to you today my annual report of the activities of UNRWA for the period 1 July 2003 - 30 June 2004. As in previous presentations, I will review 1) programme achievements, 2) the extensive emergency programme the Agency conducts…

Overview October 2004 was the deadliest month for Palestinians since the Israeli operation "Defensive Shield" in April 2002. At least 114 Palestinians were killed during operation "Days of Penitence", according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH).…