Reports

(from "Forced Migration Review" No.27 Sexual violence: weapon of war, impediment to peace) By the FMR editors Domestic violence is an all too common response to the pressures of life in crowded refugee camps and communities living under occupation. The Palestinian…

Sixty-first General Assembly Plenary 79th Meeting (PM) Acting on the recommendation of its Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), the General Assembly adopted 24 resolutions and two draft decisions this afternoon on a wide range of agenda items, including decolonization; information questions; peaceful…

Inadequate Laws and Policies Deny Victims Justice (Ramallah, November 7, 2006) − The Palestinian Authority (PA) has failed to establish an effective framework to respond to violence against women and girls, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Despite…

Each week, the World Health Organization Department for Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on the health aspects of selected humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices and…

Ref: 29/2006 As women throughout the world commemorate International Women's Day on 8 March 2006, Palestinian women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) continue to suffer as a result of attacks by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and violence against women…

Resolution also Adopted on Security of Humanitarian Personnel, Strengthening of Assistance Coordination, Assistance to Palestinian People GA/10434 Sixtieth General Assembly Plenary 63rd Meeting (AM) With the international community still recovering from a year of devastating disasters -- from the Indian Ocean tsunami and earthquakes in…

Introduction Around the world Amnesty International continues to document serious violations of the human rights of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons (IDPs). The reluctance of states to provide access to procedures and effective protection to individuals who are…

1. Introduction The spiraling violence and killings in Israel and the Occupied Territories in the past four and a half years has brought untold suffering to the Palestinian and Israeli civilian populations. More then 3,200 Palestinians, including more than 600…

Fifty-ninth General Assembly Plenary 51st & 52nd Meetings (AM & PM) With the number of complex emergencies on the rise worldwide, the United Nations General Assembly today tackled one of the international community’s toughest emerging challenges: the need to…