Reports

Ramallah (dpa) - The Arabs living in the former British mandate of Palestine and their descendants are termed Palestinians. They include those who fled or were driven out of the region following the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948-49. Today they…

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…

During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances and its medical teams. Delays, denial of access and arbitrary…

GAZA, Nov 3, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- General security administration in Gaza said Wednesday that the Israeli army continued its closure on Rafah crossing for four consecutive days citing security concerns. The closure on the crossing, the only passage in…

(New York, November 3, 2004) - Palestinian armed groups should immediately end all use of children in military attacks, Human Rights Watch said today, following a Tel Aviv suicide bombing by a 16-year-old that killed three Israeli civilians Monday. Most…

TUNIS/RAMALLAH, 3 November 2004 - A Tunisian non-governmental organization 'Children First' is giving US 65,000 to UNICEF in support of emergency education activities for Palestinian children in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). UNICEF's support funded by 'Children First' will help restore…

GA/SPD/303 Fifty-ninth General Assembly Fourth Committee 21st Meeting (PM) Speakers continued to express strong support for the humanitarian work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and called for the alleviation…

Casualties Palestinians: Deaths: 11 Injured: 35 (approximate) Israelis: Deaths: 4 Injured: 45 (approximate) Sources: OCHA FCU, PRCS, UNRWA, IDF website, Israeli MoFA. 2. Incidents involving ambulances and medical teams West Bank Denial of access: 0 Delay (30 minutes): 4 Shooting/Damage to Ambulance: 0 31 October: According to the…

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…

15 - 31 October / 2004 Introduction The first section of this report presents a summary of urgent needs in some of the Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The second section includes summary of results of the information…