Reports

by Paul Jeffrey The right of Palestinians to access quality health care continues to be impaired by the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, so hospitals supported by Action by Churches Together International are reaching out in new ways to…

PAL/1964, PI/1516 (Received from a UN Information Officer.) SEVILLE, 21 October -- A two-day international media seminar on the question of peace in the Middle East opened in Seville, Spain today, 21 October, with a message by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi…

GAZA, Oct 20, 2003 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Ten Palestinians were killed and 40 wounded on Monday night as Israeli Apache attack helicopters fired several missiles at a local Palestinian car at a crossroad closed to the central Gaza…

The Israeli construction of the West Bank apartheid wall is clearly a politically motivated maneuver intent on reshaping the West Bank, rendering a viable Palestinian state, and with it any lasting peace through a two state solution, impossible. In reshaping…

GA/10177 General Assembly Plenary Tenth Emergency Special Session 21st Meeting (PM) Following the Security Council's failure to act last week regarding the security barrier being built by Israel in the West Bank, the General Assembly met this afternoon, at the…

1. Introduction Since the beginning of the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Monitoring Project (WaSH MP) in June 2002, 643 of the 708 communities defined by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) have been surveyed in the West Bank and…

Rafah Camp The Israeli incursion and land-leveling operation in Rafah refugee camp continues. After temporarily repairing damage to the water network in As Salam, Block O, Yebna Camp, Block L, and Al Sha'uth areas within Rafah, electricity and water supply…

A recent advertisement appeared in the local Palestinian press. It was from the Municipality of Nablus, thanking USAID for its support of the "Emergency Roads Program." Roads throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip were badly damaged during the…

During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate the First and Fourth Geneva Conventions and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by denying freedom of movement to Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances and its medical…

PAL/1962/Rev.1*, PI/1514/Rev.1* Focus to be on 'Two-State Solution' NEW YORK, 16 October (UN Department of Public Information) -- The question of peace in the Middle East will be the subject of an international media seminar organized by the Department of Public…