Reports

This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal Target CHF 4,066,446 (USD 3.10m/ EUR 2.64m) Period covered: January - May 2003 "In Brief" Appeal coverage: 33% (CHF 1,336,265 )Outstanding needs: CHF 2,730,181 (USD 2.08m/EUR 1.77m) Update: The…

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called United States President George W. Bush's summit with Arab leaders in Egypt today "an important step in our efforts" to resolve the Middle Eastern conflict. "I am glad that President Bush was able to meet…

May 2003 Overview The UN Humanitarian Plan of Action (PoA) was released in November 2002, more than two years after the conflict flared again in September 2000. The Plan of Action clearly stated the fundamental challenge facing the…

Planned Project Summary Information Project number: A-031993 Branch: Africa & Middle East Branch Country: West Bank and Gaza CIDA's ODA Priorities: 100%-0199 - Integrated Basic Human Needs CIDA's Sectors: 20% - 011200- Basic Education 20% - 012220- Basic Health Care 30% - 072010- Emergency/Distress Relief…

Executive Summary The Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories has long been recognized as the root cause of the violation of Palestinians’ civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. Many of these violations, as well as Israel’s illegal…

Damascus (dpa) - Palestinian refugees in Syria say they still dream of returning to the homes they left in 1948 when the Jewish state of Israel was established. "As long as I am alive, I will keep dreaming of returning,''…

Hon Phil Goff New Zealand will give $400,000 to the United Nations agency providing food aid and other humanitarian relief to Palestinians refugees, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff announced in Ramallah overnight (NZT). The one-off payment is on top of…

JERUSALEM -- Since May 10 the Israeli military has been denying hundreds of international workers in Israel/Palestine entrance to the Gaza Strip. The closure jeopardizes the ability of 41 international non-government organizations (NGOs) -- including Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) --…

Jerusalem, May 26, 2003 - Wrecked cars; tires, tires and more tires! This is the disconcerting image that one sees whilst entering some West Bank towns, where people live in an unstable political climate, under the regular imposition of…

RAMALLAH, May 26 (KUNA ) -- Visiting French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin stated Monday that France is concerned over the serious humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories. In a joint press conference with Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath, de Villepin…