Reports

Executive summary The intensification in 2002 of the crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory and the recurrent border closures of the West Bank and Gaza have resulted in precipitous declines in national income, destruction of public…

Since the Al-Aqsa Intifida began in late September 2000, a continuing economic decline, high and growing unemployment, and lack of access to quality health care and basic food stuffs have contributed to a deterioration in the health and nutritional…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the first delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian National Authority on Wednesday, 24 July 2002. The second delivery is expected on Thursday, 25 July. The aid was organised by the Gift of Givers Foundation…

The Disaster Management Unit deployed a team to the Jericho area on July 22nd, 2002 to assess the needs of people crossing the border from the West Bank into Jordan. The team initiated a rapid damage assessment at 16:00…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson today added her voice to that of Secretary-General Kofi Annan in condemning Israel's latest air attack in the Gaza Strip. "I join with the Secretary-General in deploring the Israeli action on…

Jerusalem, July 23, 2002 by Rainer Lang and Callie Long "Things went surprisingly smoothly today," says Eske Sindby of the Christian Accompaniers Team. The young Dane is referring to his early morning trip from East Jerusalem to Hebron in the West…

Hansen tells "Al-Hayat": Only the UAE provided guarantees to rebuild Jenin Camp London-based Al-Hayat - Tuesday 23 July 2002 Gaza - Fathi Sabbah Mr. Peter Hansen, the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, said in an interview with Al-Hayat that if UNRWA had been allowed to…

(New York, July 23, 2002) Today's Israel Defense Forces air strike on a crowded Gaza apartment building demonstrated a clear failure to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian casualties, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch condemned…

Agency delivers medical supplies to West Bank; receives support for community development program in Jordan The days are long for the staff at the Dura health clinic in the West Bank. The staff - three doctors and four nurses -…

The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is "disturbed" by reports that the Israeli Government has again destroyed the homes of Palestinians in the West Bank, according to a UN spokesman. In a statement on the Middle East released late Friday, the…