Reports

HART NEWS No 7 Priorities and operational issues for Palestinian service providers and health care facilities Welcome to the seventh edition of HART News. In our ongoing efforts to provide useful information to the whole of the health community, we continue to…

Overview Tension remained high in the West Bank, with the week characterised by continuing violence, a number of incursions and curfews, and severe movement restrictions on the Palestinian population. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) entered Ramallah/ El Bireh for the…

Responding to a request by the Arab Group of countries for a meeting on "the extremely grave and deteriorating situation" in the Middle East, the Security Council today met in an open session, with representatives from over 30 nations…

59/2002 Vienna, Austria - The OPEC Fund for International Development has approved an emergency assistance grant of US$200,000 in support of an initiative launched by the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND). The initiative, which aims at bringing…

At the same time, Israeli occupying forces in military locations in the vicinity of "Gan Aur" and "Bdulah" settlements, southwest of Khan Yunis, fired live ammunition and flare bombs at Abu Rashwan area in the southwest of Khan Yunis.…

Ramallah Strict 24-hour curfew remains in effect for 3rd day; lifted for 3 hours from 8 -- 11 am. The curfew results in the complete house arrest of the Ramallah/Al-Bireh population, where everyone is restricted to their homes, or if…

Norway lacks a clear position on the refugee problem in the Middle East. In spite of the high profile in the peace negotiations, Norway has failed to focus on the core issue of the conflict. By Eva Bjøreng, Secretary General in…

USAID West Bank and Gaza recently awarded $10 million to support increased support for local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the emergency relief sector. Under this program, called "RAFEED," USAID through U.S. implementing partner, Associates in Rural Development (ARD) will issue…

Ramallah: Israeli invasion into Ramallah - 2:45 am. Two PRCS ambulances came under Israeli army fire at 4:00 am. PRCS headquarters surrounded by tanks 6:00 am. Curfew imposed on Ramallah and Al-Bireh at 6:45 am. Israeli army surrounds the two major hospitals in…

( ILO/02/28 )GENEVA (ILO News) - The Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO) said today the ILO would establish an urgent plan for creating jobs in the occupied Arab territories and appealed to Palestinians and…