Reports

26 September - 10 October 2001 OVERVIEW The long-awaited resumption of the Israeli -Palestinian dialogue finally materialised on September 26, 2001 when Chairman Arafat and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres met in Gaza and reiterated their commitment to the…

AI Index: MDE 21/022/2001 Two demonstrators were killed in Gaza and one critically injured by Palestinian police confronting hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the United States of America's bombing of Afghanistan. "This appears to have been a reckless and unlawful use of…

Save the Children is reaching girls and boys in need in the poorest and most marginalized areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Children make up the majority of the population in these areas and Save the Children…

PAL/1895, TAD/1929 (Reissued as received.) GENEVA, 4 October (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) -- The widespread economic crisis that has crippled the Palestinian economy since October 2000 provides the focus for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…

IP/01/1371 Brussels The European Commission is providing a further €5 million in humanitarian assistance for the victims of the ongoing crisis in the West Bank and Gaza. More than 500 Palestinians have been killed and 14,000 injured since the fighting…

Press Release Jerusalem/10/2001 Jerusalem - The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has notified UNRWA of the bank's decision to contribute $5 million to support UNRWA's emergency work in the West Bank and Gaza. In a meeting held at UNRWA's Jerusalem…

RAMALLAH, October 1, 2001 - The World Bank and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) today signed a grant agreement in the amount of US$7 million for the Emergency Response Program, which is designed to help offset the effects of…

This Bulletin aims to provide a brief overview of issues related to Palestinian Refugee Rights While past research suggests that Palestinian refugees comprise a particularly vulnerable sector of Palestinian society in the occupied territories, reports during the first few months…

This is the fifth in a series of UNSCO reports on the socio-economic impact for Palestinians of confrontation, border closures and mobility restrictions. The report covers the one-year period 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2001. The report is based…

Background The UNRWA microfinance and microenterprise programme offers one barometer for gauging economics and livelihoods trends in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.During September,the situation of the programme in the West Bank,and the implications it holds in…