Reports

Jerusalem – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of CHF 4.5 million (approximately US$5 million) from the Government of Switzerland to provide cash assistance to vulnerable Palestinian families in the Gaza…

Executive Summary In the first half of 2020, Palestine refugees in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continued to suffer the humanitarian and protection consequences of the Israeli occupation, coupled with the public health and socio-economic impacts of…

HIGHLIGHTS • Active cases decline in the West Bank, but rise again in the Gaza Strip. • Israeli public health measures temporarily limit the entry of international NGO staff. • Preparations for a national vaccination plan continue. SITUATION OVERVIEW The reporting…

December 26th, 2020 ― Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have launched a joint humanitarian campaign to help the Palestinian…

HIGHLIGHTS • 302 new COVID-19 fatalities, including highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. • Number of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) doubles. • Another 25,000 cases recorded along with 25,000 recoveries. • Preparations for a…

HIGHLIGHTS • Record number of demolitions and seizures: highest number of EUfunded structures demolished in a single month since January 2017. • The freeze on the demolition of inhabited homes in East Jerusalem was discontinued on 11 November. •…

In a number of separate rulings issued in recent months, Israeli courts ordered the eviction of a large number of Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem, and…

HIGHLIGHTS • Unprecedented surge in COVID-19; active cases double in the oPt, triple in Gaza. • Cumulative total of COVID-19 cases surpasses 100,000, with some 80,000 recoveries. • Another 178 people die, including 62 in Gaza. SITUATION OVERVIEW The reporting period…

Chad On 24 November, rising water levels forced close to 4,000 people (3,546 from Barkalam, Liwa subprefecture; 355 from Yarom, Ngouboua subprefecture) to flee their homes. They are staying in the Djourougafi and Ngolio displacement sites in…

The Gaza Protection Consortium The ‘My Choice’ programme, implemented by the Gaza Protection Consortium (GPC) and the World Food Programme (WFP), will distribute multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) to 1,499 poor refugee households and up to 1,144 poor…