Reports

Executive Summary In 2016, Palestine refugees across the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) faced continued Israeli occupation, repeated violations of human rights and high levels of violence. In Gaza, the political and security situation remains volatile. Two and…

In response to the 2016 Emergency Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), the Government of Italy has donated EUR 1 million (US$ 1.087 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

Impact of the Crisis OVERVIEW The humanitarian context of oPt is unique amongst today’s humanitarian crises and remains directly tied to the impact of Occupation, now in its 50th year. A protracted protection crisis continues. The first challenge…

HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT Numerous OCHA reports have emphasized that the humanitarian context of the oPt is unique among today’s humanitarian crises and remains directly tied to the impact of occupation, now in its 50th year. Hence, a protracted…

1. GENERAL SITUATION Conflict and instability continues to be a huge concern in Gaza as lately on 7 July 2014, a humanitarian emergency was declared in the Gaza Strip, following a severe escalation in hostilities, involving intense…

It was dark inside Alaa Abu Shaab’s small house in Bani Shaila, a neighborhood of Khan Younis, Gaza. A narrow stream of light came in through the curtains, where Alaa, his wife Asmaa and their three…

HIGHLIGHTS UNRWA established its Chief of Area Offices (CAOs) in all areas of Gaza in 2010 to have a local representation in the five governorates and maintain close community links. CAOs, in cooperation with the Logistics office…

OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS The major drivers of humanitarian vulnerability in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) remain unchanged. The oPt remains in the midst of a protracted occupation, now in its fiftieth year, accompanied by the systematic…

HIGHLIGHTS To mark the sixty-eighth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UNRWA Education Programme in Gaza organized a ceremony at Al-Zaitoun Preparatory Girls’ School A in Gaza city. Senior UNRWA officials, teachers and parents…

HIGHLIGHTS Only 16 per cent of the 11,000 homes totally destroyed in 2014 have been rebuilt. Low-lying areas in Gaza face risk of flooding, which could affect up to 500,000 people, as well as 64 schools and 10…