Intense Israeli bombardment from air, land and sea continues to be reported across much of the Gaza Strip, resulting in further civilian casualties, displacement, and destruction of civilian infrastructure. Ground operations and heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups also continue to be reported, especially in Gaza's …
The Gaza Strip – Facts, Figures and UNDP's Response to the Ongoing Crisis The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated places on earth, with a total area of 365 km2 and a population of ...
The humanitarian situation and development outlook in Gaza were already dire before the current war. A 56-year-long occupation and 16 years of a tight land, air, and sea blockade of Gaza, with repeated cycles of violence and destructive military interventions, have left the Gaza Strip largely dependent on international support.
The 51-day July-August 2014 military operation in the Gaza Strip has brought tragic consequences to all 1.8 million Gaza residents and caused the destruction of social and public basic infrastructure. In order to verify the preliminary infrastructure damage assessment findings and to further inform on the actual damages, the Higher Inter …
Ahlam Al Jabali checking blood plasma in a fridge that operates 24 hours per day due to the solar panels installed in one of Gaza's hospitals Project Summary. For over a decade, the Gaza Strip suffered from a chronic electricity deficit, which undermined already fragile living conditions. Power shortages stand at around 75%.
The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated places on earth. Against the backdrop of occupation, the 2006 elections, and tensions resulting from Hamas' takeover of the area, the situation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has worsened, with marked increases in unemployment, poverty and deaths. ... The United Nations …
After the creation of Israel in 1948, Egypt controlled Gaza for nearly two decades. After Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War against its Arab neighbors, it gained control of the Gaza Strip ...
Inter Press Service. MONTREAL, Canada, Dec 18 (IPS) - The political significance of US-Israeli differences is easily exaggerated. It is certainly true that tensions in the relationship exist. Israel is currently committing genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The US would like Israel to reduce - not cease, but reduce – its ...
Gaza Strip is considered as one of the armed conflicts prone areas in Middle East. Several intensive conflicts occurred in Gaza Strip in 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2021. These conflicts caused massive destroying the infrastructures, facilities, and buildings, which affected all services and activities in Gaza Strip. One of the major post …
Gaza Strip, 13 February 2019 – As part of their continuous efforts to support the Palestinian people, and with the USD 10 million additional contribution from the Saudi Fund for …
In the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, over 2,700 vulnerable Palestinians have accessed legal aid services over the past six years, among which 75 percent were women. Since 2014, Sawasya represents the primary programmatic vehicle of the United Nations for advancing the rule of law, gender justice and human rights in the State of ...
Israeli leaders say the battle for the southern Gaza Strip is well under way. In a news conference this evening, the Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, said what had already happened to Gaza City was ...
The human suffering on the ground is deplorable and the humanitarian system is at severe risk of collapse, as the UN Secretary-General warned in his letter invoking Article 99 to the Security Council today. Since the beginning of the war, 15,800 people have been killed. Today, all people in Gaza are in dire need of food, water, …
Israel should discuss the revival of civilian settlements within the Gaza Strip as part of its planning for the enclave once Hamas rule is toppled, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Saturday ...
... The limited size of municipal dumping sites and the lack of sufficient open lands in the Gaza Strip are considered the main obstacles to accommodating the large quantities of …
The Government of Japan's contribution will enable UNDP to clear over 40 percent (110,000 tons) of the rubble generated during the eleven days of hostilities on the Gaza Strip. The …
Intense Israeli bombardment from air, land, and sea continues to be reported across much of the Gaza Strip, particularly in and around Khan Younis, resulting in further civilian casualties, displacement, and destruction of civilian infrastructure. Ground operations and fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups also …
Gaza City, July 9th 2009 - Contractors working for the United Nations today began clearing around 420,000 tonnes of rubble caused by Israeli bombing and fighting earlier this year.
Displacement (Gaza Strip) Some 75 per cent of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people, more than half of whom are children, are displaced according to UNRWA's estimates. They face acute ...
Full Report May 10, 2022 The May 2021 hostilities were the fourth round of offensive by Israel on the Gaza Strip, following the 2008, 2012, and 2014 hostilities. It resulted in …
The Gaza Strip is facing alarming socio-economic and financial challenges that have led to high unemployment rates and de-development. In the Gaza Strip, 53% of Gazans live in poverty, 45.9% of Gaza's population is unemployed, including 73.9% of its youth (young women 82%) and more than 75% of the people rely on humanitarian aid.
The latest hostilities on the Gaza Strip the gravest since 2014 - erupted on 10 May 2021 after - weeks of rising tension between Israeli security forces and Palestinians in East Jerusalem, where several Palestinian families are under imminent threat of forced eviction and displacement.
Currently, the total number of settlers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip number around 400,000 of which nearly 200,000 are in east Jerusalem alone. The total number of east Jerusalem residents is close to 550,000. The number of Palestinian Jerusalem residents in 2001 is 367,003 with a growth rate of 3.2%. The average growth …
Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli attacks on houses at the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 25, 2023 [Shadi Tabatibi/Reuters] live-orange 28 Dec 2023 - 20:25
Gallant met with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew and assured him that the settlements would not return. He also said the 1-kilometer buffer zone Israel plans to establish in Gaza will also not ...
North Gaza. The district of North Gaza shares a 10km (6 miles) long border with Israel. The Gaza Strip is surrounded by a heavily fortified perimeter consisting of a concrete wall and double-wired ...
As of 25 November, Member States have disbursed US$256.4 million against the updated Flash Appeal launched by the UN and its partners to implement its response plan in support of 2.2 million people in the Gaza Strip and 500,000 in the West Bank. This constitutes about 21 per cent of the $1.2 billion requested.
The UNDP Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP) derives its mandate from United Nations General Assembly Resolution 33/147 of 20 December 1978. Called upon by United Nations Member States in that year, UNDP was requested "to improve the economic and social conditions of the Palestinian people by identifying their social and ...