The hopelessness and anger of the witnesses before the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories had been directed not only against Israel, but also against the international community for its inability to provide relief, the Fourth Committee was told today. Read more about Fourth Committee: Disturbing humanitarian deterioration in Occupied Palestinian Territories focus
As the agency responsible for the provision of humanitarian aid and basic services to nearly half the population of the occupied Palestinian territory, UNRWA today faced perhaps one of the most serious challenges in its history, UNRWA’s Commissioner-General, Peter Hansen, told the Fourth Committee this morning. Read more about UNRWA faces historic crisis
United Nations officials travelling in the Gaza Strip were forced to take cover today when Israeli soldiers fired warning shots in the direction of a delegation headed by the senior UN relief official in the region. Read more about Israel fires warning shots in direction of UN officials travelling in Gaza Strip
The Palestinian economy is in a severe depression, with only international aid stemming a possible total breakdown, according to a report released today by the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. Read more about Palestinian economy in 'severe depression,' held up only by outside aid - UN report
