TEL AVIV, 17 May 2012 (IRIN) - Blessing Akachukneu was already looking for a new place to live when her south Tel Aviv apartment, which doubles as a day-care centre, was firebombed in April. Her Israeli neighbours, she explained, had complained to the landlord about the noise from the day-care centre and she had been asked to leave. Otherwise, she had not had any problems in Shapira neighbourhood.
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EU bolsters its support to reformers in its Southern and Eastern neighbourhoods
Brussels, 15 May 2012 - In May 2011, in the midst of dramatic changes sweeping the Southern Neighbourhood, the EU completed a major review of its European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). According to a policy of “more for more”, committed reformers in the EU’s Southern and Eastern neighbourhood would be awarded greater and broader EU support.
JERUSALEM, 14 May 2012 - Israel's National Agency for International Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MASHAV) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed an agreement today to increase cooperation on food security, water management, the empowerment of women and industrial development in Africa and in Least Developed Countries.
GAZA CITY, 2 May 2012 (IRIN) - From factories to the fishing industry, the Gaza Strip economy is being affected by more than two months of fuel shortages and power outages, taking a toll on the livelihoods of its 1.6 million inhabitants.
To make a living on the sea, Madlene Kollab needs 20 litres of fuel each day. Unable to afford that, the Gaza Strip's only fisherwoman has seen her catch halve to just 1.5 kilos per day. "I [began] fishing with my father when I was six years old, but without fuel I can hardly survive."
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GENEVA (25 April 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed deep concern about current or recent moves in a number of countries to curtail the freedom of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil society actors to operate independently and effectively.
Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, issued the following statement today:
"I am extremely concerned about the decision of the Israeli Authorities regarding the status of the settlements of Sansana, Rechelim and Bruchin in the occupied Palestinian territory. I call upon them to reverse this decision.
Providing new shelter to over 1,300 Palestinians living in Gaza’s Khan Younis refugee camp, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) held an inauguration ceremony today to officially hand over the 223 housing units constructed with a USD 7.2 million donation from the Government of the Netherlands.
MASHAV and USAID have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase cooperation on food security to Africa
(Communicated by MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation)
The Heads of MASHAV and of USAID signed in Washington, April 18, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase cooperation on food security to Africa, within the framework of USAID’s “Feed the Future” Initiative. The MOU allows for closer cooperation on the issue of food security in four countries: Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Since issuing an emergency alert on 22 March about the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt and Libya, FAO has been engaging countries throughout the region to provide support in preventing the spread of FMD. According to FAO analysis of formal and informal trade movements, the outbreaks in eastern Libya in the Benghazi area and widespread outbreak reports throughout Egypt are two separate introductions of the SAT2 strain, brought northward via formal and informal trade movements of livestock from the arid Sahel region that spans the African continent just below the Sahara desert.
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip frequently fire rockets into southern Israel, while Israeli forces carry out air strikes against Gaza. Week-long exchanges in March killed 25 Palestinians and wounded four people in Israel. Such confrontations cause high incidences of trauma among children on both sides of the border.
A birthday party at a school in Gaza's Beach refugee camp. It is part of the effort to make the lives of these children as normal as possible.
Amnesty International urges the Israeli government to reverse its decision to deport all individuals of South Sudanese origin living in Israel to South Sudan and to extend the temporary collective protection previously offered to this community.
Malgré une légère amélioration du nombre de victimes, ces douze derniers mois ne constituent pas une bonne année pour la lutte contre les mines antipersonnel, dont on célèbre ce mercredi la Journée mondiale. Quatre pays, Israël, la Syrie, la Libye et le Myanmar, y ont eu recours, alors que seul ce dernier pays, l'avait fait en 2010.
UMM AL-HIERAN, NEGEV DESERT, 29 March 2012 (IRIN) - Salim Abu al-Qi’an’s family live in Israel’s Negev desert in the “unrecognized” Bedouin village of Umm al-Hieran, 9km from the nearest source of clean water.
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In recent months, there has been an ongoing public debate in Israel regarding the demolition of houses that were built without a permit. When a home is demolished, an entire family is harmed. On the other hand, enforcement of the law requires the monitoring of planning and building. But what can be done when the law itself is discriminatory, or if there is no planning at all – thus preventing local residents from any possibility of legal building?
TEL AVIV, 27 March 2012 (IRIN) - Asylum-seekers from South Sudan living in Israel have until 31 March to return “home” or face deportation, but some have asked to stay, saying conditions are not yet conducive for their safe return.
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TEL AVIV, Mar 19, 2012 (IPS) - Thousands of African refugees in Israel face expulsion to dangerous conditions in their countries of origin as Israel hardens its policies. The refugees are increasingly turning to protest.
Hundreds of African refugees and Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night under the banner ‘It’s dangerous in South Sudan’ to protest the imminent expulsion of 700 Sudanese asylum seekers, including children.
TEL AVIV, 19 March 2012 (IRIN) - Urgent steps should be taken to address the widespread marginalization of Arab minorities in Israel, including Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem, to improve their livelihoods and encourage sustainable peace in the Middle East, says the International Crisis Group (ICG).
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JERUSALEM, March 16, 2012 (AFP) - Militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into southern Israel on Friday, officials said, as a fledgling truce in and around the Palestinian territory firmed up.
"One rocket hit an empty field in the Eshkol region, causing no damage or injuries," police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP.
An additional rocket hit an uninhabited area of the northwestern Negev desert early on Friday morning, according to the Israeli military.
