Updates

Food Security Status 2020 – Executive Summary This report shows that less than half of the households in Palestine were food secure in 2020. However, this figure obscures the considerable regional...

• Increase in total number of conducted tests (both COVID-19 Antigen Rapid test and SARS-COV2-PCR test) to 14,438 between 24 May-6 June from 6,798 between 10-23 May 2021. • Increase in number of...

Thursday, 15th of July 2021, Ramallah - UN-Habitat, through the HAYA Joint Programme, funded by the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) and the Ramallah...

1. Background According to the 2021 humanitarian need overview, more than 1.6 million Palestinians have limited access to WASH services in the West Bank and Gaza. Therefore, these people are...

• Decrease in total number of conducted tests (COVID-19 Antigen Rapid test and SARS-COV2-PCR test) to 24,812 between 11-17 April 2021 from 30,525 between 4-10 April 2021. • Decrease in number of...

• Increase in total number of conducted tests to 30,525 between 4-10 April from 24,973 between 28 March-3 April 2021. The total number currently includes the results of COVID-19 antigen rapid test...

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government of Palestine (GoP) has quickly and effectively responded to the outbreak of COVID-19, using an internationally and nationally coordinated, data-driven approach to...

Press Release on the Results of the Labour Force Survey, 2018 A slight decrease in unemployment rate in the West Bank and a sharp increase in Gaza Strip The unemployment rate between the West Bank...

The Palestinian Ministry of Labour and the ILO discuss law reform and observance of international labour standards with worker and employer representatives. Ramallah, December 12, 2018 – The...

Thursday 6 December 2018, Ramallah – To commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, the Representative Office of Canada to the Palestinian Authority and UN Women organized a 16...

Palestinian water Authority Water Resources Directorate Gaza Strip had a population of 1.899 million people living on 365km area The total water supply for domestic use in the Gaza Strip is about...

Ramallah, May 08, 2018 – In an official ceremony yesterday, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and the Government of Canada launched a new flagship programme, “HAYA: Eliminating Violence Against Women...

This report is commissioned by the Regional Office of UN Environment and the Environment Quality Authority of the State of Palestine. Its content is based on an initial desk study and two workshops...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugee in the Near East (UNRWA) in the West Bank confirms that joint work between the Agency and the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) to...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Gaza Strip is facing immense challenges related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which pose significant health risks to its 1.8 million residents and constrain...

Executive summary Children with disabilities (CWDs) are one of the most marginalised and excluded groups of children. Defined and judged by what they lack, rather than what they have, they experience...

Executive summary The MOEHE, MOH and MOSD have worked with all concerned partners to develop the National Strategy for Early Childhood Development and Intervention in the State of Palestine for the...

Bethlehem, 19 December 2016 Today, the Minister of Social Development of the State of Palestine, H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Al-Shaer, and the UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development Activities, Mr...

1 Introduction This National WASH Sector Contingency Plan has been developed to ensure an effective and timely response to the life- saving humanitarian needs of persons affected from the possible...

On the occasion of the International Children's Day, 20/11/2016: Investing in the children of Palestine is an urgent need for sustainable development to face the Israeli violations against them About...