On 4 May 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the petitions against eviction orders of the residents of Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank. The decision affects over one thousand...
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Statement by United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator, Lynn Hastings on the occasion of International Youth Day, Jerusalem, 12 August 2021 [EN/AR]

The theme of this year's International Youth Day - Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health - is of crucial relevance to Palestine. Young Palestinians share a strong...
Lynn Hastings Deputy special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East

[As Delivered] 28 July 2021 Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today as the UN and its partners are providing urgent assistance to Gaza in the wake of the recent round of...
Statement by Lynn Hastings, the Humanitarian Coordinator of the occupied Palestinian territory
I have spent the past two days, here in Gaza, speaking with people who endured unimaginable suffering over the eleven days of hostilities. I met with several families that have been deeply affected...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator Lynn Hastings
The United Nations estimates that some 10,000 Palestinians have had to leave their homes in Gaza due to the ongoing hostilities. They are sheltering in schools, mosques and other places during a...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator, Lynn Hastings, on the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel
The recent escalation has already seen children and other civilians killed and injured; it must stop to avoid more deaths and injuries. The situation will likely increase humanitarian needs, in...
Statement by Ms. Lynn Hastings, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, on the occasion of International Women’s Day

Jerusalem, 8 March 2021 Every year, on the 8th of March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. In 2021, the focus is on “Women in Leadership; Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. ...
Funding for emergency fuel needed immediately to avoid catastrophic breakdown in essential services
Jerusalem, 5 September 2018 This week, final stocks of emergency fuel will be delivered to critical facilities in the Gaza Strip, through the United Nations-Assisted Emergency Fuel Program. The...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, Jamie McGoldrick, on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day
Sunday, 19 August, marks World Humanitarian Day, an annual occasion dedicated by the United Nations General Assembly to raising public awareness of the millions of people who risk their lives in...
UN agencies deeply concerned over killing of health volunteer in Gaza
Jerusalem, 2 June 2018 United Nations officials and agencies have expressed their outrage in the face of yesterday’s killing of Razan An Najjar, a 21-year-old female volunteering as a first...
Statement by the United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid in the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr. Robert Piper, on Israel's continued practice of administrative detention
Jerusalem, 20 August 2016 “I am deeply concerned about the deteriorating health of Palestinian detainee Bilal Kayed, after 67 days of a hunger strike protesting his detention without charge or trial...
UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Aid and Development Activities calls for respect for Palestinians’ Freedom of Movement

Jerusalem, 1 April 2016 Today, humanitarian and development actors, including UN agencies, are joining thousands of Palestinian and international runners in the annual Palestine Marathon, taking...
Statement by the United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid, Mr. Robert Piper, on the arson attack in the occupied West Bank

"I strongly condemn today’s arson attack by suspected Jewish extremists on the home of Palestinian Ibrahim Dawabsheh in the occupied West Bank village of Duma. Mr. Dawabsheh and his wife were at home...
Humanitarian Coordinator calls on Israel to halt demolitions in the occupied West Bank immediately and to respect international law [EN/AR/HE]

Jerusalem, 17 February 2016 The Coordinator for Humanitarian and UN Development Activities for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Robert Piper, today called for an immediate halt to the...
Launch of the 2016 Humanitarian Response Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory

Remarks delivered on behalf of Robert Piper, Coordinator for Humanitarian and UN Development Activities for the occupied Palestinian territory Ramallah, 10 February 2016 Good morning everyone. On...
Statement by the United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid, Robert Piper, on Israel’s continued practice of administrative detention

Jerusalem, 2 February 2016 “I am deeply concerned about the continued practice of administrative detention in Israeli jails and detention centers. In particular, I am alarmed by the rapidly...
Humanitarian Coordinator calls for end to punitive demolitions in the occupied West Bank [EN/HE/AR]

Jerusalem, 16 November 2015 In operations to “deter others”, the family homes of five alleged perpetrators of attacks against Israelis in 2015 have been demolished by Israeli security forces since 14...
UN Agencies call for respect of health premises and the right to health care [EN/AR/HE]

During a visit to Makassed hospital in East Jerusalem on Sunday, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), Robert Piper, questioned recent actions by Israeli security...
UN Joint Statement on new Israeli law on force-feeding of detainees

8 August 2015, JERUSALEM: The Israeli law adopted on July 30 allowing the force-feeding of detainees and prisoners on hunger strikes in Israeli prisons is a cause for concern to those who work to...
United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator says continued halt in violence essential to humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip
Jerusalem, 7 August 2014 “The 72-hour-ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions that entered into force on 5 August must continue to hold,” said the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator...