Statement by Thomas White, Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, based in Gaza Gaza, 25 January 2024 - Persistent attacks on civilian sites in Khan Younis are...
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Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, on International Human Rights Day [EN/AR/HE]
Jerusalem, 10 December 2023 Today could have been a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, born from the atrocities of two world wars. Instead, human rights...
Statement of the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, 4 December 2023 [EN/AR/HE]
The 7-day ceasefire brought respite to everyone; hostages were reunited with their families and desperately needed aid went into Gaza. We need more of this; all hostages released and considerably...
Statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, on the protection of all civilians in Gaza (26 October 2023) [EN/AR/HE]
Jerusalem, 26 October 2023 The IDF continues to notify people in Gaza City that those who stay in their homes will put themselves in danger. In some cases, the notification urges people to go to a...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings, on the hostilities between Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip and Israel [EN/AR/HE]
Palestinian armed groups infiltrated Israel on 7 October, killing and capturing hundreds of Israeli civilians and members of the Israeli forces while indiscriminately firing thousands of rockets into...
Back to school: 1.3 million Palestinian children in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are returning to school during a tumultuous year - Statement of Lynn Hastings, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Jerusalem, 21 August 2023 This week and next, over 1.3 million Palestinian children will return to school in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in the Gaza Strip. Schools should be a...
Lynn Hastings, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, 26 July 2022
As delivered Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I am pleased to deliver this briefing on behalf of Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland, covering the reporting period of 27 June – 21...
Statement by United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings on Masafer Yatta, 5 May 2022
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...
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...
Joint Press statement: Children's rights must be put first
Joint Press statement from Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory, James Heenan, Head of OHCHR in oPt and Genevieve Boutin, UNICEF Special Representative in...
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...