http://www.irinnews.org/irin-fp.aspxUpdated everydayen-gbWed, 01 Feb 2012 16:30:40 GMTWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 01 February 2012 (IRIN) - Israel’s High Court of Justice has ordered Israeli settlers in the Migron settlement outpost in the West Bank to leave by 31 March in response to a 2006 petition filed by seven Palestinian landowners and Israeli pressure group Peace Now.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94776RAMALLAH 01 February 2012 (IRIN) - Israel’s High Court of Justice has ordered Israeli settlers in the Migron settlement outpost in the West Bank to leave by 31 March in response to a 2006 petition filed by seven Palestinian landowners and Israeli pressure group Peace Now.]]>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 30 January 2012 (IRIN) - Secours Islamique France is a respected aid agency, part of the global Islamic Relief network based in the UK, but when it comes to helping Palestinians in Gaza, its operations are challenged by both Israeli bureaucracy and its own “no-contact” policy with the Hamas officials who control the territory.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94750GAZA CITY 30 January 2012 (IRIN) - Secours Islamique France is a respected aid agency, part of the global Islamic Relief network based in the UK, but when it comes to helping Palestinians in Gaza, its operations are challenged by both Israeli bureaucracy and its own “no-contact” policy with the Hamas officials who control the territory.]]>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 27 January 2012 (IRIN) - The humanitarian community’s 2012-2013 Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has a narrower scope than in previous years, focusing on two strategic objectives: improving the protective environment, including access to essential services like health care and education, and tackling food insecurity especially in areas where the Palestinian Authority (PA) has limited access.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94740RAMALLAH 27 January 2012 (IRIN) - The humanitarian community’s 2012-2013 Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has a narrower scope than in previous years, focusing on two strategic objectives: improving the protective environment, including access to essential services like health care and education, and tackling food insecurity especially in areas where the Palestinian Authority (PA) has limited access.]]>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 09 January 2012 (IRIN) - Izz Tawil draws a black circle on the flip-chart in his office in Ramallah, capital of the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94606RAMALLAH 09 January 2012 (IRIN) - Izz Tawil draws a black circle on the flip-chart in his office in Ramallah, capital of the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).]]>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 04 January 2012 (IRIN) - When hundreds of thousands of people across the Arab world poured into the streets in 2011 to demand freedom from dictatorship, they set in motion a series of events which not only created humanitarian needs in countries that were otherwise relatively stable, but also exacerbated existing humanitarian and developmental challenges.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94581DUBAI 04 January 2012 (IRIN) - When hundreds of thousands of people across the Arab world poured into the streets in 2011 to demand freedom from dictatorship, they set in motion a series of events which not only created humanitarian needs in countries that were otherwise relatively stable, but also exacerbated existing humanitarian and developmental challenges.]]>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>TEL AVIV 16 December 2011 (IRIN) - In the wake of increased violence between the Israeli army and militants in the Gaza Strip, Israeli threats of a second large-scale attack on the occupied Palestinian territory raise pressing questions of international humanitarian law (IHL):http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94484TEL AVIV 16 December 2011 (IRIN) - In the wake of increased violence between the Israeli army and militants in the Gaza Strip, Israeli threats of a second large-scale attack on the occupied Palestinian territory raise pressing questions of international humanitarian law (IHL):]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 07 November 2011 (IRIN) - Impoverished Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip are looking to aid agencies to deliver food assistance during this Eid Al-Adha holiday season.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94151GAZA CITY 07 November 2011 (IRIN) - Impoverished Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip are looking to aid agencies to deliver food assistance during this Eid Al-Adha holiday season.]]>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BERLIN 28 October 2011 (IRIN) - For decades aid agencies have been tackling troubling ethical dilemmas about where to draw the line when negotiating with armed forces when trying to deliver aid to vulnerable communities. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) discusses some of the ethical dilemmas it has faced over the past 40 years in Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience, promoted at its annual Berlin Humanitarian Congress.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94095BERLIN 28 October 2011 (IRIN) - For decades aid agencies have been tackling troubling ethical dilemmas about where to draw the line when negotiating with armed forces when trying to deliver aid to vulnerable communities. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) discusses some of the ethical dilemmas it has faced over the past 40 years in Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience, promoted at its annual Berlin Humanitarian Congress.]]>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 25 October 2011 (IRIN) - In response to a growing housing crisis in the Gaza Strip in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), several new building projects have been initiated by the Hamas-led government, and thousands of families have begun purchasing properties in new communities, officials say.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94063GAZA CITY 25 October 2011 (IRIN) - In response to a growing housing crisis in the Gaza Strip in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), several new building projects have been initiated by the Hamas-led government, and thousands of families have begun purchasing properties in new communities, officials say.]]>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 19 October 2011 (IRIN) - While there have been emotional scenes after the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, concerns are being raised about the plight of 164 Palestinian children from the West Bank in Israeli custody.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94013GAZA CITY 19 October 2011 (IRIN) - While there have been emotional scenes after the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, concerns are being raised about the plight of 164 Palestinian children from the West Bank in Israeli custody.]]>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 18 October 2011 (IRIN) - The exchange of 477 Palestinian prisoners for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held by Hamas, has highlighted calls by several human rights organizations and NGOs for Israel to stop violating international law by removing Palestinians from occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93999GAZA CITY 18 October 2011 (IRIN) - The exchange of 477 Palestinian prisoners for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held by Hamas, has highlighted calls by several human rights organizations and NGOs for Israel to stop violating international law by removing Palestinians from occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).]]>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - An increased flow of building materials entering the Gaza Strip via underground tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border has allowed reconstruction work to begin on hundreds of religious sites damaged or destroyed during the 23-day Israeli offensive which ended in January 2009. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93943GAZA CITY 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - An increased flow of building materials entering the Gaza Strip via underground tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border has allowed reconstruction work to begin on hundreds of religious sites damaged or destroyed during the 23-day Israeli offensive which ended in January 2009. ]]>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - Palestinian families are eagerly awaiting the publication of the names of the more than 1,000 detainees that are to be released in a ground-breaking prisoner swap deal with Israel. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93952GAZA CITY 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - Palestinian families are eagerly awaiting the publication of the names of the more than 1,000 detainees that are to be released in a ground-breaking prisoner swap deal with Israel. ]]>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 04 October 2011 (IRIN) - As reports come in that the USA may be preparing to cut a substantial portion of the aid it gives to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the Palestinian statehood bid is successful, people in the occupied Palestinian territory are bracing for possible consequences.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93879GAZA CITY 04 October 2011 (IRIN) - As reports come in that the USA may be preparing to cut a substantial portion of the aid it gives to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the Palestinian statehood bid is successful, people in the occupied Palestinian territory are bracing for possible consequences.]]>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GAZA CITY 23 September 2011 (IRIN) - As Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas launches a Palestinian statehood bid, a top Hamas official in the Gaza Strip says Hamas was not consulted on the bid, the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is ill-prepared for it, and new strategies need to be devised to put pressure on Israel; he hailed Turkey’s recent role, and called for “new connections with Arab countries”.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93807GAZA CITY 23 September 2011 (IRIN) - As Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas launches a Palestinian statehood bid, a top Hamas official in the Gaza Strip says Hamas was not consulted on the bid, the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is ill-prepared for it, and new strategies need to be devised to put pressure on Israel; he hailed Turkey’s recent role, and called for “new connections with Arab countries”.]]>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 15 September 2011 (IRIN) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has made substantial progress in implementing its institution-building agenda in preparation for possible future statehood, but a severe fiscal crisis and lower economic growth than anticipated for 2011 threaten these important gains, according to a <a href="http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWESTBANKGAZA/Resources/WorldBankAHLCReportSep2011.pdf">World Bank report</a> sent to a forum of PA donors.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93727RAMALLAH 15 September 2011 (IRIN) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has made substantial progress in implementing its institution-building agenda in preparation for possible future statehood, but a severe fiscal crisis and lower economic growth than anticipated for 2011 threaten these important gains, according to a <a href="http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWESTBANKGAZA/Resources/WorldBankAHLCReportSep2011.pdf">World Bank report</a> sent to a forum of PA donors.]]>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 13 September 2011 (IRIN) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will lodge a proposal with the UN this month seeking recognition of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem - occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six Day War - after the breakdown of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93709RAMALLAH 13 September 2011 (IRIN) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will lodge a proposal with the UN this month seeking recognition of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem - occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six Day War - after the breakdown of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.]]>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 01 September 2011 (IRIN) - West Bank trade remains largely isolated from global markets due to restrictions imposed on the movement of goods to, from, and within the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), according to a July 2011 study by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93625RAMALLAH 01 September 2011 (IRIN) - West Bank trade remains largely isolated from global markets due to restrictions imposed on the movement of goods to, from, and within the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), according to a July 2011 study by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).]]>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 22 August 2011 (IRIN) - Palestinian families in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) are facing increasing financial woes this Ramadan, as the Palestinian Authority (PA) juggles with its dwindling budget.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93550RAMALLAH 22 August 2011 (IRIN) - Palestinian families in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) are facing increasing financial woes this Ramadan, as the Palestinian Authority (PA) juggles with its dwindling budget.]]>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 17 August 2011 (IRIN) - Palestinians living in Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank, where Israel retains controls full control over security, planning and zoning, say they are victims of a deliberate policy by the authorities aimed at their displacement.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93522RAMALLAH 17 August 2011 (IRIN) - Palestinians living in Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank, where Israel retains controls full control over security, planning and zoning, say they are victims of a deliberate policy by the authorities aimed at their displacement.]]>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 10 August 2011 (IRIN) - Developing transport and trade infrastructure in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is the focus of a growing number of proposed donor and Palestinian Authority (PA) projects, but it remains to be seen if and when some of these projects will come to fruition.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93474RAMALLAH 10 August 2011 (IRIN) - Developing transport and trade infrastructure in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is the focus of a growing number of proposed donor and Palestinian Authority (PA) projects, but it remains to be seen if and when some of these projects will come to fruition.]]>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 29 July 2011 (IRIN) - West Bank infrastructure projects have increased as a result of the Palestinian Authority's (PA) state-building efforts and increased donor funding, although significant barriers to implementation remain, report officials from Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad's office, PA ministries and donors.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93374RAMALLAH 29 July 2011 (IRIN) - West Bank infrastructure projects have increased as a result of the Palestinian Authority's (PA) state-building efforts and increased donor funding, although significant barriers to implementation remain, report officials from Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad's office, PA ministries and donors.]]>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 26 July 2011 (IRIN) - The number of children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety disorders including depression has increased in the occupied Palestinian territory where conflict continues with Israel, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Palestinian NGOs specializing in mental health.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93334RAMALLAH 26 July 2011 (IRIN) - The number of children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety disorders including depression has increased in the occupied Palestinian territory where conflict continues with Israel, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Palestinian NGOs specializing in mental health.]]>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>RAMALLAH 21 July 2011 (IRIN) - The housing crisis in the Gaza Strip is not going to be resolved any time soon: Only a small number of the 40,000 units needed to meet natural population growth and the destruction of homes in Israeli military operations are being built, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93293RAMALLAH 21 July 2011 (IRIN) - The housing crisis in the Gaza Strip is not going to be resolved any time soon: Only a small number of the 40,000 units needed to meet natural population growth and the destruction of homes in Israeli military operations are being built, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).]]>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Institutional donor aid in 2010 was at its highest-ever level - US$16.7 billion - but so were aid costs, says aid watchdog Development Initiatives in its annual Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, released today.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93279DAKAR 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Institutional donor aid in 2010 was at its highest-ever level - US$16.7 billion - but so were aid costs, says aid watchdog Development Initiatives in its annual Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, released today.]]>