The occupied Palestinian territories
Phase I Study Research to Assess How Gender Equality Programming influences Humanitarian Outcomes EVAL
The scope of the research is to assess the influence of GEP across the framework of humanitarian action (preparedness, response and early recovery), in key humanitarian sectors (i.e., shelter, health, water and sanitation, food distribution, protection, education [...] Read more...
AlertNet: “Sticking plaster” response to Palestinian Territories fails population
Source: Alertnet By Astrid Zweynert LONDON (AlertNet) - As the United Nations considers the Palestinian application for statehood, a hard-hitting report describes the humanitarian response in the Palestinian Territories as akin to a "sticking plaster" and [...] Read more...
occupied Palestinian territories HRI
Few improvements, failing hopes The easing of the blockade in 2010 brought limited improvements in the lives of the population in the oPt, and humanitarian organisations continue to face operational challenges. Donors need to deploy all of their means by insisting [...] Read more...
Comparative Analysis of Humanitarian Intervention Models of the Spanish Cooperation. Case Studies: OPT, Haiti/Panama and Mozambique EVAL
The humanitarian reform process of the Spanish Cooperation initiated in the previous government includes a controversial element: the new role of the Spanish Cooperation as a direct implementing partner of humanitarian aid. Some independent studies have raised [...] Read more...
The occupied Palestinian territories HRI
The crisis and the response Gaza remains in chronic humanitarian crisis. Closed borders mean extreme difficulty in obtaining food and basic supplies. Gazan population is now even more dependent on humanitarian aid. Conditions in the West Bank improved [...] Read more...
The occupied Palestinian territories HRI
A Political Crisis with Humanitarian Consequences The international donor response in the Occupied Palestinian Territories cannot be understood without reference to the complex political nature of the conflict, including in 2007 the inter-Palestinian violence [...] Read more...
The occupied Palestinian territories HRI
A Disaster Waiting to Happen The protracted crisis in the oPT has gotten worse. Despite support for development and reconstruction programmes, and the renewal of funding to the Palestinian Authority, GDP in the West Bank is one third lower than in 1999 and aid [...] Read more...
Video: HRI 2009 Mission to the occupied Palestinian territories 
During a field visit to the occupied Palestinian territories March and April 2009, a team from the independent non-profit research organisation DARA assessed the current humanitarian situation and interviewed more than 50 aid organisations about the support they are receiving from their international donors. Read more...