UN in the oPt Wire
22.12.2010 - Gaylard on the increase in house demolitions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem: "the destruction of this home and the displacement of these people raises serious concerns with regard to Israel’s obligations under international law.” Read the full story
27.10.2010 - Serry "Palestinian statehood is not only a right, and in everyone’s interest: it is also doable": At least one hundred UN staff took a day out from their normal routine to celebrate UN day in unconventional manner amid the olive trees of the West Bank. The Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr Salam Fayyad joined UN Special Coordinator, Robert Serry in picking olives from a tree more than one thousand years old in the village. Read the full story
01.09.2010 - Medical Student "I was asked to spy if I wanted to study": In the second issue in a series of portraits of people who face access to health problems in and around Jerusalem the World Health Organization (WHO) in Jerusalem highlights the case of a medical student. Ahmed studies at Al Quds medical school in Abu Dis. He cannot continue his training at an East Jerusalem hospital because his permit was confiscated. Read the full story People and their Success Stories
05.07.2010 - Food and Agriculture Organisation reveals how it helped war-affected farmers get back to work: Livestock, seedlings and land rehabilitation provided to 528 families in Gaza Strip. More
People - LEAVING POVERTY BEHIND IN RAFAH - UNDP helps Sameer al Hams build a washing-machine repair business from scratch.More
UN Calendar of Events26.10.2010 - UN Day Olive Picking Event 05.07.2010 - UNDP Leadership for Results and Media Workshop on HIV and AIDS 25.03.2010 - UNCT Capacity Development Workshop. See supporting documents
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