{"id":198209,"date":"2008-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=198209"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:33:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:33:20","slug":"auto-insert-198209","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-198209\/","title":{"rendered":"Situation of children in OPT – Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF humanitarian action update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF Humanitarian Action Update, 18 Jul 2008<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF’S EMERGENCY PROGRAMMES FOCUS ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, PROTECTION AND ADOLESCENTS <\/p><\/div>\n

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– At least 68 children killed in conflict with Israel since beginning of year <\/p><\/div>\n

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– Despite truce, ongoing fuel and electricity shortages impede basic services in Gaza <\/p><\/div>\n

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– Growing food insecurity in households, rising malnutrition among children <\/p><\/div>\n

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– Tightening restrictions on humanitarian access across West Bank<\/p><\/div>\n

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1. OVERVIEW<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n

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More children have died in the conflict with Israel in the first half of 2008 than during all of 2007. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Despite a ceasefire with Israel, Gaza’s borders remain largely closed. Shortages of fuel and electricity translate into electricity cuts of 8 – 10 hours\/day, disruptions in water distribution, sewage treatment, and to a lesser extent, health care. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Previously self-reliant families are increasingly food insecure, notably in Gaza. Across oPt, the share of spending on food over total household expenditure is as high as 64% in urban areas and 60% in rural areas(1). In Gaza, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF-supported assessment linked rising child malnutrition to insufficient meat and fruit intake and less household income(2). <\/p><\/div>\n

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In the West Bank, new procedures applied to the movement of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agencies including searches of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ property, refusal to accept Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ identification, and requiring Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Palestinian staff to walk across crossings pose significant challenges to humanitarian operations. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF’s programmes focus on health, education, child protection and adolescent development, targeting eight districts in particular where the needs are greatest – Gaza City, North Gaza, Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, and Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah \/ El-Bireh and Hebron in the West Bank. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Notes:<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n

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(1) WFP\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA\/FAO rapid survey on food security, 2008 <\/p><\/div>\n

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(2) Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF\/Ard Al-Ensan rapid survey on child nutrition, 2008 <\/p><\/div>\n

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Details of the occupied Palestinian Territories’ emergency programme can be obtained from:<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n

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Patricia McPhillips, Special Representative, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF oPt, Tel: +972 5840401, Fax: +972 25830806, pmcphillips@unicef.org <\/p><\/div>\n

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Esther Vigneau, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF EMOPS, Geneva, Tel: + 41 22 909 5612, Fax: + 41 22 909 5902, evigneau@unicef.org <\/p><\/div>\n

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Gary Stahl, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF PARMO, New York, Tel: + 1-212 326 7009, Fax: + 1-212 326 7165, gstahl@unicef.org <\/p><\/div>\n

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Full Report:<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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