{"id":132693,"date":"2018-04-29T13:21:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T13:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=132693"},"modified":"2018-05-01T16:20:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:20:34","slug":"unrwa-gaza-situation-report-issue-no-222","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-gaza-situation-report-issue-no-222\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Gaza Situation Report (Issue No. 222)"},"content":{"rendered":"
10 April \u2013 24 April 2018 | issue 222<\/em><\/p>\n On 12 April, Israeli Forces conducted two raids and fired three missiles targeting a military training site in Gaza City. No injuries reported.<\/p>\n On 12 April, Israeli Forces fired one missile targeting a group of militants in Gaza City, killing one and injuring another.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n UNRWA STUDENT SUCCESSFUL IN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DRAWING COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n Once again, UNRWA students in Gaza stand out and set an example of dedication and love of life despite the difficult circumstances they live in. On 10 April, Manar Sami Atot, a 14-year-old UNRWA student at Rafah Preparatory Girls School \u201cD\u201d, won the fourth prize in the regional World Health Organization (WHO) art competition organized to mark World Health Day.<\/p>\n Under the slogan \u201cHealth for All\u201d, UNRWA preparatory school students from across the Gaza Strip were encouraged to participate in the WHO art competition from 10 January to 4 March. UNRWA submitted 60 drawings by students from Gaza to the WHO Regional Office in Egypt where a panel of judges selected the winning drawings.<\/p>\n \u201cI could not have been happier when WHO called to tell me that I had won the fourth prize at the level of the Middle East and the first prize in Palestine. Through my drawing, I highlighted everyone\u2019s right to health services. Without the health services provided by UNRWA, Palestine refugees in Gaza would suffer, especially given the financial and economic hardship they face every day,\u201d commented Manar Sami Atot.<\/p>\n On the occasion of World Health Day, UNRWA conducted eight awareness-raising sessions across the Gaza Strip on the topics of non-communicable diseases as well as dental, post-natal and maternal health. In addition, all UNRWA schools organized a series of events aimed at encouraging healthy life style habits, hygiene skills and a balanced diet during the month of April.<\/p>\n Throughout the year, school health teams and committees work to raise students\u2019 and parents\u2019 awareness of health issues and refer students to UNRWA Health Programme teams for comprehensive medical screening. Through 22 health centres, UNRWA in Gaza provides primary health care services to the majority of Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip, including clinical and laboratory services, maternal health and family planning advice, as well as monitoring and treatment of communicable diseases such as diarrhea, meningitis and mumps. Approximately one million patients are treated on a quarterly basis.<\/p>\n UNRWA is confronted with an increased demand for services resulting from a growth in the number of registered Palestine refugees, the extent of their vulnerability and their deepening poverty. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions and financial support has been outpaced by the growth in needs.<\/p>\n UNRWA\u2019s emergency programmes and key projects, also operating with large shortfalls, are funded through separate funding portals. Prioritised needs in Gaza in relation to the\u00a02018 oPt Emergency Appeal<\/a>\u00a0include US$ 80 million for the distribution of emergency food parcels to almost 1 million people, at least US$ 10 million for creating temporary cash-for-work opportunities through UNRWA\u2019s Job Creation Programme as well as US$ 7 million for the Agency\u2019s Community Mental Health Programme. Furthermore, following the 2014 conflict, US$ 316 million has been pledged in support of UNRWA\u2019s emergency shelter programme, for which an estimated US$ 720 million is required. This leaves a current shortfall of US$ 404 million. UNRWA urgently appeals to donors to generously contribute to its emergency shelter programme to provide displaced Palestine refugees in Gaza with rental subsidies or cash assistance to undertake reconstruction of their demolished homes.<\/p>\n Longstanding restrictions on the movement of people and goods to and from Gaza have undermined the living conditions of approximately 1.9 million Palestinians in Gaza.\u00a0Israel prevents all access to and from the Gaza Strip by sea and air<\/a>.\u00a0Movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza<\/a>\u00a0is restricted to three crossings: Rafah crossing, Erez crossing and Kerem Shalom crossing. Rafah crossing is controlled by the Egyptian authorities and technically allows for the movement of a number of authorized travelers, Palestinian medical and humanitarian cases only. Erez crossing is controlled by the Israeli authorities and technically allows for the movement of aid workers and a limited number of authorized travelers, including Palestinian medical and humanitarian cases. Kerem Shalom crossing, also controlled by Israeli authorities, technically allows for the movement of authorized goods only.<\/p>\n Crossing<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n 16 April<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 17 April<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 18 April<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 19 April<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 20 April<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 21 April<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 22 April<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 23 April<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Rafah<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Erez<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open. For ambulances for emergency cases<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open for ambulances and emergency cases only.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open for ambulances and emergency cases only.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open for ambulances and emergency cases only<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Kerem Shalom<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Open.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Closed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A ceremony under the name \u201cFuture Sports Pioneer\u201d organized by the UNRWA Education Programme at UNRWA\u2019s New Gaza Elementary Boys School \u00a9 2018 UNRWA Photo by Abdallah Al-Haj.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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UNRWA\u2019S RESPONSE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Manar Sami Atot, a 14-year-old UNRWA student, holding her certificate of merit next to her winning artwork at the final ceremony of the WHO art competition held
\non 10 April at Rashad Al Shawwa centre, Gaza city.\u00a0\u00a9 2018 UNRWA Photo by Khaled Tuaima<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFUNDING NEEDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
CROSSINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n \n 10 April<\/td>\n 11 April<\/td>\n 12 April<\/td>\n 13 April<\/td>\n 14 April<\/td>\n 15 April<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Closed.<\/td>\n Open.<\/td>\n Open.<\/td>\n Open.<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Open.<\/td>\n Open.<\/td>\n Open for humanitarian emergency cases<\/td>\n Closed.<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Open.<\/td>\n Closed.<\/td>\n Closed.<\/td>\n Closed.<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n