{"id":207442,"date":"2004-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207442"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:23:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:23:00","slug":"auto-insert-207442","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207442\/","title":{"rendered":"OCHA Weekly Briefing Notes – OPT (25 – 31 August 2004) – OCHA report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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P.O. Box 38712 East Jerusalem<\/p><\/div>\n

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Phone: (972) 2 – 5829962 \/ 5825853, Fax: (972) 2 – 5825841<\/p><\/div>\n

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ochaopt@un.org, <\/span>www.ochaopt.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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OCHA Weekly Briefing Notes<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Update for oPt (25 – 31 August 2004)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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INSIDE<\/strong><\/span>INSIDE<\/u><\/strong><\/span>:   Casualties — Incidents involving ambulances — Curfew — House demolition\/Demolition orders\/People displaced — Land levelling\/confiscation —<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>Closures\/restrictions on movement — Water — Labour movement to Israel — Other —  Appendix<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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1.<\/strong>\t<\/span>Casualties<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Palestinians: 8 deaths; 52 injured<\/p><\/div>\n

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Israelis: 16 deaths (suicide bombings on two buses in Beersheba); 103 injured<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sources: OCHA FCU, PRCS, UNRWA, IDF website, Israeli MoFA.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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2.\t<\/span><\/strong>Incidents involving ambulances and medical teams<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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24 August<\/strong>: A PRCS ambulance was stopped at Gush Etzion Checkpoint while on route from Hebron to Beit Jala Hospital. PRCS says one of the ambulance medics was beaten by an IDF soldier. After an hour-and-a-half delay, the medic was released and the ambulance was allowed to pass.<\/p><\/div>\n

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29 August: <\/strong>A PRCS ambulance was delayed for one hour and denied access, Jerusalem AzZayem Checkpoint.<\/p><\/div>\n

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24 August<\/strong>: A Gaza PRCS ambulance came under direct IDF gunfire, while on route to Qararah. No injuries were reported. The ambulance was allowed to pass after a one-and-a-half hour delay. Israeli authorities are still not allowing male Palestinian aged 16 to 35 and those with metal implants to travel out of Gaza through Rafah terminal. Ministry of Health (MoH) reported that a large numbers of patients with medical referral documents for necessary treatments abroad have been denied access.<\/p><\/div>\n

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27 August : <\/strong>A PRCS ambulance in Nablus was stopped and searched. Total delay time was one hour.<\/p><\/div>\n

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29 August<\/strong>: A MoH ambulance was delayed for three hours at Abu Houli Checkpoint and searched by IDF.<\/p><\/div>\n

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31 August<\/strong>: A MoH ambulance was delayed for three hours at Abu Houli Checkpoint and denied access.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Denial of access: <\/strong>2 incidents<\/p><\/div>\n

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Delay (30 minutes – three hours): <\/strong>4 incidents (Jerusalem, Gaza, Nablus, and Hebron)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shooting\/Damage to Ambulance<\/strong>: 1 incident (noted above, Gaza)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sources: OCHA FCU, PRCS<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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3.\t<\/span><\/strong>Curfews<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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4.\t<\/span><\/strong>House demolitions\/Demolition Orders\/People Displaced<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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5.\t<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Land levelling\/Confiscation<\/u><\/strong><\/span>1<\/sup><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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West Bank:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>31 August: <\/strong><\/span>The IDF issued a second amendment of the requisition order T\/14\/03 of the Rachel Tomb area, Bethlehem district. According to the municipality of Bethlehem, 40 shops and houses along the Bethlehem road will now fall on the Palestinian side, while Rachel’s Tomb will be accessible only from the Jerusalem side.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Gaza:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>25 August: <\/strong><\/span>Thirty-eight dunums (3.8 hectares) of olive, citrus and palm trees were levelled in Al Mughraqa area, south of Netzarim settlement.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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6.\t<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Closure<\/u><\/strong><\/span>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>\/Restrictions on movement<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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1<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>4 dunums = 1 acre<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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2<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>For a reference West Bank checkpoint map please check the following link: <\/span>http:\/\/www.reliefweb.int\/hicopt\/maps\/Closure\/mar\/checkpoints_march04.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>25-26 August: The IDF set up a flying checkpoint both mornings for a few hours on Halhul Bridge, Hebron district, hampering the movement of Palestinians out of Hebron city.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>25-26 August: The IDF and Israeli police set up a flying checkpoint at An Nabi Younes the main entrance into Halhul, Hebron district, hampering the movement of Palestinians in and out of Halhul city.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>25 August: The IDF closed the shops on Shohada Street, in the Old City of Hebron during a military operation in the area.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Tulkarm\/Qalqiliya\/Salfit governorates:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>In Salfit district, movement between the villages is still hampered by road blocks and earth mounds, and the prohibition to travel on the main roads. This week saw virtually no military operations; only search campaigns took place in Anabta and Tulkarm.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>According to the Israeli DCL, the tunnel connecting Habla with Qalqilya town was officially opened on Tuesday, 31 August. The DCL has informed OCHA that the IDF will closely monitor the movement through Habla and Qalqiliya South gates, with a view to determine opening hours. Neither of the two municipalities has completed connecting roads with the tunnel on their respective sides.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>A significant number of barrier gates have changed their status over the past weeks and new expanded opening hours have been announced by the IDF. These include the following gates in Tulkarm: new expanding hours for Deir al Ghusun and Schweika, while Jbara is now open; and in Qalqiliya: Falamya South is now closed, while Falamya North, Jayyous North and South, Qalqiliya Habla, Isla, Kfur Thulth, Ras Tira, Habla, Izbat Jalud and Izbat Salman all have new expanded opening hours.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>The preparation work for the Barrier construction in Ar Zawiya remains suspended following a decision from the Israeli High Court of Justice. Also, preparation work around Ariel is suspended pending new a court decision. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Nablus\/Jenin\/Tubas governorates:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>29 August: <\/strong><\/span>A flying check point was established on the road leading to Jenin near Kafr Ra'I village (Jenin).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ramallah\/al-Bireh governorate:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>28 August<\/strong><\/span>: A flying checkpoint was set up around 12pm on Road 60 near Silwad causing long traffic delays. There were also long delays of up to two hours late afternoon\/evening at Qalandiya checkpoint. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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·\t<\/span><\/span>30 August<\/strong><\/span>: At around 6.30pm, the IDF blocked the main western entrance to Al Mughayyir village with large boulders and a large metal container. A nearby dirt road used by Al Mughayyir and Khirbet Abu Falah villages was blocked with earth mounds. The IDF told villagers they are also prohibited from using the eastern exit road that connects with bypass Road 458 (the “Allon” road), although this road was not blocked. The IDF say that a Molotov cocktail was thrown at an Israeli bus on Road 458 the previous evening<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>Jericho remained closed during the week for Palestinians with West Bank IDs unless they held a special permit. Israelis and local residents of Jericho could move freely without a permit.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>East<\/strong><\/span>: Construction of the Barrier is ongoing in An Nu’man, Ash Sheikh Sa’ad, Sur Baher, Sawahriya Ash Sharqiya, Abu Dis, and Al ‘Eizariya. Construction is almost completed from Mt. of Olives to the hill south of Al Quds University in Abu Dis. There are still gaps from Mt. of Olives to Ras Al Kubsa and a 75m gap opposite Al Quds University.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>Northwest<\/strong><\/span>: Construction of the Barrier is still halted in Biddu, Bet Duqqu, Bet Ijza, and Al Qubeiba. Construction is ongoing in Qatanna and Kharayib Umm Al Lahim.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>North<\/strong><\/span>: The road from Qalandiya checkpoint to 150m north of Al Ram checkpoint is now only open for traffic from south to north in the eastern lane only. In the middle of the road, the work has been suspended following a court order. A roundabout has been constructed south of Qalandiya checkpoint facilitating traffic from Ar Ram to Road 45 in direction east towards Jaba’ and in direction west (where a new segment of Road 45 has been asphalted) as well as in directions towards Atarot and Road 404 and Bir Nabala checkpoint.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>Northeast<\/strong><\/span>: Land levelling for the construction of the Barrier is ongoing north of Anata as well as west of Hizma.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>As-Seafa: <\/strong><\/span>Since 22 April 2004, the IDF has allowed only three to four people with As-Seafa IDs to go in and out on foot, for one time only, with prior coordination, in order to bring food in. These people are permitted to exit and enter through the gate from 6.30am to 08.30am and from approximately 2pm to 4.30pm, however the opening hours remain irregular. No vehicles are permitted to enter or exit. Coordination for international organisations to enter the area has been extremely problematic. Since 3 June, As-Seafa ID holders below 30 years of age are not permitted to enter or leave. Between 26-29 August, those permitted to pass through the gate were not permitted to bring any items into As-Seafa. Since 29 August, a sniffer dog has been stationed at the gate to check baggage being brought out of As-Seafa.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>Al-Mawassi: <\/strong><\/span>IDF restrictions remain, with the entry-exit gate at Al Tuffah checkpoint generally opening twice daily for limited numbers of Al Mawassi ID holders from approximately 8am to 1pm and from approximately 2.30pm to 5pm. Since 10 May 2004, males aged below 30 years who are Al Mawassi ID holders, have been required to have prior coordination to pass though Al Tuffah checkpoint. Since 6 June 2004, prior coordination has been required for unmarried females with Al Mawassi ID who are between the ages of 18 and 25. Vehicles are not allowed to pass, with some exceptions given for international agencies that have undertaken prior coordination with the IDF. Tel As-Sultan checkpoint is closed. On 25 Aug, Al Tuffah checkpoint was opened only at 1pm.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>Kfar Darom: <\/strong><\/span>The Palestinian area adjacent to Kfar Darom settlement was declared a Closed Military Zone following a suicide attack on 27 February 2004. Since 20 July 2002, no vehicular movement has been allowed in and out of the area and the IDF erected a fence around the area. Movement is restricted by the IDF with the entry-exit <\/span>gate <\/span>generally opening four times daily for Al Maa’ni ID holders from 6.30am to 7.30am, 10.30am to 11.30am, 1pm to 2pm and 4pm to 5pm. Access for international organisations into the area remains extremely problematic.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Source OCHA FCUs and UNRWA<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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7.\t<\/span><\/strong>Water:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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8.\t<\/span><\/strong>Labour movement to Israel<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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§\t<\/span><\/span>The number of workers from Tulkarm with a valid permit to Israel currently stands at 1,258 and the number of traders is 850. A total of 117 applications for trader permits are currently in the approvals process. In Jericho, no work permits for Israel or in settlements were issued. The total number for trade permits in Jericho currently stands at 300. In Hebron district, 470 workers permits were issued and 1,150 traders permits. In Bethlehem district, 611 workers received permission to cross into Israel, as well as 350 traders. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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·\t<\/span><\/span>A total of 5,166 permits have been issued for workers and 226 permits for traders aged 35 and older, including 2,000 permits to stay overnight. However, only a couple of hundred workers and traders were actually allowed to enter.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t§\t<\/span><\/span>26 August: <\/strong><\/span>At 11.30 am, the IDF entered the main square in Nablus city. Clashes broke out between the IDF and Palestinian stone throwers. Fourteen Palestinians and one international were injured. A 9-year- old girl and her father were injured after a helicopter fired at a house in the old city of Nablus.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t§\t<\/span><\/span>26-31 August: <\/strong><\/span>The IDF occupied a three floor building in Silat adh Dhahr village (Jenin). The building is used as observation point. The residents of the house (20 persons) are prevented from both exiting the house and having any contacts with persons outside.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t§\t<\/span><\/span>30 August <\/strong><\/span>A nine-years old girl was injured and hospitalised after a missile fired from an IDF helicopter hit her house in the city of Jenin.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t§\t<\/span><\/span>25 August<\/strong><\/span>: The IDF raided the offices of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and the Islamic (Scouts) Club, all in the centre of Ramallah; three Palestinians were injured and three from the PFLP office were arrested. The Islamic Club was closed down.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t§\t<\/span><\/span>28 August<\/strong><\/span>: A 27-year-old Palestinian from Beit Sira village was killed in Al ‘Amari camp by masked gunmen.  The 27-year-old was killed on suspicion of being a collaborator.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t§\t<\/span><\/span>30 August<\/strong><\/span>: A request from the Palestinian DCL for the return of thousands of school books that were confiscated the previous week from a print shop in Al Bireh was turned down by the Israeli police.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t§\t<\/span><\/span>30 August<\/strong><\/span>: The IDF fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Palestinians and foreign peace activists demonstrating against the “wall” in Budrus. Four people were injured from rubber bullets.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t§\t<\/span><\/span>30 August<\/strong><\/span>: A 22-year-old shepherd (Abed Salem) from Kafr Malik was attacked and stabbed by settlers from the nearby Kokhav Ha-Shakhar while he was tending his herd near the settlement.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS P.O. Box 38712 East Jerusalem Phone: (972) 2 – 5829962 \/ 5825853, Fax: (972) 2 – 5825841 ochaopt@un.org, www.ochaopt.org OCHA Weekly Briefing Notes Update for oPt (25 – 31 August 2004) INSIDEINSIDE:   Casualties — Incidents involving ambulances — Curfew — House demolition\/Demolition orders\/People displaced — Land levelling\/confiscation — Closures\/restrictions on […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[1587],"document-source":[2169],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[1937,1857,1917,2273],"entity":[1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-207442","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-note","document-source-office-for-the-coordination-of-humanitarian-affairs-ocha","document-subject-economic-issues","document-subject-incidents","document-subject-situation-in-the-opt-including-jerusalem","document-subject-water","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/207442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/207442\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=207442"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=207442"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=207442"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=207442"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=207442"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=207442"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=207442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}