A1. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, occupied Palestinian territory (UNOCHA ), “The Humanitarian Impact of Israeli-Declared ‘Firing Zones’ in the West Bank,” New York, August 2012.

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-167
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
United Nations ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
Palestinian Territory

scholarly journals Cancer mortality in the West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territory

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niveen M. E. Abu-Rmeileh ◽  
Emilio Antonio Luca Gianicolo ◽  
Antonella Bruni ◽  
Suzan Mitwali ◽  
Maurizio Portaluri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Mortality ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
Palestinian Territory

On Behalf of the United Nations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Falk
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Special Rapporteur ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Palestinian Territory

This chapter reflects on the role as special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), which investigated the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The chapter first provides an overview of the role and office of special rapporteur, noting that UN concerns about Israel and responses to Palestinian grievances are highly politicized within the organization, before discussing some of the characteristics that distinguish the mandate established by the HRC and made applicable to Occupied Palestine. It also explains what was accomplished in six years as special rapporteur of the HRC and details the controversies and pressures attached to that job. It shows that the “UN” comprises different layers, agendas, and interests. The chapter claims that while the United Nations secretary-general in New York permitted personal attacks against the special rapporteur, the leadership and professionals of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva strongly supported his efforts in what the chapter calls the “legitimacy war”.

scholarly journals Anaemia among pregnant Palestinian women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2416-2420 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Khader ◽  
H Madi ◽  
F Riccardo ◽  
G Sabatinelli
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
The West ◽  
Palestinian Women ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
Palestinian Territory

AbstractObjectiveTo assess anaemia prevalence and correlated social and biological determinants among pregnant women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt).DesignA cross-sectional survey conducted among pregnant women attending/accessing UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) health centres in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in September and October 2006.SettingFifty-five UNRWA health centres in the oPt (eighteen in the Gaza Strip and thirty-seven in the West Bank).SubjectsA random sample of 1740 pregnant women.ResultsOverall anaemia prevalence was 38·6 % (95 % CI 36·3, 40·9 %). A substantial difference in anaemia prevalence was observed between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (44·9 % v. 31·1 %, respectively), as well as a significant increase in anaemia prevalence in the Gaza Strip compared with an Agency-wide survey conducted in 2004 (44·9 % v. 35·7 %, respectively). Anaemia prevalence was found to increase with age, parity and trimester of gestation.ConclusionsAnaemia still appears to be a public health problem among pregnant women in spite of UNRWA interventions. The West Bank shows prevalence rates similar to those observed in neighbouring countries, while the Gaza Strip has higher rates. Prevalence rates of anaemia among pregnant Palestinian women are more than two times higher than those observed in Europe.

Perceptions of drug use and sexual behaviours of adolescents in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory: a qualitative study

The Lancet ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 382 ◽  
pp. S24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salwa Massad ◽  
Rita Karam ◽  
Ryan Brown ◽  
Peter Glick ◽  
Mohammed Shaheen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Palestinian Territory

Separation Barrier

2021 ◽  
pp. 233-272
Author(s):  
David Kretzmer ◽  
Yaël Ronen
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Advisory Opinion ◽  
The West ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Principle Of Proportionality ◽  
Palestinian Territory ◽  
Legal Consequences

This chapter examines the way in which the Supreme Court has handled petitions regarding the construction in the West Bank of the separation barrier and its associated regime (the Seam Zone). The Court upheld the legality of the construction of the barrier as a whole, but in specific cases mitigated the harm caused to individuals. As opposed to the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, when reviewing the route chosen for the separation barrier, the Court circumvented the question of the legality of the settlement project. The chapter includes a critical analysis of the use of the principle of proportionality in the Court’s decisions on the separation barrier, and the implications of the Court’s decisions for the settlement project.

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