occupied Palestinian territory
Overview
COVID-19 in oPt
Key Figures
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People in Need 2,450,000 2% increase since December 1, 2020
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People Targeted for Assistance 1,800,000 20% increase since December 11, 2019
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Children in Need 1,060,000 4% decrease since January 29, 2019
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People Displaced due to Demolitions (per year) 328 64% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Conflict-Related Palestinian Deaths (per year) 20 85% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Conflict-Related Palestinian Injuries (per year) 1,575 90% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Palestinian Children Killed - Direct Conflict (per year) 5 81% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Palestinian Children Injured - Direct Conflict (per year) 281 95% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Palestinian-owned Structures Demolished by the Israeli Authorities (per year) 268 57% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Truckloads of Goods Entering Gaza from Israel (per year) 30,100 71% decrease since December 31, 2019
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria 438,000 No change since January 30, 2018
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Internally Displaced Palestinian Refugees in Syria 254,000 No change since January 30, 2018
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Palestinian Refugees from Syria in Lebanon 29,145 10% decrease since January 30, 2018
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Palestinian Refugees from Syria in Jordan 17,000 No change since January 30, 2018
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People Received WFP Food Assistance (per month) 335,018 1% decrease since October 31, 2020
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New IDPs by Conflict (per year) 1,500 206% increase since December 31, 2018
Key Content
Appeals & Response plans
- OCHA: occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Humanitarian Response Plan 2021 (December 2020)
- OCHA: Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) Humanitarian Needs Overview 2021 (December 2020)
- UNICEF: Humanitarian Action for Children 2021 - State of Palestine
- Govt. of the State of Palestine: State of Emergency: Palestine’s COVID-19 Response Plan
- UNSDG: UNCT COVID-19 Development System Response Plan for Occupied Palestinian Territory
Latest Updates
- Euro-Med Monitor: Suffocation and Isolation: 15 Years of Israeli Blockade on Gaza
- Education Cannot Wait: Le Fonds Éducation Sans Délai a débloqué une aide financière de 1,5 million de dollars É.U. au Liban, destinée à l’Office de Secours et de Travaux des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés de Palestine dans le proche-orient
- Education Cannot Wait: Education Cannot Wait approves US$1.5 million grant in Lebanon for UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestine refugee children and youth [EN/AR]
- UN SG: Secretary-General Urges Israel to Halt, Reverse Settlement Expansion, Expressing Deep Concern about Approval of 800 New Units in West Bank
- IOM: DTM Turkey Migrant Presence Monitoring - Overview of the Situation with Migrants, Quarterly Report 4 | October-December 2020
Useful Links
- Humanitarian InSight: occupied Palestinian territory 2019 (part of 2018-2020 HRP)
- occupied Palestinian territory 2020 Financial Tracking Service
- HR.info OPT
- OCHA oPt
- OCHA Gaza Crossings Activities Database
- OCHA Gaza Strip electricity supply
- OCHA Vulnerability Profile of Palestinian Communities in Area C
- UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East)
- UNISPAL (UN Information System on the Question of Palestine)
- Food Security Cluster: State of Palestine
- HRW World Report 2020 - Israel and oPt: Events of 2019