United Nations Population Fund

Palestine Humanitarian Emergency

Palestinian youth
UNFPA Palestine

As estimated one in every two Palestinians— 2.5 million people—will require humanitarian assistance in 2018. the unique humanitarian context of the oPt is intimately linked to the impact of the Israeli military occupation. The most vulnerable Palestinians are currently denied or restricted access to essential services such as water and health care. A recurrent cycle of shocks, natural and manmade, has eroded the resilience of vulnerable households to cope with the prolonged nature of the humanitarian crisis. Young people protection concerns are widespread, children face high levels of violence, are victims of grave violations of their rights, and suffer from poverty and lack of opportunities.

Country Population: 4.7 mil

Humanitarian needs

Total people in need
2.50 million
Women of reproductive age
625,000
Pregnant women
61,875
Young people
840,147
Last updated on - 01 September 2018
UN Photo/Shareef Sarhan

Humanitarian funding

Resources in $

Key results2018

  • People Reached
    People reached with Dignity Kits
    932
    Total people reached with Adolescent SRH
    10,647
    GBV survivors reached
    2,587
  • Services delivered
    Number of mobile clinics
    1
    Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
    19
    Number of safe spaces
    8
    Maternity health facilities/tents/homes operationalized with UNFPA support
    2
    Dignity Kits distributed
    1,479
  • Capacity building
    Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health
    487
    Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)
    75
    Has established a functional system for safe and ethical gender-based incident data management
Disclaimer
  • Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
  • - Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
  • - Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.
  • L1: Humanitarian crises in which the national and international resources available in the affected country are sufficient for the required response.
  • L2: Humanitarian crises requiring significant support from neighbouring countries, regional organizations and possibly humanitarian agency headquarters.
  • L3: Major, sudden-onset humanitarian crises requiring mobilization across the humanitarian system.
  • Crisis levels are determined by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a forum of UN and non-UN humanitarian partners.