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The UN has requested emergency assistance to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Palestine due to movement restrictions, fiscal crisis, erosion of public sector, increased violence, and lack of civilian protection. The largest emergency appeal, with a funding shortfall of 66%, aims to support employment generation, food aid, healthcare, education, agriculture, water and sanitation, and monitoring systems.
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$ 454 million Emergency Appeal for • The UN request for emergency assistance in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situationas a result of: • The cumulative impact of movement and access restrictions on Palestinian livelihoods. • The Palestinian Authority fiscal crisis. • The erosion of the public sector. • The increased violence and lack of protection for civilians.
Largest Emergency Appeal Mio$ Mio$ Mio$ Mio$ Mio$ $ Million Mio$ May
Levels of Funding for 2006 34% Shortfall 66% Funded By Sector $ Million
2007 Requirements 14 NGOs 12 UN Agencies
Humanitarian Priority Areas • Employment generation and food aid to address the significant increase in poverty and food insecurity. • Targeted actions in health, education and social affairs to ease the effects of weakening public delivery systems. • New efforts in the areas of agriculture, livestock, water and sanitation to strengthen self sustainability and livelihoods. • Enhance monitoring systems to better analyse humanitarian and protection needs. • In line with: • The Palestinian Authority’s emergency programme • Complementing: • The Temporary International Mechanism
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