Location of crises, West

Bank and Gaza Strip

Nature of crises

• Eruption of the conflict in 2000. the situation continues in the nature of recurrent and chronic manner.

• Nature of the crises:• direct exposure of population to military actions• closure policy resulting in major access

problems• severe economic crises with high unemployment

and poverty• internal conflict

Worked well

• Close coordination with national counterparts

• Proper mapping of communities and assessment of needs/ impact of crises

• Intervention to preserve the integrity of RH services and systems

• Training and deployment of skilled birth attendants in isolated communities

Existing mechanism

• (operations room, RH thematic group, health cluster)

• MOH, UNRWA, UNFPA, WHO, International NGOs, national NGOs

Future crises

• Tightened closures

• Intensified military action in Gaza

• Internal conflict

Priority outcomes

• Regional action plan for addressing RH in crises• Capacity building in MISP to national

counterparts• Expansion of national representation in IAWG• Assessment of the situation concerning

Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine in coordination with sister agencies and especially with UNRWA