Humanitarian agencies are well aware of the needs in this part of the West Bank but they face a challenge: play by the rules established by Israel or face the risk of having projects demolished by the Israeli military.
After nearly 18 months of diplomatic drama, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas finally got a victory, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to recognise Palestine as a “non-member observer state”.
The UN General Assembly has voted to grant the Palestinians non-member observer state status. There was overwhelming support for the upgraded status with 138-9 voting in favour, and 41 nations abstaining including the UK.
“We do aid not politics”, has been the traditional mantra of the mainstream humanitarian community. But that division is not…
Foreign Secretary William Hague has suggested the UK would likely abstain in a key UN vote on upgraded diplomatic status for Palestinians, saying the UK would not oppose Palestine becoming a “non-member observer state”.