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Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Killed and Maimed: A generation of violations against children
Millions of children are living in conflict. Hundreds of thousands of children have experienced grave violations of their rights – a quarter of a million violations against children have now been verified by the UN. Of these, more than 40% have involved t
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Defenceless: The Impact of Israeli Military Detention on Palestinian Children
Growing up amidst military occupation and conflict has had a profound impact on Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza. It has impacted every aspect of their lives, from their safety and development to their psychosocial wellbeing and mental healt
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Danger is Our Reality: The impact of conflict and the occupation on education in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territory
Palestinian children have lived the entirety of their lives under military occupation and conflict. Many Palestinian children are exposed to dangers on their way to and from school and in the classroom. While the scale of attacks on children’s education i
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Occupied Palestinian Territory COVID-19 Response Plan
On the 5th of March 2020, the Palestinian Prime Minister declared a state of emergency across the occupied Palestinian territories to contain the spread of COVID-19. Due to the current situation, it is expected that women and children might not receive es
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My Voice Matters Too!
Injunction with Sweden's chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council Working Group on "Children and Armed Conflict," Save the Children Sweden was requested to organize an event in Beirut at the end of October, in collaboration with the Swedish emb
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Understanding Masculinities: Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey- Middle East and North Africa
The first study of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it explores masculinities and gender equality through qualitative and quantitative exploration of men: ...as sons and husbands and fathers, at home and at work, in p
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Våld mot Kvinnor i Palestina och Möjligheter till Skydd
Prepared by Migrationsverket (Sweden), Lifos in cooperation with Landinfo (Norway), this report outlines the situation for women in Palestine with regards to domestic violence, sexual violence, honor-related violence, and early and forced marriage. Lifos
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Education Under Fire: How Conflict in the Middle East is Depriving Children of Their Schooling
Produced and published by UNICEF, this publication investigates how conflict in the Middle East is depriving children of their schooling. As conflict continues and spreads, schools – and the children and teachers that use them – are finding themselves in
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Refugee Children in Conflict With the Law in Bethlehem
Through interviews, focus groups, a literature review, and questionnaires, this report strives to provide a detailed picture of the status of refugee children in conflict with the law in the Bethlehem Governorate. The research questions driving this study
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A Living Nightmare: Gaza- One year on
One year on from the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, this briefing looks at the continuing impact of the conflict on children. Drawing on findings from interviews with more than 700 children and mothers, it focuses on the psychological effects of the conflict
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The Hidden Costs of the 2014 Gaza-Israeli Conflict: Adolescent girls' psycho-social wellbeing
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI), together with local experts, undertook an in-depth qualitative research assessment of the experiences of adolescent girls and their families in the immediate post-conflict context in Gaza. This assessment consider
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Children in Israeli Military Detention: Observations and Recommendations, UNICEF Bulletin No. 2: February 2015
This bulletin presents the latest developments made by the Government of Israel in terms of military legislation for children’s rights while in military detention. To supplement this information, key data on child detention in 2013 and 2014 is presented f