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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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Humanitarian Action for Children 2021: State of Palestine
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the protracted protection crisis in the Occupied Palestinan Territories and is continuing to impact children. Over 1 million children have difficulties accessing essential services in the Gaza Strip and more than 2.2
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Gender-based Violence against Women and Girls in Gaza: Protection and inclusion framework
This study looks at gender-based violence (GBV), in particular domestic and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetrated against women from across Gaza. It focuses on the experiences of widowed, abandoned, single, married and remarried women in Gaza and pa
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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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Child Protection in Emergencies Facts and Figures
Compiled by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), this report presents facts and figures on child protection in emergencies. Data was collected for the 42 countries that have a Humanitarian Coordinator or that were on the Inter-Agency's Standing Comm
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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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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