Highlights
· Tensions are still high in the State of Palestine. A number of assaults were reported on both Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank and Israel, with noted increase in settler violence, incidents involving youth, and the violent death of Cabinet Member Mr. Ziad Abu Ein during a confrontation with IDF in a peaceful ceremony on Human Rights Day. A number of incidents were reported in Gaza including UXO explosions and fire opened on fishermen.
· The toll of victims from UXOs explosions keep rising in the Gaza Strip. In two separate incidents, a pregnant woman and four children aged 1, 4, 13 and 17 were injured due to UXO blasting.
· The number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in UNRWA Collective Centers stands at 18,893.
· Since the beginning of 2014, 95,004 children were reached through ERW risk awareness education in schools.
· UNICEF e-voucher programme continues in cooperation with WFP and Oxfam. Since its start, 4,866 children were able to redeem their school uniforms through the e-voucher system. The programme aims at reaching 14,780 children. The hygiene component of the e-voucher programme targeted 5,000 households at risk of winter flooding.
· UNICEF with the support of NGO partners, has reached at least 85,357 children, mostly adolescents (51% females) through activities such as recreation, life skills, and stress relief activities to help them build their resilience and cope with the recurrent crises.