The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/ BUD/2014/01000
AMOUNT: EUR 29500000
- CONTEXT
The Middle East Peace Process has been stalled for the past six years, but in August 2013 both sides have agreed to resume direct talks. Despite this progress, most political analysts suggest that the chances for a major breakthrough resulting in concrete policy changes and an eventual end to the occupation remain very slim in the near future.
In the meantime, International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) violations continue in near complete impunity resulting in a protection crisis with humanitarian consequences. The Palestinian Authority (PA) faces growing difficulties in providing services for its population in the areas of the West Bank under its control, while reconciliation efforts with Gaza-based Hamas remain strained.
Nearly half of the 4.3 million Palestinians currently living in Palestine are registered as refugees1 .
DG ECHO's Integrated Analysis Framework (IAF) for 2013-14 identified high humanitarian needs in Palestine. The vulnerability of the population affected by the crisis is assessed to be low.