COVID-19 RESPONSE PLAN
FOR THE OCCUPIED
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
UN Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
The humanitarian community
in the occupied Palestinian
territory has released a detailed
plan aimed at preventing further transmission of
COVID-19 and mitigating the worst effects of the pandemic, laying the foundations for the Government of Palestine’s response plan. To implement the plan, we are urgently requesting that donors contribute US$34 million.
See the summary
Download the full plan
TOOLKIT:Organizing for Palestinian Rights in the time of COVID-19 Download it
Christian Organizations write to President Trump and Secretaries Mnuchin and Pompeo
Urge Trump administration to lift sanctions hurting the people of Iran and Syria, end US support for Israel's blockade of Gaza and press Israel to ensure all needed supplies can reach Gaza Download the letter
Christian Organizations write to the U.S. Congress
Urge Congress to restore humanitarian aid to Palestinians including UNRWA, aid that had been cut by the Trump administaions, and thank them for their efforts to provide aid in the previous year
Download the letter
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RESOURCES for those who are concerned about the COVID-19 situation in Palestine.
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Statistics on the Coronavirus in the Occupied Palestinian Territories See the reports
Updates from Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)
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United Methodists are responding to Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth ,a statement of faith and urgent call to action from Christians in Palestine. UMKR seeks, through nonviolent means and in partnership with Palestinian Christians, freedom, justice and equality for all Palestinians and Israelis.
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Publications on COVID-19
• What the coronavirus outbreak means for Palestinian refugees
by Yara Hawari, The New Arab
• Coronavirus outbreak in the time of apartheid
by Osama Tanous, Al Jazeera English
• Israel’s caging of Gaza is a recipe for coronavirus disaster
by Jehad Abusalim, +972 Magazine
• ‘A hotbed for fake news’: How Palestinians are
fighting coronavirus misinformation
Yara Asi and Marwa Fatafta, +972 Magazine
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