Apparently no one cares about Gaza
Writing for Al Jazeera last October, ahead of the Cairo Donor Conference for Gaza, I warned that it was not enough to pledge large sums - as donors duly did. We needed to learn from past failures and...
View ArticleUK Secretary of State praises "vital work" of MAP Surgical Missions
(DFID) A group of UK-funded NHS surgeons has just returned from treating war-wounded patients in Gaza, 6 months after the temporary ceasefire was agreed. The volunteer doctors have visited the region...
View ArticleCompetition: Win two tickets to âFireworksâ at the Royal Court Theatre on...
The Royal Court Theatre in London have generously donated to us two tickets to ‘Fireworks’ (‘Al’ab Nariya’), a play by Dalia Taha and directed by Richard Twyman: “In a Palestinian town eleven year-old...
View Article"Gaza has always been a top priority"
Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process - During my final visit to Gaza on 1-2 March in my current capacity as United Nations Special Coordinator, I met with many of the...
View ArticleNigel Kennedy to perform benefit concert in support of Medical Aid for...
Six months on from the devastating conflict in Gaza, world-renowned violinist Nigel Kennedy is to perform a concert in support of projects to meet the urgent medical needs of Palestinians worst...
View ArticleOn the Ground in Palestine
The continuing humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians and the lack of access to Gaza for parliamentarians were among the topics discussed by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Trish Morris and Gavin...
View ArticleAmal's Story - International Womenâs Day 2015
“My name is Amal and I am from Hebron. I work as a social worker in a school. Today I celebrate International Women’s Day and I want to congratulate all women today for this occasion!” Amal Shawamreh,...
View ArticleButhaina's Story - International Womenâs Day 2015
“I advise women to think of themselves and not only of others. A woman should think what she wants, and go for it.” As part of Medical Aid for Palestinians’ celebration of International Women’s Day,...
View ArticleGaza Six Months On - ECFR Round table Discussion
Six months after last summer’s conflict Gaza is steadily slipping towards conditions likely to produce yet another round of violence, amidst still dire humanitarian conditions. But Gaza appears to...
View ArticlePalestinian Ministry of Health delegation visits UK with MAP
A high-level delegation of doctors and healthcare professionals from Palestine travelled to the UK last week as part of Medical Aid for Palestinians’ continuing programme of support for the...
View ArticleFleeing Syria is just the start: Alexandra Chen on MAP's work with...
Last week Medical Aid for Palestinians’ James Denselow chaired a CAABU briefing with Alexandra Chen, a child protection and mental health specialist and PhD candidate at Harvard University, on the...
View ArticleNigel Kennedy performs at MAP fundraiser
On Monday night, internationally renowned violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy played a benefit concert in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians at The Assembly, Leamington Spa. Kennedy performed his...
View ArticleCall to action: UK parliamentarians must be granted access into Gaza
Last July’s 51-day conflict in Gaza killed over 1,400 Palestinian civilians (including more than 500 children), and left some 11,000 injured and over 100,000 displaced. The British government has...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Film Festival: Former MAP director featured in âThe...
The Wanted 18, one of the films featured in this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London, tells the true story of a group of Palestinian activists in the West Bank town of Beit Sahour who...
View ArticleSumaya and Fidaaâs Story â International Womenâs Day 2015
In celebration of International Women’s Day, MAP has, for the last week, been highlighting the immense contribution of some of the women working in our projects in Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza. As...
View ArticleSir Vincent Fean: Israelis are about to vote on the future of Palestine â...
(The Independent) Israel goes to the polls tomorrow. Earlier this month, the current Prime Minister of the only nuclear weapons state in the Middle East warned the US Congress that Israel faces an...
View ArticleHappy Saint Patrickâs Day from MAP!
A special Saint Patrick’s Day shout-out to all of our Irish MAP supporters and especially the outstanding community fundraisers who are about to embark on an incredible challenge or have recently done...
View ArticleLamisâ Story â International Womenâs Day 2015
For the past two weeks, MAP has been highlighting the immense contribution of some of the women working on our projects in Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza, in celebration of International Women’s Day....
View ArticleMedical staff in Gaza receive MAP Neonatal Life Support training
Huda Anan, MAP Programme Officer, reports on our recent training for medical staff working in neonatal and obstetric units in Gaza: Improving Maternal and Child Health (MCH) is one of Medical Aid for...
View ArticleA chance to save Syria that world leaders must seize this week
Letter featured in The Guardian on Sunday 29 March, 2015 From hundreds of miles in space, stunning images of the dramatic loss of light in Syria have captured the human tragedy caused by four years of...
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