UNRWA: 3,500 Palestinian children stranded in Yarmouk
(Middle East Monitor) Over 3,500 Palestinian children are stranded in Syria's flashpoint Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said. "There are...
View ArticleFamily practice programme launches in the West Bank
Medical Aid for Palestinians’ Chief Executive Officer, Tony Laurance, was in Palestine last week with International Development of Family Medicine in Palestine (IDFMP) for the launch of the Family...
View ArticleReport on the 2015 Lancet-Palestinian Health Alliance Conference
(LPHA Conference Coordination Committee: Rita Giacaman, Huda Zurayk, Graham Watt) The sixth Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance Conference entitled “Health of Palestinians Inside and Outside the...
View ArticleFormer European leaders call for EU to take lead on Israel-Palestine...
Members of the European Eminent Persons Group (EEPG) have called for a fresh approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinians conflict in a letter sent to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleUrge your MP to make 2015-2020 the parliament of change for Palestine
The next five years will see a number of important anniversaries for Palestine: The 100 year anniversary of the 1917 Balfour Declaration; 50 years since the start of the Israeli occupation in 1967;...
View ArticleSafeguarding Health in Conflict report highlights attacks on medics in 2014
Today the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition and Human Rights Watch released a report documenting attacks on medical facilities and personnel around the world since January 2014, at the World...
View Article"Britain must recognise Palestine -Â for all our sakes" says diplomat
(MAP Board Member, Sir Vincent Fean, writes in last week's edition of The Catholic Universe) The democratic election of a new government is a moment of hope – a new beginning. Ournew government should...
View ArticleNew Parliamentary EDM opposes Israel's eviction of Palestinian Bedouin from...
A new 'Early Day Motion' (EDM) has been launched in the British Parliament asking MPs to sign up to a campaign opposing the eviction of Palestinian Bedouin from the West Bank. Early Day Motion 60 That...
View ArticleCampaigning for the Right to Health
MAP spoke on a panel at the ED Development Days Conference in Brussels this week on the importance of protecting the right to health for Palestinians during times of conflict and how MAP did exactly...
View ArticleâNight in Gazaâ: A talk by Dr Mads Gilbert - SOLD OUT
MAP, in partnership with the SOAS Palestinian Society, invite you to join doctor and activist Mads Gilbert, who will be speaking about his new book, ‘Night in Gaza’. The book details Dr Gilbert’s...
View ArticlePalestine Medical Week
(As part of the Palestine Unlocked Festival) Monday 15th June to Saturday 20th June – a series of talks by health professionals who have worked in Gaza. Click here to download the flyer. The Oxford...
View ArticleMAP: Tackling malnutrition in Gaza
In Gaza, Medical Aid for Palestinians supports the Ard el Insan malnutrition clinic, on a project which provides care and treatment for malnourished children under the age of three who are living in...
View ArticleEgypt to open Rafah crossing with Gaza this weekend
11 June (Xinhua) - The UN Middle East envoy on Thursday welcomed Egypt's decision to open the Rafah crossing on June 13-15 in both directions, following consultations between President Mahmoud Abbas...
View ArticleUN: Isolation of Palestinian Refugees a "a time-bomb for the Middle East...
UNRWA - "The isolation, exclusion and dispossession of Palestine refugees in Syria, Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan and Lebanon represent a time-bomb for the Middle East region", according to Pierre...
View ArticleIsraeli Government Approves Bill Allowing Force-Feeding of Prisoners
VICE News - Israel's cabinet has given the green light to a controversial bill that would permit the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike if their lives are in danger — despite fierce...
View ArticleUNRWA condemns bombing in Palestinian refugee camp in Syria
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) strongly condemns the parties responsible for fatal explosions on 16 June in Khan Eshieh Palestine refugee camp situated in...
View ArticleUN Gaza Inquiry finds credible allegations of war crimes committed in 2014
GENEVA (22 June 2015): The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict has gathered substantial information pointing to the possible commission of war crimes by both...
View ArticleNew report highlights attacks on Gazaâs hospitals and medics in 2014...
A joint NGO report has highlighted the devastating attacks on Gaza’s medical facilities and personnel which occurred during the 2014 military offensive on Gaza. This comes as states prepare to discuss...
View ArticleMAP statement delivered at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
As states debate the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry into the 2014 Gaza Conflict in Geneva today, Medical Aid for Palestinians have been highlighting attacks on hospitals, clinics and...
View ArticleDr Ghassan Abu-Sittah: Oral statement on attacks on healthcare in Gaza at the...
During last year's attacks on Gaza, Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was working in the Burns Unit at the Al Shifa hospital. At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today, he delivered the following oral...
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