18 nov 2013
The Palestinian government in Gaza announced on Sunday that 98% of the total Qatari projects has been finished. The General Administration of Quality issued a report about the Palestinian Government achievements in last October . It addressed the achievements in the security, good governance, economical, social and infrastructure sectors.
Council of Ministers' Information Office pointed out in the report that 29 Qatari projects were finished and another eight projects is already underway.
According to the report, the number of patients treated in the governmental hospitals reached 146,78, and about 168,948 patients were treated in the Primary Care clinics . The total average of the operations conducted successfully is 3535.
It pointed out that the Ministry of Education opened three new schools in the city of Khanyounis, funded by the German grant. The schools called Taiba, al-Jenan, and al-Israa.
In reference to the Information Technology sector, the government has put mechanisms for implementing a public policy for using social network sites in the ministries and the governmental offices.
Council of Ministers' Information Office pointed out in the report that 29 Qatari projects were finished and another eight projects is already underway.
According to the report, the number of patients treated in the governmental hospitals reached 146,78, and about 168,948 patients were treated in the Primary Care clinics . The total average of the operations conducted successfully is 3535.
It pointed out that the Ministry of Education opened three new schools in the city of Khanyounis, funded by the German grant. The schools called Taiba, al-Jenan, and al-Israa.
In reference to the Information Technology sector, the government has put mechanisms for implementing a public policy for using social network sites in the ministries and the governmental offices.
24 oct 2013
Israeli authorities banned Palestinians from continuing construction on a park in the Jenin district village of Bartaa al-Sharqiya, a local official told Ma'an Thursday.
Tawfiq Qabha, a member of the village council, told Ma’an that volunteers established the park - the only public park in the village - four months ago.
Thursday morning, Qabha said, Israeli soldiers prevented locals from working on the park, saying that because they had not secured a construction permit, work on the park would have to stop.
He said that Israel has targeted Bartaa al-Sharqiya since 2003, when it began building the separation wall that now surrounds the village.
Israeli forces have imposed a checkpoint that has strictly limited freedom of movement for village residents, Qabha continued.
The village, inside the Bartaa enclave, is one of eight communities encircled by the separation wall. The area falls in what Israel defines as the Seam Zone, a quasi-military zone in which construction is forbidden without prior coordination with Israeli authorities, which is near-impossible to secure.
According to the UN, Around 7,500 Palestinians who reside in the Seam Zone require special permits to continue living in their own homes; another 23,000 will be isolated upon the wall's completion.
Tawfiq Qabha, a member of the village council, told Ma’an that volunteers established the park - the only public park in the village - four months ago.
Thursday morning, Qabha said, Israeli soldiers prevented locals from working on the park, saying that because they had not secured a construction permit, work on the park would have to stop.
He said that Israel has targeted Bartaa al-Sharqiya since 2003, when it began building the separation wall that now surrounds the village.
Israeli forces have imposed a checkpoint that has strictly limited freedom of movement for village residents, Qabha continued.
The village, inside the Bartaa enclave, is one of eight communities encircled by the separation wall. The area falls in what Israel defines as the Seam Zone, a quasi-military zone in which construction is forbidden without prior coordination with Israeli authorities, which is near-impossible to secure.
According to the UN, Around 7,500 Palestinians who reside in the Seam Zone require special permits to continue living in their own homes; another 23,000 will be isolated upon the wall's completion.
7 oct 2013
On the occasion of Arab Housing Day, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) presented in a press release the main indicators of housing conditions in Palestine during 2012.
The Council of Arab Housing and Reconstruction Ministers, within the framework of the League of Arab States, took the decision to adopt the first Monday of October annually as Arab Housing Day. The logo for 2013 is "Better Housing for a Better Life without Slums".
Apartments Most Common Type of Housing Unit in Palestine
Data indicate that 2.0% of households in Palestine live in a villa, 43.3% live in a house and 53.7% live in an apartment. The percentage of households that own their housing unit in Palestine is 77%: 73.8% in the West Bank and 83.0% in the Gaza Strip.
1.5 Persons per Room in Housing Unit
The results show that average housing density in Palestine in 2012 was 1.5 persons per room: 1.4 in the West Bank and an average of 1.6 in the Gaza Strip. Around 7.6% of households in Palestine live in housing units with three persons or more per room: 6.5% in the West Bank and 9.6% in the Gaza Strip.
In 2012 the average number of rooms per housing unit in Palestine was 3.6. Around 14.9% of households in Palestine live in housing units with 1-2 rooms: 14.4% in the West Bank and 15.8% in the Gaza Strip.
Average Monthly Rent for Housing Unit
In 2012 the average monthly rent for a housing unit in Palestine was 157 Jordanian dinars: (172 JDs in the West Bank and 109 JDs in the Gaza Strip). Data also indicate that 38.5% of households in the West Bank living in a rented housing unit pay a monthly rent of 150 JDs or more compared to 8.9% in the Gaza Strip.
More than Half of Households in Palestine Need Housing in the Next Ten Years
Around 62.2% of households in Palestine are in need new housing units to be built during the next ten years: 61.9% in the West Bank and 62.2% in the Gaza Strip.
The Council of Arab Housing and Reconstruction Ministers, within the framework of the League of Arab States, took the decision to adopt the first Monday of October annually as Arab Housing Day. The logo for 2013 is "Better Housing for a Better Life without Slums".
Apartments Most Common Type of Housing Unit in Palestine
Data indicate that 2.0% of households in Palestine live in a villa, 43.3% live in a house and 53.7% live in an apartment. The percentage of households that own their housing unit in Palestine is 77%: 73.8% in the West Bank and 83.0% in the Gaza Strip.
1.5 Persons per Room in Housing Unit
The results show that average housing density in Palestine in 2012 was 1.5 persons per room: 1.4 in the West Bank and an average of 1.6 in the Gaza Strip. Around 7.6% of households in Palestine live in housing units with three persons or more per room: 6.5% in the West Bank and 9.6% in the Gaza Strip.
In 2012 the average number of rooms per housing unit in Palestine was 3.6. Around 14.9% of households in Palestine live in housing units with 1-2 rooms: 14.4% in the West Bank and 15.8% in the Gaza Strip.
Average Monthly Rent for Housing Unit
In 2012 the average monthly rent for a housing unit in Palestine was 157 Jordanian dinars: (172 JDs in the West Bank and 109 JDs in the Gaza Strip). Data also indicate that 38.5% of households in the West Bank living in a rented housing unit pay a monthly rent of 150 JDs or more compared to 8.9% in the Gaza Strip.
More than Half of Households in Palestine Need Housing in the Next Ten Years
Around 62.2% of households in Palestine are in need new housing units to be built during the next ten years: 61.9% in the West Bank and 62.2% in the Gaza Strip.
10 sept 2013
UNRWA inaugurated 226 new shelters for over 1,200 Palestinian refugees whose homes were destroyed before the Israeli disengagement in 2005, said a press release by UNRWA’s office in Gaza on Monday. It noted that Makoto Honda, Deputy Representative of Japan to the Palestinian Authority, and Robert Turner, Director of Operations in Gaza for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), inaugurated 226 new shelters, built for over 1,200 Palestine refugees whose homes were demolished or damaged beyond repair prior to the Israeli disengagement in August 2005.
A donation of $12.4 million from the Government of Japan assisted the completion of the construction of the housing units and supported the construction of two schools, a health centre and a community centre, in Khan Younis.
The donation, according to the press release, supported work on critical infrastructure systems including water, sewerage and electricity.
“We are grateful to the Government and the people of Japan for their commitment to the rehousing project in Gaza,” said Turner.
Even though the rehousing project commenced in 2006, political crisis such as the blockade on Gaza halted its progression.
The press release pointed out that despite UNRWA being one of the few agencies granted limited exemptions from the Israeli restrictions on importing construction materials, the approval for the housing units was not granted until 2011. “During the interval, displaced families were forced to rent sub-standard or unsafe housing, or seek shelter with relatives who were themselves frequently overcrowded,” the press release stated.
Turner elaborated, “Almost a decade ago, the families who will live in the Japan-funded houses lost everything overnight, in an extremely painful reminder of their first displacement in 1948. We are grateful to Japan for standing by us and the Palestine refugees until we were able to complete the new shelters.”
On the other hand, Honda said, “You have suffered a lot in the wake of your homes being demolished. It must have been one of the hardest times of your lives, and life has not been easy ever since.”
A donation of $12.4 million from the Government of Japan assisted the completion of the construction of the housing units and supported the construction of two schools, a health centre and a community centre, in Khan Younis.
The donation, according to the press release, supported work on critical infrastructure systems including water, sewerage and electricity.
“We are grateful to the Government and the people of Japan for their commitment to the rehousing project in Gaza,” said Turner.
Even though the rehousing project commenced in 2006, political crisis such as the blockade on Gaza halted its progression.
The press release pointed out that despite UNRWA being one of the few agencies granted limited exemptions from the Israeli restrictions on importing construction materials, the approval for the housing units was not granted until 2011. “During the interval, displaced families were forced to rent sub-standard or unsafe housing, or seek shelter with relatives who were themselves frequently overcrowded,” the press release stated.
Turner elaborated, “Almost a decade ago, the families who will live in the Japan-funded houses lost everything overnight, in an extremely painful reminder of their first displacement in 1948. We are grateful to Japan for standing by us and the Palestine refugees until we were able to complete the new shelters.”
On the other hand, Honda said, “You have suffered a lot in the wake of your homes being demolished. It must have been one of the hardest times of your lives, and life has not been easy ever since.”
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