Highlights
Rockets launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, and subsequent Israeli Air Force airstrikes in response, were reported on the nights of 4, 7 and 24 June with no casualties or damages on either side.
The UN Secretary-General’s report on Children and Armed Conflict and the Independent Commission of Inquiry’s report on the 2014 Gaza conflict were released respectively on 8 and 22 June. Both underline serious concerns regarding grave violations against children committed by parties to the conflict, in particular during last summer’s hostilities.
All the UNRWA Collective Centers were closed by mid-June and IDPs were resettled in hosting families or temporary accommodations supported by housing rental subsidies and reintegration grants.
As part of its efforts to strengthen child protection and social welfare systems, a case management process has been launched in Gaza with UNICEF support which includes registration, comprehensive assessment, planning, and follow-up over a period of weeks.
Since January 2015, UNICEF’s ADAP programme has reached 24,496 adolescents (59% female) through the work of its partners Al Nayzak,
INJAZ, PalVision, Tamer, Save Youth Future Society and Ma’an Development Centre. Al Nayzak concluded the Badir (“Initiate”) programme in 18 schools in West-Bank and 12 schools in Gaza. The involved adolescents were able to reach 121,500 people through their initiatives, 41 of which were nominated to participate in a national exhibition.Since January 2015, 38,489 children (19,210 girls and 19,279 boys) and 22,560 caregivers (13,878 females and 8,682 males) have received Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) risk education through radio spots and awareness-raising in 24 Family Centres. In addition, 95,004 governmental primary school children have received ERW risk education as part of their school curriculum across Gaza.