| Summer 2004/2005 |
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National Report on Participatory Poverty Assessment (Voice of the Palestinian Poor)
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| Author | Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) | |
| Call Number | SPC HC415.254.Z9P6 2002 PAL | |
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The Executive Summary states, “The National Report on Participatory Poverty Assessment is based on results of a series of District reports, reflecting the outcomes of consultations with community members in various Districts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, conducted during the summer and winter of 2001/02. This process involved the poor families and community groups in 63 localities, representing towns, refugee camps and villages. It also involved a large number of local community leaders, governmental officials, civil society organizations and the private sector in all 16 Districts.”
This report identifies the following:
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National Plan of Action for Palestinian Children, 2004-2010: Action Today for a Better Future
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Ministry of Planning
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| Call Number | SPC HV800.P192N37 2004 PAL | |
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“Palestinian children currently live in what are called difficult and emergency circumstances. The prevailing political, economic and socio-cultural situation is unstable, and more often than not, deteriorating. Because of the Israeli military occupation that governs nearly every aspect of Palestinians’ lives – adults and children alike – and because of the specific policies and goals of this occupation, the overwhelming context of Palestinian children’s lives is one of obstacles, human rights violations and brutality. This situation severely restricts their physical and mental space, material resources, and time
necessary to contemplate the positive achievements and possible sources of optimism about children’s lives.
This plan focuses on identifying strategic goals that need to be met for ensuring children’s rights. The strategies that will be employed to facilitate reaching these goals will have to be adjusted taking into account the overall situation (atmosphere, resources, constraints, and capacities) that exist on an annual basis. The key issue to be agreed upon is what exactly are the priority strategic goals that should be highlighted and guaranteed. The means of achieving these goals will have to vary depending upon what the exact situation is. However, there should be no compromising upon the strategic goals. Hence, if ensuring child survival is prioritized then whether we are talking about protection of children from bombings/shellings, or giving vaccines, or safeguarding them from infectious epidemics will be determined as a priority goal because we want to ensure children’s right to survival. In each of the above situations, the strategies may differ, however in the long run we will use the means and resources available to us to ensure that [the] children’s well being is safeguarded.”– from Introduction |
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