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Occupied Palestinian Territory Consolidated Appeal 2012 I occupied Palestinian territory Consolidated Appeal 2012 i SAMPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN CONSOLIDATED APPEALS AARREC CRS Humedica TGH ACF CWS IA MENTOR UMCOR ACTED DanChurchAid ILO MERLIN UNAIDS ADRA DDG IMC Muslim Aid UNDP Africare DiakonieEmerg. Aid INTERMON NCA UNDSS PU-AMI DRC Internews NPA UNEP ARC EM-DH INTERSOS NRC UNESCO ASB FAO IOM OCHA UNFPA ASI FAR IPHD OHCHR UN-HABITAT AVSI FHI IR OXFAM UNHCR CARE FinnChurchAid IRC PA UNICEF CARITAS FSD IRD PACT UNIFEM CEMIR International GAA IRIN PAI UNJLC CESVI GOAL IRW Plan UNMAS CFA GTZ Islamic Relief PMU-I UNOPS CHF GVC JOIN RC/Germany UNRWA CHFI Handicap International JRS RCO VIS CISV HealthNet TPO LWF Samaritan's Purse WFP CMA HELP Malaria Consortium Save the Children WHO CONCERN HelpAge International Malteser SECADEV World Concern COOPI HKI Mercy Corps Solidarités World Relief CORDAID Horn Relief MDA SUDO WV COSV HT MDM TEARFUND ZOA MEDAIR Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 1 Humanitarian Dashboard ................................................................................................................ 3 Table I. Requirements per cluster/sector .................................................................................... 6 Table II. Requirements per priority level ..................................................................................... 6 Table III. Requirements per organization ..................................................................................... 7 2. 2011 IN REVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Changes in the context .............................................................................................................. 9 2.2 Achievement of 2011 strategic objectives and lessons learned .............................................. 18 2.3 Review of humanitarian funding ............................................................................................ 27 2.4 Review of humanitarian coordination ..................................................................................... 30 3. NEEDS ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 32 4. THE 2012 COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN ..................................................... 45 4.1 Scenarios ................................................................................................................................. 45 4.2 The humanitarian strategy....................................................................................................... 46 4.3 Criteria for selection of projects ............................................................................................. 51 4.4 Cluster/sector response plans .................................................................................................. 52 4.4.1 Agriculture ........................................................................................................................ 52 4.4.2 Cash-for-Work .................................................................................................................. 58 4.4.3 Coordination and Support Services .................................................................................. 62 4.4.4 Education .......................................................................................................................... 66 4.4.5 Food .................................................................................................................................. 71 4.4.6 Health and Nutrition ......................................................................................................... 75 4.4.7 Protection ......................................................................................................................... 82 4.4.8 WASH ................................................................................................................................ 88 4.5 Logical framework of humanitarian action plan ..................................................................... 99 4.6 Cross-cutting issues .............................................................................................................. 100 4.7 Roles and responsibilities ..................................................................................................... 100 5. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 102 ANNEX I: LIST OF PROJECTS .................................................................................................... 104 Table IV. List of projects ........................................................................................................... 104 Table V. Requirements per location ........................................................................................ 113 Table VI. Requirements per gender marker score .................................................................... 113 ANNEX II: NEEDS ASSESSMENT REFERENCE LIST ............................................................ 114 Existing and planned needs assessments, and identification of gaps in assessment information 114 ANNEX III: MAPS ........................................................................................................................... 118 Map 1: Settler Violence Incidents in the West Bank .................................................................... 118 Map 2: West Bank: Access and Movement .................................................................................. 119 Map 3: Bedouin and Herding Communities in Area C ................................................................ 120 Map 4: Demolitions in the West Bank .......................................................................................... 121 Map 5: Communities at High Risk of Water Scarcity .................................................................. 122 Map 6: Communities Affected by Reduced Access to Health and Education Services ................ 123 iii ANNEX IV: HCT ADVOCACY STRATEGY ............................................................................... 124 ANNEX V: CAP 2012 COMMON FOOD SECURITY FRAMEWORK .................................... 125 ANNEX VI: DONOR RESPONSE TO THE 2011 APPEAL ........................................................ 127 Table VII. Requirements and funding per cluster....................................................................... 127 Table VIII. Requirements and funding per organization ............................................................. 128 Table IX. Total funding per donor (to projects listed in the Appeal) ........................................ 130 Table X. Non-Appeal funding per sector ................................................................................. 131 Table XI. Total humanitarian funding per donor (Appeal plus other*) .................................... 132 ANNEX VII: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................. 134 Please note that appeals are revised regularly. The latest version of this document is available on http://www.unocha.org/cap. Full project details, continually updated, can be viewed, downloaded and printed from http://fts.unocha.org. iv v occupied Palestinian territory Consolidated Appeal 2012 1. Executive Summary 2011 was marked by significant political developments in the region and in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). These included a reconciliation agreement reached between the two main political factions Fatah and Hamas in May, a Palestine application for full membership at the United Nations in September, and a subsequent campaign to join individual United Nations organizations. Unfortunately, an on-going stalemate in direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation stymied political progress. In April, the Palestinian Authority presented its Palestinian National Development Plan (2011-2013), and later in the year its efforts were recognized by the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund who declared that the Palestinian Authority was now ‗above the threshold for a functioning state.‘ Gaza recorded some economic growth in 2011, albeit from a very low base, and a decline in unemployment. However, this growth is considered unsustainable as the blockade remains in place, limiting the productive base (i.e. the manufacturing sector) and restricting access to export markets. The growth has also not translated into an increase in food security: 52% of the population in Gaza remains food-insecure. The main features of the Israeli occupation remain in place and consequently the humanitarian needs in the 2012 Consolidated Appeal for oPt Key parametres oPt have not fundamentally changed. Serious protection and human rights issues, limited access to Duration 12 months essential services and entrenched levels of food insecurity continue to characterize the day-to-day Key milestones Planned Parliamentary lives of many Palestinians. Civilian casualties rose in 2012 elections in May 2012 more than 30% in Gaza and the West Bank compared to 2010. Israeli authorities continued to impose a Estimated blockade on Gaza, amounting to collective planned 1.8 million punishment of the population and affecting
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