Emergency Appeal 2006

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UNRWA Emergency Appeal 2006

Progress Report

A Palestine refugee woman, Rafah camp

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Background

The first six months of the year witnessed a marked deterioration in humanitarian conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The outcome of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections of January 2006 left the Palestinian Authority (PA) isolated and deprived of its main revenue sources, thus undermining its ability to deliver public services and pay state employees. Direct aid flows dwindled whilst the Government of Israel suspended the transfer of taxes which it collects on the PA’s behalf1. At the same time, the closure regime in Gaza and the West Bank – a root cause of the massive increases in poverty and unemployment rates amongst Palestinians since the start of the intifada - was further tightened2. This had a commensurate impact on the flow of Palestinian labourers to Israeli markets and the passage of commercial goods and basic humanitarian supplies across borders.

These developments must be set against the backdrop of the previous five years. The Palestinian economy had already been decimated by the conflict and was highly dependent on donor assistance and taxation revenues transferred by Israel. Unemployment levels for the first quarter of 2006 rose to 31.1% percent (up from 28.4% at the end of 2006)3, but fell back to 28.6 percent by the end of the second quarter due to seasonal employment. Over with 44 percent of the population had fallen below the poverty line4. High poverty rates had translated into increased food insecurity, a gradual depletion of resources and the exhaustion of coping mechanisms as well as strained social support networks. Roughly half the population of the oPt received humanitarian assistance over the course of the Intifada, according to surveys by the University of Geneva5 and household dependency on aid therefore remained very high.

The PA’s workforce of 155,000 staff (around 83,000 in Gaza and the remainder in the West Bank) constitutes between 29 – 37 percent of all employed persons in Gaza and 14 percent in the West Bank6. OCHA had estimated that approximately 25 percent of the Palestinian population in these areas is dependent on a PA salary, including 70,000 security force personnel. By the end of the second quarter, PA employees had not been paid a salary for nearly four months.

In 2005, an estimated daily average of 45,000 Palestinians – or approximately 10 percent of all employed Palestinians in the oPt - worked in Israel and settlements7. From mid-February 2006, only 15,000 labourers have been able to cross Erez each day. Passage for labourers from the Gaza Strip ceased on 12 March and by the end of the reporting period had not resumed.

In the West Bank, the construction of the separation barrier continued during the first half of 2006 and saw additional Palestinian communities severed from markets, land and livelihoods. Meanwhile, repeated and extended closures of the Karni crossing, the main commercial crossing point for the Gaza Strip, had led to food and fuel shortages and rationing of some commodities in Gaza. (See section below Obstacles Encountered). The Palestinian Trade

1 Clearance revenues from Israel have previously represented up to two-thirds of total PA revenues. GoI has recently decided to divert some of these funds to cover water, fuel and electricity bills owed to Israeli companies by the PA and to pay for health referral services. 2 As of 2 May, Karni crossing had been closed on 57 days in 2006, or around 47% of the year, compared with 19% and 18% in 2004 and 2005 respectively. 3 PCBS labour force survey, Q1 2006, according to the relaxed definition. 4 Economic update and potential outlook, World Bank March 15 2006. 5 IUED PPP report IX, page 127 (footnote) 6 IUED and PCBS survey data. 7 PCBS Labour Force Survey, Annual report 2005, including both Palestinians with WB ID and Jerusalem ID holders.

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Centre (PalTrade) estimated export revenue losses to be $500,000 - $600,000 per day, or in excess of $30 million since the start of the year.8 The World Food Programme noted that the price of basic commodities, such as oil, flour and sugar, rose substantially during the first half of the year.9 The outbreak of avian influenza in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the culling of almost 400,000 birds without compensation to those dependent on income from the industry10, only served to exacerbate the situation.

These statistics were borne out in UNRWA’s own experience of programme delivery. Over 100,000 refugees were on waiting lists for emergency employment programmes in Gaza in the first six months, whilst the number of applications for positions in the West Bank increased by 600% in March and April over and above the 2005 figures11. Applications for cash assistance showed a similar trend. In April 2005 UNRWA’s Relief and Social Services Department in Gaza received approximately 1,500 petitions for emergency cash assistance. By April 2006 that number had increased to 4,420. As a result of the steady deterioration in socio-economic conditions over the past 12 months, there remained a growing backlog of un-assessed cases12 by the end of June.

By May 2006, UNRWA saw a pressing need to respond by extending its emergency provision for oPt to address the new situation through providing a basic social safety net of support to the most vulnerable Palestine refugees. Together with other UN agencies within the context of the Consolidated Appeals Process, a revised appeal was launched to raise funds to cover: • Expanded emergency employment programmes to provide more jobs to more refugees over in the second half of the year; • Provision of food to more eligible refugee families throughout the oPt; • Distribution of additional cash grants to refugees meeting the eligibility criteria; • Procurement of additional medical supplies and expand the reach of mobile clinics in the West Bank; • Procure emergency supplies to ensure vital basic services such as water and sewage treatment can continue.13

This increased the call for funds from the original requirements of $95.5 million by over 80% to $170 million.

By the mid-point of 2006, UNRWA had received pledges for $86.8 million, or 91% out of the $95.5 million requirements set out in the original Emergency Appeal for 2006. Set against the revised Appeal, issued at the end of May, the picture was less optimistic with 51% pledged against the significantly higher target of $170.7 million. By the end of June, the Agency had only received 20% of the contributions pledged.

8 OCHA, “Situation Report: The Gaza Strip,” 3 May 2006. Available: http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/opt/docs/UN/OCHA/Gaza%20Strip%20SitRep_03May06.pdf 9 WFP “Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM/M&E) Market Monitoring Report occupied Palestinian territory – oPt,” 19 April 2006. 10 See Gaza Security update, 10 May 2006. 11 JCP applications received in the West Bank during March and April 2005 were 491 and 700 respectively. The corresponding figures for 2006 are 3,000 and 4,000 respectively. 12 At the end of April the department was faced with a backlog of 10,095 petitions, of which 75 percent (i.e. 7,600) are likely to be deemed eligible for assistance once social worker assessments have been completed. 13 For details of the Revised Appeal, May 2006, please see http://www.un.org/unrwa/emergency/appeals/2006- RevisedAappeal.pdf

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Emergency Employment Creation

Aim: • To alleviate the poverty associated with high unemployment through the provision of temporary work opportunities to unemployed refugees.

a) Direct Hire Objectives: • Gaza Strip: To provide 2.4 million workdays through creating 8,000 short-term job opportunities for unemployed refugees from the Gaza Strip for a maximum contract duration of six months. • West Bank: To provide 975,000 workdays through creating 21,000 one month job opportunities and 6,000 three month job opportunities for unemployed refugees in the West Bank. • In both fields, to provide 30% of direct hire opportunities to female headed households.

Report on activity: In Gaza Field, the Direct Hire programme works around four categories of employment: • Short-term employment inside UNRWA covering a broad range of positions including teachers, labourers, medical staff, engineering and maintenance workers and positions in Relief and Social Services and administration. Collectively accounts for 76% of the programme. • Graduate work experience including, teachers administrators and lawyers which accounts for 16% of the programme. • Short term employment outside of UNRWA including instructors, administrative staff, sanitation labourers and guards representing 7% of the programme; and • Emergency Employment Programme Administrative Staff including monitors, administrative staff, computer programmers and data entry clerks representing 1% of all job days generated.

The programme in Gaza was marginally behind the schedule envisaged in the original appeal by the end of the first half of the year having generated 1,074,589 job days. At the end of June, Gaza Field held 8,501 active contracts.

In West Bank, the programme is based on two categories only • Short term employment inside UNRWA consisting for the most part of low skilled positions such as labourers (31% of the programme), guards (20%), sanitation labourers (12%) and school attendants (8%). • Emergency Employment Programme Administrative Staff which again is a small unit which administers the programme.

The programme in the West Bank created 302,897 job days during the period, representing a shortfall against target which the field expects to make up during the second part of the year. Active contracts at the end of June in the West Bank was 3,882.

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During the first half of 2006, over 20,775 contracts were offered under the direct hire sub-programme which collectively produced over 1.3 million job days. The wages paid for this work supported an average of 48,348 dependents in each quarter in the Gaza Strip and 26,349 in the West Bank.

b) Indirect Hire Objectives

• To provide o Within UNRWA camps, 30,926 workdays, for 2,577 labourers supporting 15,205 dependents (average of six dependents per breadwinner); and o Within other organisations such as Union of Agricultural Work Committees, Agricultural Relief and Palestinian Authority, 21,778 workdays, for 1,210 labourers supporting 7,238 dependents.

The sub-programme will therefore provide 52,704 workdays through 3,787 short-term job opportunities for unemployed refugees on a fortnightly and monthly rotation basis (depending on the task).

Report on activity: No construction projects were started in the first half of the year and activity instead focussed on infrastructure repair and works related to improving environmental health conditions in refugee camps.

Between 1 January and 30th June, 51,546m2 of pathways have been paved; 4,322m2 of drains laid; 5,046m of retaining walls have been constructed; and 6,639 job days of cleaning non-garbage solid waste have been implemented in 15 West Bank refugee camps. A total number of 1,055 labourers were engaged in the project (Phase 8, Round 1). Overall, approximately 10,000 dependants directly benefited from activities.

In addition, infrastructure repair resulted in the paving of 820m of pathways and completion of 455m of drains in Jenin camp (US$48,749), engaging 144 labourers.

A new emergency project, with an overall amount of US$94,950, was launched by the Environmental Health Division (EHD) at the start of the year with the aim repairing water courses, sewage lines and other environmental health-related infrastructure in camps in the West Bank camps. During the reporting period, the following projects started according to the EHD plan for 2006, for an overall value of US$37,221: • Construction of storm water channel in Far’a Camp (total value US$8,082) • Maintenance of manholes and sewerage lines for 500 houses in Arroub Camp (total value US$5,294) • Construction of 10” sewer pipe line for 1,500 people and 250 houses in Jenin Camp (total value US$8,145) • Construction of storm water channel in Askar Camp (total value US$15,700)

In addition, 85% of the vector control campaign (overall value US$55,860) has been carried out in all West Bank refugee camps. The project generated 2,446 job days in the first half of the year.

During the first half of 2006, over 35,300 job days were created through the indirect hire sub-programme.

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Aim • To sustain the livelihoods of the most vulnerable refugee households through the provision of a food basket of basic food commodities to counter problems of economic access to adequate nutrition.

Objectives • Gaza Strip: to undertake six rounds of food distribution to 135,000 families (625,050 persons based on average of 4.63 persons per family) in 2006 i.e., one round every two months. • West Bank: to distribute two rounds of food to 75,000 households (450,000 persons based on average of 6 persons per family) in 2006 i.e., one round every six months .

Report on activity: The following table illustrates food delivery activity for the period January to June in both Gaza Strip and West Bank.

Parcels Families Est. individuals Tonnes food Dates of Food Rounds delivered targeted benefiting delivered

Gaza Strip 2nd January to 13th February 91,577 91,577 457,885 6,539.25 8th April to 15th June 134,568 134,568 645,926 11,669.38 18th June to 30th June 26,953 26,953 129,374 3,127.65 Sub-total Gaza Strip 253,098 253,098 1,233,185 21,336.28

West Bank nd th 2 January to 30 April 55,086 26,420 136,928 2,887.33 th th 15 May to 30 June 98,777 47,112 245,132 5,063.31 Sub-total West Bank 153,863 73,532 382,060 7,951.64 oPt total 406,961 326,630 1,615,245 29,287.94

Shortfall against targeting delivery in the Gaza Strip was largely due to ongoing problems at the Karni commercial crossing through which UNRWA must bring imported food stocks. Karni was closed for approximately one day out of every three operating days during the period. For detail see section below Obstacles Encountered.

In the first six months of 2006, UNRWA delivered 406,961 parcels to 326,630 families. Since emergency operations began in late 2000, UNRWA has delivered 2.4 million food parcels in the West Bank and 3.4 million in the Gaza Strip – a total of over 5.8 million parcels.

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Aim • The aim of UNRWA's emergency cash assistance programme is to alleviate poverty among Palestine refugees through the provision of cash subsidies and household goods to the most vulnerable households.

Objectives Gaza Strip: • To distribute relocation grants to 2,421 households each month • To distribute emergency cash grants to 1,700 households each month

West Bank: • To distribute emergency cash grants to 1,500 households each month • To distribute blankets (3,000), and kitchen kits (100) to a limited number of households • To distribute school bags to 12,000 pupils from vulnerable households

Report on delivery: In the Gaza Strip, UNRWA issued monthly relocation grants to 1,172 families (supporting 6,583 individuals in the process) in the first quarter, rising to 1,368 families (7,972 individuals) in the second quarter. These are families whose homes have been destroyed by Israeli military activity and who are presently waiting on Agency rehousing lists. A further 9,139 families were supported during the period with cash grants based on loss of income as a result of injury leading to incapacitation of the main breadwinner or due to long-term unemployment. Eighteen families were supported in the first half of 2006 due to the death of the main breadwinner and a further 18 families supported with cash payments to assist in post injury rehabilitation.

In the West Bank, cash payments were issued to 16,777 families (supporting over 100,000 individuals) on the basis of loss of income. Eleven families were assisted to reimburse damage to basic household effects and two families were assisted in the aftermath of fire and flood damage to their shelters.

In-kind assistance was provided as follows. In the Gaza Strip, 30 families were provided with blankets and mattresses. Twenty seven families were provided with floor mats and 21 families with replacement kitchen kits. In the West Bank, 22 families were provided with blankets and 22 with kitchen kits.

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Health

Aim • To alleviate the effects of closures on the health status of Palestinians, maintaining the health status of refugees living in the West Bank through facilitating access to primary health care services.

Objective • To facilitate access to primary health care services, curative and preventive treatments through maintaining five mobile healthcare teams and establishing five fixed stations. An estimated 660,000 refugee patient consultations will be provided.

Report on delivery: The five mobile health teams continued to render their services to the refugee and non- refugee population, prevented from reaching UNRWA health care facilities by the various checkpoints and movement restrictions. They offered a range of services on communicable and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, anaemia, osteo-arthritis, parasitic infections, infectious diseases as well as first aid to traumatised intifada-related patients. During the reporting period the mobile health teams were able to conduct 717 visits to isolated and remote villages where 67,234 patient consultations were carried out during the six month period.

Operations Support Officer Programme

Aims • To reinforce and facilitate the maintenance of UNRWA's education, health and relief and social services programmes in the context of the emergency situation in the oPt.

Objectives • To provide logistical support, facilitate access of humanitarian aid, and enable the Agency to respond quickly and help alleviate any undue suffering in the current crisis. • To ensure the integrity and neutrality of the Agency's installations and programmes.

Report on delivery: During the reporting period in the West Bank, Operations Support Officers (OSOs) continued monitoring the changing humanitarian conditions in refugee camps, towns and villages, to ensure that the Agency respond promptly and efficiently to changing needs. The Operations Office also assisted in negotiating the passage of UNRWA personnel, supplies and vehicles, including food convoys and ambulances, through military checkpoints, and continued to track and compile data on access restrictions regarding Agency personnel, vehicles and supplies. OSOs also continued monitoring UNRWA facilities to ensure that they are used only as intended and to assess any damages sustained as a consequence of hostilities.

Monitoring focused on the humanitarian impact of the first phase of the barrier in the Qalqilya, Tulkarem and Jenin districts. Approximately 200,000 people are affected by the first phase, having lost land, water and agricultural resources in the construction of the barrier itself and experiencing problems in accessing essential resources and services because of gate schedules and permit requirements. Monitoring is now extended to communities affected by the barrier in Jerusalem and Bethlehem areas, with specific attention to those localities that will be isolated in enclaves or in the seam zone, including Palestinian villages within the Gush Etzion block and Bir Narbala enclave north-west of Jerusalem. In Hebron area, and in particular in the areas located south of Yatta, OSO teams

UNRWA Emergency Appeal Thirtieth Progress Report: January to June 2006 Page 7 have been monitoring land confiscations and bulldozing of agricultural land owned by Palestinians for the construction of the barrier. A joint study with OCHA on the agricultural permit system in Tulkarem and Qalqilia was completed and made public during the reporting period. The report can be accessed at www.humanitarianinfo.org/opt/.

Humanitarian monitoring also focused on Bedouin communities living in the Jordan Valley and Hebron Hills. Their livelihoods, traditionally based upon nomadic herding, have been considerably affected by IDF restrictions on land for grazing. As a result, Bedouins living in these areas, who are in large number registered with the Agency as refugees, are increasingly turning to UNRWA for assistance.

In Gaza, the full operation of the OSO Programme continued to be hampered by the security situation. Only one of the two international staff members assigned to the Operation Support Officer Programme in Gaza returned to the Field on 14 March, while the second international staff member has remained in Jerusalem, following the repeated attempts to kidnap foreigners and international staff members. The four area staff members assigned to the programme remained in Gaza.

Field visits were undertaken to Al-Seafa within the IDF declared “No-go” zone in order to assess the humanitarian situation of the approximately 250 residents in the area and to the Kerem Shalom cargo terminal, completing a survey on the logistic capabilities of the terminal. In conjunction with OCHA, a team visited the residents of the Swedish Village and conducted an over all assessment. In May and June, staff conducted field visits to families in Beit Hanoun and Al-Ma'ani, to the Bedouin village and to sewage sites in Gaza city, Khan Younis and Beit Lahia.

Humanitarian supplies were delivered to families in the closed military zone east of Beit Hanoun in coordination with the Relief and Social Services Department and access was facilitated for staff of the Field Engineering and Construction Service to carry out a damage assessment in the same area. The majority of families in the former enclosed area of Al- Ma'ani are refugees and most have difficulties coping; most men are unemployed and those employed by the PA have not received their salaries since March 06.

There are concerns about public health in the Bedouin village (Um An-Nasser); the nearby waste water treatment plant provides a natural breeding ground for mosquitoes and parasites and, increasingly, children are showing signs of digestive and respiratory health problems and skin diseases. Another problem is the vulnerability of the area and its people to IDF bombardments. The regular IDF artillery shelling over the last five months has affected the psychological wellbeing of the people, particularly of the children. The waste water treatment plant has been shelled on various occasions. The risk that a shell hits the sand dunes protecting the waste water plant from flooding is great and the consequences of this would be serious indeed.

The Municipality of Gaza City has asked UNRWA to act as an interlocutor to expedite the crossing of iron pipes into Gaza to avert serious problems with the city's waste water disposal. OSO and SA/DUO/G visited the sewage and pumping sites accompanied by representatives of the Special Environmental Health Programme and Gaza Municipality and prepared a report which allowed the issue to be been raised with the IDF. Also sewage sites in Khan Younis were visited and a report on problems encountered by the Municipality has subsequently been prepared. Programme staff also coordinated a response to the reported shortage of water in Block 4, Beach Camp with SEHP and Gaza Municipality.

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Karni Crossing During the reporting period, Karni terminal was closed for a total of 58 working days. These prolonged closures had a number of direct consequences. Firstly, availability of goods in the market was restricted, adding physical access to food stocks to the existing problems of economic access and thereby heightening food insecurity. At the same time, the basic dry goods which make up the Agency’s food basket in Gaza were delayed in entering the Strip causing disruption to UNRWA’s food distribution programme. Local mills supplying flour were unable to make up the shortfall as their deliveries of wheat were likewise delayed for the duration of the first quarter of the year. The food round planned to begin distribution on 26 February 2006 was postponed until 8 April 2006 i.e., a delay of 41 days.

In addition to the delays in implementing programmed activity, a considerable backlog of empty containers developed on the Gaza side of the border during the reporting period. These containers are rented by the agency from Israeli port agents who apply punitive charges for late return. At the end of June, 203 empty containers were waiting to be delivered back to the port and charges of over $900,000 had been incurred.

Humanitarian access incidents: Over the 1st quarter of the year, the number of access problems at IDF and Border Police checkpoints affecting UNRWA West Bank staff members showed an increasing trend, yet no major change was recorded compared to previous months: 52 access problems were reported to the Operations office in the month of January; 61 in February; and 76 in March. The number of access problems at IDF and Border Police checkpoints affecting UNRWA West Bank staff members showed an increasing trend during the months of April and May compared to previous months. Only by the end of the quarter (June 2006) a considerable decrease in access problems was reported. Overall, 88 access problems were reported to the Operations Office in the month of April; 147 in May; and 48 in June.

Access Summary January February March April May June No. of incidents 52 61 76 88 147 48 (i) Delay 38 47 58 52 87 38 (ii) Return 13 13 18 36 48 4 (iii) Detained 1 1 - - - - No. of employees 163 593 602 829 1,142 136 (i) Delayed 130 496 558 419 801 102 (ii) Returned 30 95 44 410 225 8 (iii) Detained 3 2 - - - -

Among the incidents above, the following are illustrative of the type of impact which the prevention of access produces for delivery of humanitarian assistance:

• on 4 February, 10 UNRWA staff members travelling from Tulkarm to Nablus were denied access at Beit Iba checkpoint; • on 6 February, 10 UNRWA staff members travelling from Qalandia to Bethlehem were denied access at Qalandia checkpoint; • on 8 February, 7 UNRWA staff travelling from Battir to the Field Office in Jerusalem were denied access at a mobile checkpoint on Route 60 north of the Tunnels checkpoint, allegedly as 6 of them are prohibited to use Route 60 being West Bank ID holders;

UNRWA Emergency Appeal Thirtieth Progress Report: January to June 2006 Page 9 • on 14 February, an UNRWA bus carrying 50 staff members from Ramallah to the Field Office in Jerusalem was denied access at Hizma checkpoint; • on 17 February, an UNRWA bus carrying 45 staff travelling from Bethlehem to the Field Office in Jerusalem was delayed for approximately 60 minutes at the Tunnels checkpoint; • on 17 February, an UNRWA staff member was denied access at a mobile checkpoint near Bab Azhara gate while going to work at Jerusalem Health Centre; • on 15 March, 14 UNRWA staff members traveling from Al 'Auja to Jericho were delayed for approximately 6 hours at Al 'Auja checkpoint; • on 4 April 2006, 55 UNRWA staff members travelling from Ramallah to Jerusalem were prevented to cross through Hizma check point; • on 12 April, an UNRWA mobile health team travelling from Jenin to Barta'a was delayed for approximately 70 minutes at Barta'a gate; • on 19 April, 80 UNRWA staff members travelling from Hebron and Bethlehem to the Field Office in Jerusalem were denied access at Tunnels checkpoint; • on 26 April, 52 UNRWA staff members travelling from Ramallah to the Field Office in Jerusalem were delayed for approximately 45 minutes at Beit El checkpoint; • on 3 May, 110 UNRWA staff members travelling from Bethlehem and Hebron to the Field Office in Jerusalem were denied access at the Tunnels checkpoint and Al Walaja checkpoint. Twenty of them managed to pass from Wadi Nar checkpoint; • on 9 May 50 UNRWA staff members travelling from Ramallah to the Field Office in Jerusalem were delayed for approximately 1 hour at a mobile checkpoint near Ar Ram; • on 29 May, 22 UNRWA staff members travelling from Deir 'Ammar Camp to Ramallah were denied access at 'Atara checkpoint. The same staff members were delayed for approximately 2 hours at Wadi el Haramieh mobile checkpoint;

Jerusalem entry permits: This issue continued to cause uncertainty and frustration for employees and Field management alike and continued to impact on field operations. At the end of the reporting period, 418 out of 490 employees or 85.3% of staff held valid entry permits. This represents a significant improvement to the picture at the end of the 2005 when the figure was 75%.

Similarly, after a worrying increase in denied permits for alleged security reasons at the end of 2005, the number of staff members denied permission to enter Jerusalem for alleged security reasons significantly decreased during the first half of the year, from 80 cases in January to 41 cases in May.

Annexes: A. UNRWA Emergency Fact Sheet 1st and 2nd Quarter 2006 B. Spreadsheets: pledges and contributions received, all appeals, as of 30 June 2006. C. Spreadsheets: expenditure report, 2005 Emergency Appeal; Combined expenditure report, earlier appeals.

Cover photograph: UNRWA photo

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Category Gaza Strip West Bank Total Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Emergency Employment Creation Direct Hire Persons Hired 7,965 5,587 3,341 3,882 20,775 (73.8% m; 26.2 % f) (85.6% m; 14.4% f) (82.2% m; 17.8% f) (79.7% m; 20.3% f) Job Days Provided 526,134 548,455 145,886 157,011 1,377,486 Dependants Supported 55,000 41,659 24,552 28,146 83,146 Indirect Hire Community Projects Job Days Generated N/a N/a 14,935 17,989 32,924 Other projects Job Days Generated 810 18,581 550 1,896 2,446 Emergency Food Aid Parcels Delivered 91,577 161,521 55,049 98,814 406,961 Families Targeted 132,845 134,568 26,407 47,125 181,693 Est. Number of Individuals Benefitting 458,885 645,926 136,830 245,230 891,156 Tons of Food Delivered 6,539 14,827 2,885 5,063 29,315 Emergency Relief and Social Assistance Cash & In-Kind Assistance Family Beneficiaries 4,772 6,943 8,765 8,063 Individual Beneficiaries 28,633 41,194 52,757 47,837 Emergency Household Items Family Beneficiaries 24 6 18 26 74 Individual Beneficiaries 142 35 141 155 473 Emergency Shelter Repair Repairs Undertaken 0 34 N/a N/a 34 Families Benefitting 0 56 N/a N/a 56 Individual Beneficiaries 0 312 N/a N/a 312 Emergency Health Services Mobile Clinics Number of Clinics N/a N/a 5 5 5 Patients Served N/a N/a 33,894 33,340 67,234 Rehabiliation and Physiotherapy Sessions N/a N/a 3,326 3,104 6,430 Patients Served N/a N/a 245 244 489 Environmental Health Truckloads of Emergency Waste Removal N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 Laborers Employed on Sanitation Works 1,739 1,110 N/a N/a 2,849 Emergency Operations Support Operations Support Officers (OSO) 2 2 10 10 12 OSO National Staff 4 4 18 18 22 CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNRWA'S EMERGENCY APPEALS FOR GAZA AND WEST BANK

A- FLASH APPEAL LAUNCHED ON 4 OCTOBER 2000 CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar AUSTRALIA AUD 250,000 130,375 130,375 0 BELGIUM BEF 1,500,000 34,173 34,173 0 CANADA CAD 150,000 98,656 98,656 0 DENMARK DKK 800,000 90,703 90,703 0 ECHO EUR 120,000 106,995 106,995 0 FINLAND FIM 500,000 74,734 74,734 0 FRANCE FRF 276,938 39,284 39,284 0 Supplies to Qalqilya hospital ($2,308) 2,308 0 21 Bullet proof jackets ($3,000) 3,000 0 Medical emergency kit ($8,102) 8,102 0 Equipment for Qalqilya Hospital ($565) 565 0 Supplies for Qalqilya Hospital ($551) 551 0 Equipment for Qalqilya Hospital ($1,809) 1,809 0 Supplies for Qalqilya Hospital ($360) 360 0 HOLY SEE (Pontifical Mission) 5,000 5,000 0 IRELAND 100,000 100,000 0 JAPAN 85,050 85,050 0 LUXEMBOURG 105,000 105,000 0 NEW ZEALAND NZD 100,000 40,550 40,550 0 SAUDI ARABIA Medical supplies ($250,000) 250,000 0 SPAIN 19,967 19,967 0 SWEDEN SEK 1,000,000 99,404 99,404 0 SWITZERLAND 10,000 10,000 0 USA 300,000 300,000 0 AGFUND 50,000 50,000 0 CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL NIS 86,375 21,151 21,151 0 Food Baskets ($10,000) 10,000 0 RKK JPY 1,000,000 9,346 9,346 0

SPIMACO, SAUDI ARABIA Medical supplies ($12,505) 12,505 0 USAID (thru' CARE) In kind ($17,047) 17,047 0 TOTAL 1,420,388 306,247 1,726,635 0

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 1,726,635 B - FIRST EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED ON 8 NOVEMBER 2000 CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar BELGIUM BEF 10,000,000 227,213 227,213 0 CANADA CAD 600,000 397,323 397,323 0 DENMARK DKK 5,000,000 578,035 578,035 0 DENMARK, 2nd pledge DKK 3,000,000 373,599 373,599 0 ECHO EUR 4,300,000 3,719,725 3,719,725 0 ECHO, 2nd pledge EUR 10,000,000 8,650,519 8,650,519 0 IRELAND IEP 150,000 165,510 165,510 0 ITALY ITL 3,000,000,000 1,387,082 1,387,082 0 NETHERLANDS NLG 34,710,000 13,624,004 13,624,004 0 NORWAY NOK 5,000,000 536,481 536,481 0 PECDAR/PWA 103,800 103,800 0 SPAIN ESP 77,451,039 424,201 424,201 0 SWEDEN SEK 2,000,000 208,333 208,333 0 SWITZERLAND 666,350 666,350 0 UNDP 46,172 46,172 0 UK GBP 5,000,000 7,142,857 7,142,857 0 USA 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 SUNDRY DONORS 1,804 1,804 0 HAND IN HAND APPEAL, SYRIA SYP 25,863,660 562,254 562,254 0

TOTAL 43,815,262 43,815,262 0

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 43,815,262

C - SECOND EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2001 CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar AUSTRALIA AUD 500,000 259,350 259,350 0 CANADA CAD 500,000 318,444 318,444 0 DENMARK DKK 7,000,000 799,087 799,087 0 ECHO EUR 955,309 883,457 883,457 0 FINLAND FIM 4,000,000 602,284 602,284 0 GERMANY DEM 700,000 325,368 325,368 0 ITALY ITL 1,500,000,000 689,836 689,836 0 UK GBP 3,000,000 4,347,826 4,347,826 0 USA 3,800,000 3,800,000 0 USAID 12,000,000 12,000,000 0

TOTAL 24,025,652 24,025,652 0

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 24,025,652 D - THIRD EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2001 CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar BELGIUM BEF 51,000,000 1,141,025 1,141,025 0 CANADA CAD 1,000,000 653,567 653,567 0 DENMARK DKK 3,000,000 355,024 355,024 0 EC/ECHO EUR 4,880,556 4,497,964 4,497,964 0 EC/ECHO EUR 7,302,260 6,815,565 6,815,565 0 EC/ECHO EUR 1,064,555 995,160 995,160 0 EC/ECHO EUR 1,325,035 1,213,503 1,213,503 0 EC/ECHO EUR 673,978 628,924 628,924 0 EC/ECHO EUR 493,697 463,027 463,027 0 FINLAND FIM 3,000,000 458,694 458,694 0 FRANCE 1,047,600 8,030 MT of Flour (US$ 2,209,526) 3,257,126 0 GERMANY DEM 1,000,000 455,291 455,291 0 GERMANY DEM 2,070,216 1,042,219 1,042,219 0 ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB) 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 IRELAND IEP 1,000,000 1,150,000 1,150,000 0 ITALY ITL 6,000,000,000 3,052,947 3,052,947 0 LUXEMBOURG LUF 10,000,000 213,333 213,333 0 NETHERLANDS 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 NORWAY NOK 5,000,000 539,957 539,957 0 NORWAY NOK 6,000,000 682,594 682,594 0 NORWAY NOK 5,000,000 551,876 551,876 0 SWEDEN SEK 3,000,000 281,690 281,690 0 SWITZERLAND 181,818 181,818 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 3,000,000 1,863,354 1,863,354 0 UK GBP 2,000,000 2,816,901 2,816,901 0 UK 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 USA 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 USAID 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 SYRIAN ARAB POPULAR COMMITTEE SYP 15,000,000 326,087 326,087 0 KING HUSSEIN PRIZE 50,000 50,000 0 JAPANESE NGO 2,000 2,000 0 SUNDRY DONORS 4,859 4,859 0 STAFF MEMBERS, LEBANON LBP 5,659,715 3,771 3,771 0

TOTAL 61,488,750 2,209,526 63,698,276 0

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 63,698,276 E - 2002 EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2002 (as at 30 June 2006) (including the Supplementary Appeal launched in June 2002) CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar AUSTRALIA AUD 500,000 285,000 285,000 0 AUSTRALIA AUD 185,000 106,560 106,560 0 AUSTRALIA AUD 1,000,000 602,000 602,000 0 BELGIUM EUR 1,000,000 983,281 983,281 0 BELGIUM EUR 1,000,000 1,074,110 1,074,110 0 CANADA CAD 2,000,000 1,257,777 1,257,777 0 CZECH REPUBLIC 35,000 35,000 0 DENMARK DKK 8,000,000 945,280 945,280 0 DENMARK DKK 2,000,000 279,405 279,405 0 FINLAND EUR 500,000 430,293 430,293 0 FINLAND EUR 500,000 469,484 469,484 0 FINLAND EUR 200,000 198,216 198,216 0 GERMANY EUR 150,000 147,493 147,493 0 GERMANY EUR 95,000 93,412 93,412 0 GERMANY EUR 209,000 206,404 206,404 0 GERMANY EUR 1,500,000 1,476,378 1,476,378 0 GERMANY EUR 750,000 737,463 737,463 0 IRELAND EUR 350,000 343,474 343,474 0 IRELAND EUR 350,000 343,474 343,474 0 IRELAND EUR 300,000 294,406 294,406 0 IRELAND EUR 200,000 198,216 198,216 0 JAPAN 1,200,000 1,200,000 0 JAPAN 597,866 597,866 0 LUXEMBOURG EUR 200,000 180,505 180,505 0 NETHERLANDS EUR 2,500,000 2,458,210 2,458,210 0 NEW ZEALAND NZD 400,000 175,228 175,228 0 NORWAY NOK 10,000,000 1,262,626 1,262,626 0 NORWAY NOK 10,000,000 1,360,544 1,360,544 0 SWEDEN SEK 20,000,000 1,941,748 1,941,748 0 SWEDEN SEK 10,000,000 1,075,269 1,075,269 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 1,000,000 598,802 598,802 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 1,000,000 666,667 666,667 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 2,000,000 1,438,849 1,438,849 0 TURKEY 199,950 199,950 0 UK GBP 5,000,000 7,142,857 7,142,857 0 UK GBP 2,000,000 3,125,000 3,125,000 0 International staff for Jenin Camp project UK (GBP 1 million = US$ 1,706,789) 1,706,789 0 USA 20,000,000 20,000,000 0 USAID 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 Tents, water purification unit, containers and USAID hygiene kits for Jenin ($185,212) 185,212 0 UAE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY 27,000,000 23,064,780 3,935,220 AGFUND 259,996 259,996 0 UNFPA 100,000 100,000 0 WHO 40 emergency health kits ($ 480,000) 480,000 0 SYRIAN ARAB POPULAR COMMITTEE SYP 80,000,000 1,739,131 1,739,131 0 EGYPTIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY Food commodities and blankets ($559,376) 559,376 0 ISLAMIC AMERICAN RELIEF AGENCY 50,000 50,000 0 ISLAMIC AMERICAN RELIEF AGENCY Medical supplies ($10,000) 10,000 0 UAE FRIENDS SOCIETY 99,982 99,982 0 HAND IN HAND APPEAL, SYRIA 259,697 259,697 0 NOUR INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AID 3,000 Medical supplies ($51,513) 54,513 0 ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTER, NY 10,000 10,000 0 UNOG STAFF COUNCIL, GENEVA CHF 20,000 13,423 13,423 0 UNDP STAFF, IRAQ 12,410 12,410 0 UNDP STAFF, BAHRAIN 983 983 0 INTERNATIONAL STAFF ASSOCIATION, UNRWA 8,725 8,725 0 STAFF MEMBERS, UNRWA'S JORDAN FIELD JOD 79,346 112,071 112,071 0 AREA STAFF UNION, LEBANON LBP 83,046,747 55,327 55,327 0 OTHER NGOs 42,600 42,600 0 SUNDRY DONORS 396,809 Food commodities ($44,516) 441,325 0

TOTAL 94,095,401 3,037,406 93,197,587 3,935,220

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 97,132,807 F - FIFTH EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2002 (as at 30 June 2006) CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar BELGIUM EUR 212,809 252,738 252,738 0 BELGIUM EUR 657,500 817,781 817,781 0 CANADA CAD 1,000,000 671,050 671,050 0 CYPRUS CYP 10,000 18,310 18,310 0 DENMARK DKK 8,000,000 1,159,414 1,159,414 0 ECHO EUR 3,074,896 3,719,428 3,719,428 0 ECHO EUR 2,233,455 2,710,510 2,710,510 0 FINLAND EUR 500,000 538,213 538,213 0 GERMANY EUR 1,000,000 1,140,251 1,140,251 0 GERMANY EUR 150,000 176,056 176,056 0 ITALY EUR 1,000,000 1,326,260 1,326,260 0 LUXEMBOURG EUR 100,000 117,786 117,786 0 NEW ZEALAND NZD 400,000 230,553 230,553 0 NORWAY NOK 10,000,000 1,410,437 1,410,437 0 SWEDEN SEK 28,000,000 3,305,785 3,305,785 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 1,000,000 740,741 740,741 0 UK GBP 1,800,000 2,857,143 2,857,143 0 USA 15,000,000 15,000,000 0 SYRIAN ARAB POPULAR COMMITTEE SYP 36,000,000 699,029 699,029 0 AGFUND 98,353 98,353 0 OPEC (THRU' AGFUND INITIATIVE) 69,640 69,640 0 OCHA NIS 710,913 156,245 156,245 0 UNDP Olive oil (US$ 393,115) 393,115 0 EGYPTIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY Clothes (EGP 411,000 = $ 72,105) 72,105 0 EGYPTIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY Food commodities (EGP 1,690,500 = $ 282,081) 282,081 0 FOCUS INTERNATIONAL Shoes & back-to-school packs (JOD9,960=$14,068) 14,068 0 HAND-IN-HAND APPEAL, SYRIA 50,590 50,590 0 UNRWA'S INTERNATIONAL STAFF 16,277 16,277 0 PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS 59,642 59,642 0

TOTAL 37,342,232 761,369 38,103,601 0

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 38,103,601 G - SIXTH EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2003 (as at 30 June 2006) CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar AUSTRIA EUR 300,000 356,295 356,295 0 DENMARK DKK 7,000,000 1,103,999 1,103,999 0 ECHO EUR 3,000,000 3,727,962 3,727,962 0 ECHO EUR 2,000,000 2,461,036 2,461,036 0 FINLAND EUR 200,0000 228,571 228,571 0 GERMANY EUR 400,000 457,143 457,143 0 GERMANY EUR 250,000 296,912 296,912 0 GERMANY EUR 800,000 950,119 950,119 0 IRELAND EUR 1,000,000 1,084,599 1,084,599 0 ITALY 500,112 500,112 0 LUXEMBOURG EUR 100,000 114,286 114,286 0 NORWAY NOK 10,000,000 1,414,427 1,414,427 0 NORWAY NOK 10,000,000 1,455,604 1,455,604 0 SWEDEN SEK 10,000,000 1,305,826 1,305,826 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 1,000,000 740,741 740,741 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 600,000 480,000 480,000 0 UK GBP 3,500,000 5,503,145 5,503,145 0 USA 26,000,000 26,000,000 0 USAID 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK 76,000 19,920 56,080 SYRIAN ARAB POPULAR COMMITTEE SYP 3,862,500 75,000 75,000 0 PALESTINE RIGHT TO RETURN COALITION 10,000 10,000 0 UNRWA AREA STAFF, HQ - AMMAN JOD 2,718 3,839 3,839 0 UNRWA AREA STAFF, VARIOUS FIELDS 129,231 129,231 0 EGYPTIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY Food (EGP 887,280 = $144,744) 144,744 0 NESTLE Whole milk (CHF 36,114 = $25,613) 25,613 0 FEROZESONS LABORATORIES LTD, PAKISTAN Medicine ($80,000) 80,000 0 EU AMBASSADORS IN GENEVA CHF 1,040 832 832 0 PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS Food (NIS 60,000 = $13,575) 13,575 0 PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS 32,112 32,112 0

TOTAL 53,507,791 263,932 53,715,643 56,080

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 53,771,723 H - SEVENTH EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2003 (as at 30 June 2006) (including the Supplementary Appeal for Rafah launched in May 2004) CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar AUSTRALIA AUD 2,000,000 1,498,000 1,498,000 0 AUSTRALIA AUD 500,000 341,400 341,400 0 AUSTRIA EUR 500,000 601,685 601,685 0 AUSTRIA EUR 500,000 678,139 678,139 0 BELGIUM EUR 1,000,000 1,356,847 1,356,847 0 BELGIUM EUR 1,000,000 1,272,260 1,272,260 0 BELGIUM EUR 300,000 407,051 407,051 0 CANADA CAD 600,000 451,096 451,096 0 CANADA CAD 1,000,000 751,848 751,848 0 CANADA CAD 1,000,000 746,269 746,269 0 CANADA (interest) 5,410 5,410 0 DENMARK DKK 7,000,000 1,133,379 1,133,379 0 DENMARK DKK 5,000,000 891,258 891,258 0 ECHO EUR 850,000 1,034,830 1,034,830 0 ECHO EUR 15,016 18,402 18,402 0 ECHO EUR 1,749,000 2,106,730 2,106,730 0 ECHO EUR 1,147,471 1,380,619 1,380,619 0 ECHO EUR 1,282,600 1,539,018 1,534,647 4,371 ECHO EUR 871,409 1,049,427 1,049,427 0 ECHO EUR 204,661 249,283 249,283 0 ECHO EUR 156,758 190,935 190,935 0 ECHO EUR 1,347,307 1,779,879 1,779,879 0 FINLAND EUR 500,000 621,891 621,891 0 FINLAND EUR 600,000 795,756 795,756 0 FRANCE EUR 400,000 487,805 487,805 0 GERMANY EUR 1,000,000 1,203,369 1,203,369 0 GERMANY EUR 500,000 663,130 663,130 0 IRELAND EUR 1,000,000 1,187,648 1,187,648 0 IRELAND EUR 500,000 663,130 663,130 0 JAPAN 1,513,200 1,513,200 0 LUXEMBOURG EUR 200,000 243,605 243,605 0 NETHERLANDS 3,335,000 3,335,000 0 NEW ZEALAND NZD 300,000 191,070 191,070 0 NEW ZEALAND NZD 500,000 318,450 318,450 0 NORWAY NOK 154,000 22,416 743,222 tins of canned fish (NOK 5,095,060=$762,769) 785,185 0 NORWAY NOK 10,000,000 1,440,092 1,440,092 0 NORWAY NOK 10,000,000 1,639,344 1,639,344 0 NORWAY NOK 5,000,000 819,672 819,672 0 SPAIN EUR 1,000,000 1,203,369 1,203,369 0 SWEDEN SEK 42,000,000 5,606,208 5,606,208 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 2,000,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 2,000,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 675,000 597,345 597,345 0 UK GBP 5,000,000 9,328,358 9,328,358 0 UK GBP 2,000,000 3,669,725 3,669,725 0 UK GBP 5,000,000 9,443,396 9,443,396 0 USA 20,000,000 20,000,000 0 USA 20,000,000 20,000,000 0 UNICEF Sanitation kits ($23,620) 23,620 0 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL Staff seconded to Gaza and West Bank ($138,379) 138,379 0 SYRIAN ARAB POPULAR COMMITTEE 60,000 60,000 0 SYRIAN ARAB POPULAR COMMITTEE SYP 2,000,000 38,685 38,685 0 SYRIAN ARAB POPULAR COMMITTEE 13,000 13,000 0 CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL 269,321 143,325 125,996 CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL Food aid ($50,000) 50,000 0 EGYPTIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY Blankets, school bags, shoes.. (EGP 98,259=$16,766) 16,766 0 EGYPTIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY Food commodities (EGP 1,841,235=$296,973) 296,973 0 PALESTINE RIGHT TO RETURN COALITION 7,000 7,000 0 HAND IN HAND APPEAL, SYRIA 5,178 5,178 0 UNRWA INTERNATIONAL STAFF 6,675 6,675 0 UNRWA AREA STAFF 158,637 158,637 SIOM COMPANY, FRANCE EUR 18,000 21,327 21,327 0 ONE SHEKEL CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST BANK 15,655 15,655 0 PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS 124,834 124,834 0

TOTAL 108,398,056 1,288,507 109,556,196 130,367

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 109,686,563

- In addition, the amount of US$ 1,576,798 (VAT refund) was recorded as income toward the Seventh Appeal. - The amount of US$ 1,657,682 representing free balances from previous appeals was transferred to the Seventh Appeal. I - EIGHTH EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2004 (as at 30 June 2006) CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar AUSTRALIA AUD 2,000,000 1,559,600 1,559,600 0 AUSTRIA EUR 600,000 752,823 752,823 0 AUSTRIA EUR 150,000 188,206 188,206 0 AUSTRIA EUR 550,000 647,059 647,059 0 BELGIUM EUR 750,000 914,630 914,630 0 BELGIUM EUR 1,000,000 1,206,268 1,206,268 0 BELGIUM EUR 500,000 604,589 604,589 0 BELGIUM (FLANDERS) EUR 150,000 197,614 178,334 19,280 BELGIUM (FLANDERS) EUR 200,000 238,977 213,270 25,707 CANADA CAD 1,000,000 826,446 826,446 0 DENMARK DKK 7,000,000 1,104,101 1,104,101 0 ECHO EUR 1,457,500 1,784,594 1,409,915 374,679 ECHO EUR 1,042,500 1,276,459 1,008,464 267,995 ECHO EUR 3,500,000 4,277,306 3,377,563 899,743 FINLAND EUR 500,000 646,831 646,831 0 FINLAND EUR 600,000 705,882 705,882 0 FRANCE EUR 247,000 292,308 292,308 0 GERMANY EUR 2,679,000 3,151,765 3,151,765 0 JAPAN 15,000,000 15,000,000 0 NETHERLANDS 1,800,000 1,800,000 0 NORWAY NOK 146,400 23,238 23,238 0 NORWAY 35,958 35,958 0 NORWAY 737,280 tins of canned fish (NOK 5,058,539=$780,185) 780,185 0 NORWAY NOK 14,710,503 2,335,000 2,335,000 0 NORWAY NOK 5,000,000 741,840 741,840 0 SAUDI ARABIA 20,000,000 20,000,000 SAUDI ARABIA (SAUDI COMMITTEE) 1,019,000 419,000 600,000 SPAIN EUR 1,000,000 1,201,923 1,201,923 0 SPAIN EUR 1,500,000 1,813,785 1,813,785 0 SWEDEN SEK 40,000,000 5,401,602 5,401,602 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 2,000,000 1,626,002 1,626,002 0 SWITZERLAND CHF 500,000 381,666 381,666 0 UAE RED CRESCENT 13,000,000 650,000 12,350,000 UK GBP 1,800,000 3,448,276 3,448,276 0 USA 20,000,000 20,000,000 0 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, USA Oat cereal & medical supplies ($ 1,639,669) 1,639,669 0 EGYPTIAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY Sugar & Flour (EGP 335,670=$58,377) 58,377 0 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL Two seconded staff to West Bank ($152,433) 152,433 0 PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS 61,010 61,010 0

TOTAL 108,264,758 2,630,664 76,358,018 34,537,404

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 110,895,422 J - NINTH EMERGENCY APPEAL LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2005 (as at 30 June 2006)

CONFIRMED RECEIVED OUTSTANDING DONOR CASH IN-KIND Local Currency US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar AUSTRALIA AUD 3,750,000 2,768,625 2,768,625 0 AUSTRIA EUR 750,000 931,677 931,677 0 BELGIUM EUR 1,000,000 1,285,347 1,285,347 CANADA CAD 4,000,000 3,448,276 3,448,276 0 DENMARK DKK 7,000,000 1,198,630 1,198,630 0 ECHO EUR 4,370,000 5,616,967 5,616,967 ECHO EUR 3,000,000 3,856,041 3,856,041 Human Security Trust Fund/UN 1,326,620 1,326,620 0 LUXEMBOURG EUR 200,000 241,838 241,838 0 NORWAY NOK 24,000,000 3,636,364 3,636,364 0 SPAIN EUR 1,300,000 1,670,951 1,670,951 SPAIN EUR 700,000 899,743 899,743 SPAIN (VALENCIA) EUR 173,677 223,235 223,235 SWEDEN SEK 40,000,000 5,342,385 2,568,460 2,773,925 SWITZERLAND CHF 2,000,000 1,652,879 1,652,879 0 USA 50,850,000 50,850,000 JUFFALI FOUNDATION 145,000 49,980 95,020 PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS 28,481 28,481 0

TOTAL 85,123,059 17,851,830 67,271,229

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASH & IN-KIND 85,123,059

Notes: 1- Outstanding amounts in local currency are converted to US Dollars at the June 2006 UN exchange rates. 2- Excess of funds under the First Emergency Appeal are used for continued activities in the Second Emergency Appeal. UNRWA Emergency Appeal Expenditure Report, as at 30 June 2006 (Includes 2006 emergency appeal - January to December) US$

Gaza W/Bank Total Budget Expenditure Item Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate Line A B C =(B+C)/A A B C =(B+C)/A A B C =(B+C)/A

1 Employment Creation 3,992,371 1,253,923 - 31% 2,740,123 1,309,649 - 48% 6,732,494 2,563,572 - 38%

2 Food Aid 11,131,414 3,559,279 3,278,824 61% 2,872,618 633,033 65,278 0% 14,004,032 4,192,312 3,344,102 54%

3 Relief & Social Assistance 1,636,222 471,353 838,469 80% 2,145,813 942,756 - 0% 3,782,035 1,414,109 838,469 60%

4 Shelter Repair & Reconstruction 446,429 399,516 - 89% - - - 0% 446,429 399,516 - 89%

5 Emergency Health 1,000 - 1,000 0% 144,980 - 47,000 0% 145,980 - 48,000 33%

6 Emergency Education - - - 0% 568,023 - - 0% 568,023 - - 0%

7 Monitoring & Reporting Services 862,045 207,851 171,336 44% 26,135 2,545 - 0% 888,180 210,396 171,336 43%

8 Community Relief Operations - - - 0% 225,380 42,956 - 19% 225,380 42,956 - 19%

9 Other Expenditures 134,500 - 134,500 100% - - - 0% 134,500 - 134,500 100%

10 Programme Support Costs 1,881,202 1,881,202 - 100% 1,106,978 1,106,978 - 100% 2,988,180 2,988,180 - 100%

Grand Total 20,085,183 7,773,124 4,424,129 61% 9,830,050 4,037,917 112,278 42% 29,915,233 11,811,041 4,536,407 55%

1 Includes short-term employment creation, job experience programme, construction of drainage channels and camp pathways, maintenance of schools and health centres, classroom/school construction, road repair and maintenance, shelter rehabilitation 2 Includes commodities (including packaging and distribution) and food subsidies. 3 Includes cash assistance for families in extreme crisis 4 Includes rehousing projects and reconstruction of shelters which were demolished and normal shelter rehabilitation projects 5 Includes additional staffing cost for health centres, emergency hospitalisation, additional medical supplies and equipment, and mobile medical teams 6 Includes compensatory education activities, and distance learning 7 Includes equipment for the OSO programme, and other emergency operations support 8 Includes youth activities, psychological counselling, and vocational training 9 Includes expenditure at Gaza and Amman Headquarters UNRWA Emergency Appeal Expenditure Report, as at 30 June 2006 (Includes 2005 emergency appeal - January to December) US$

1 Employment Creation 11,955,268 11,879,999 42,910 100% 9,620,457 7,303,977 57,904 77% 21,575,725 19,183,976 100,814 89%

2 Food Aid 15,806,129 14,737,048 41,306 93% 6,961,688 5,281,626 64,782 77% 22,767,817 20,018,674 106,088 88%

3 Relief & Social Assistance 6,404,940 6,156,057 127,431 98% 2,523,035 2,523,036 - 0% 8,927,975 8,679,093 127,431 99%

4 Shelter Repair & Reconstruction 20,817,829 4,186,285 14,648,610 90% - - - 0% 20,817,829 4,186,285 14,648,610 90%

5 Emergency Health - - - 0% 325,467 270,848 40,860 0% 325,467 270,848 40,860 96%

6 Monitoring & Reporting Services 513,263 433,775 11,826 87% 225,751 129,363 19,671 0% 739,014 563,138 31,497 80%

7 Community Relief Operations - - - 0% 213,484 72,559 - 34% 213,484 72,559 - 34%

8 Other Expenditures 145,632 145,632 - 100% - - - 0% 145,632 145,632 - 100%

9 Programme Support Costs 4,372,960 4,372,960 - 100% 2,108,687 2,108,687 - 100% 6,481,647 6,481,647 - 100%

Grand Total 60,016,021 41,911,756 14,872,083 95% 21,978,569 17,690,096 183,217 81% 81,994,590 59,601,852 15,055,300 91%

1 Includes short-term employment creation, job experience programme, construction of drainage channels and camp pathways, maintenance of schools and health centres, classroom/school construction, road repair and maintenance, shelter rehabilitation 2 Includes commodities (including packaging and distribution) and food subsidies. 3 Includes cash assistance for families in extreme crisis 4 Includes rehousing projects and reconstruction of shelters which were demolished and normal shelter rehabilitation projects 5 Includes additional staffing cost for health centres, emergency hospitalisation, additional medical supplies and equipment, and mobile medical teams 6 Includes equipment for the OSO programme, and other emergency operations support 7 Includes youth activities, psychological counselling, and vocational training 8 Includes expenditure at Gaza and Amman Headquarters UNRWA Emergency Appeal

Expenditure Report, as at 30 June 2006 (Includes 2004 emergency appeal - January to December) US$

1 Employment Creation 19,611,006 19,545,643 42,987 100% 7,078,322 6,024,670 23,262 85% 26,689,328 25,570,313 66,249 96%

2 Food Aid 21,321,483 20,756,918 60,233 98% 17,434,991 15,870,586 803 91% 38,756,474 36,627,504 61,036 95%

3 Relief & Social Assistance 12,269,482 12,269,482 - 100% 7,415,549 7,413,426 - 100% 19,685,031 19,682,908 - 100%

4 Shelter Repair & Reconstruction 6,858,503 5,156,539 1,700,903 100% 1,036,701 900,755 - 0% 7,895,204 6,057,294 1,700,903 98%

5 Emergency Health 1,155,332 1,148,414 2,538 100% 1,283,432 1,221,079 17,478 97% 2,438,764 2,369,493 20,016 98%

6 Emergency Education 1,161,535 1,076,200 12,089 94% 324,424 266,453 - 82% 1,485,959 1,342,653 12,089 91%

7 Add. Logistics, Monitor. & Report. 1,381,674 1,328,864 4,645 97% 2,880,432 1,112,142 182,049 45% 4,262,106 2,441,006 186,694 62%

8 Community Relief Operations - - - 0% 264,216 264,216 - 100% 264,216 264,216 - 100%

9 Other Expenditures 292,143 194,516 97,627 100% - - - 0% 292,143 194,516 97,627 100%

10 Programme Support Costs 6,751,016 6,751,016 - 100% 4,143,929 4,143,929 - 100% 10,894,945 10,894,945 - 100%

Grand Total 70,802,174 68,227,592 1,921,022 99% 41,861,996 37,217,256 223,592 89% 112,664,170 105,444,848 2,144,614 95%

Expenditure Report, as at 30 June 2006 (Includes 2003 emergency appeals - January to December) US$

1 Employment Creation 17,720,081 17,717,222 - 100% 7,684,541 7,655,308 - 100% 25,404,622 25,372,530 - 100%

2 Food Aid 20,651,603 20,625,848 18,550 100% 16,985,196 16,854,995 - 99% 37,636,799 37,480,843 18,550 100%

3 Relief & Social Assistance 3,382,401 3,382,401 - 100% 2,943,216 2,930,146 - 100% 6,325,617 6,312,547 - 100%

4 Shelter Repair & Reconstruction 6,056,381 6,055,068 - 100% 895,750 875,719 - 98% 6,952,131 6,930,787 - 100%

5 Emergency Health 934,866 934,864 - 100% 1,665,686 1,567,655 20 94% 2,600,552 2,502,519 20 96%

6 Emergency Education 970,309 970,297 - 100% 1,943,663 1,939,704 2,000 100% 2,913,972 2,910,001 2,000 100%

7 Add. Logistics, Monitor. & Report. 789,877 789,872 - 100% 832,074 809,657 - 97% 1,621,951 1,599,529 - 99%

8 Community Relief Operations - - - 0% 368,572 236,817 635 64% 368,572 236,817 635 64%

9 Other Expenditures - - - 0% - - - 0% - - - 0%

10 Programme Support Costs 5,507,951 5,507,951 - 100% 3,587,748 3,587,748 - 100% 9,095,699 9,095,699 - 100%

Grand Total 56,013,469 55,983,523 18,550 100% 36,906,446 36,457,749 2,655 99% 92,919,915 92,441,272 21,205 100%

Expenditure Report, as at 30 June 2006 (Includes 2002 and supplementary emergency appeals) US$

Gaza W/Bank Total Budget Expenditure Item Line Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate A B C =(B+C)/A A B C =(B+C)/A A B C =(B+C)/A

1 Employment Creation 16,492,716 16,492,716 - 100% 4,880,943 4,874,166 - 100% 21,373,659 21,366,882 - 100%

2 Food Aid 10,864,208 10,863,869 - 100% 12,010,890 12,005,665 - 100% 22,875,098 22,869,534 - 100%

3 Relief & Social Assistance 2,259,636 2,259,636 - 100% 3,199,226 3,199,226 - 100% 5,458,862 5,458,862 - 100%

4 Shelter Repair & Reconstruction 4,818,053 4,818,050 - 100% 3,573,654 3,573,655 - 100% 8,391,707 8,391,705 - 100%

5 Emergency Health 1,233,789 1,233,789 - 100% 2,343,632 2,323,502 - 99% 3,577,421 3,557,291 - 99%

6 Emergency Education 1,704,885 1,704,885 - 100% 246,502 246,478 - 100% 1,951,387 1,951,363 - 100%

7 Add. Logistics, Monitor. & Report. 343,092 343,092 - 100% 1,281,620 1,276,382 5,150 100% 1,624,712 1,619,474 5,150 100%

8 Community Relief Operations - - - 0% 215,150 215,043 - 100% 215,150 215,043 - 100%

9 Jenin Camp Rehabilitation - - - 0% 21,969,801 21,245,387 85,949 97% 21,969,801 21,245,387 85,949 97%

10 Other Expenditures 476,895 474,830 2,065 100% - - - 0% 476,895 474,830 2,065 100%

11 Programme Support Costs 1,825,581 1,825,581 - 100% 2,374,392 2,374,392 - 100% 4,199,973 4,199,973 - 100%

Grand Total 40,018,855 40,016,448 2,065 100% 52,095,810 51,333,896 91,099 99% 92,114,665 91,350,344 93,164 99%

2 Includes commodities (including packaging and distribution) and food subsidies. 3 Includes cash assistance for families in extreme crisis 4 Includes prosthetic devices, modification of shelters, and post-injury social needs 5 Includes additional staffing cost for health centres, emergency hospitalisation, additional medical supplies and equipment, and mobile medical teams 6 Includes compensatory education activities, and distance learning 7 Includes equipment for the OSO programme, and other emergency operations support 8 Includes youth activities, psychological counseling, and vocational training 9 Includes all activities related to Jenin Camp Rehabilitation Project 10 Includes expenditure at Gaza and Amman Headquarters, Gaza and West Bank Field Offices UNRWA Emergency Appeal

Expenditure Report, as at 30 June 2006 (Includes flash, first, second and third emergency appeals) US$

Gaza W/Bank Total Budget Expenditure Item Line Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate Allotment Expenditure Commitment Impl rate

A B C =(B+C)/A A B C =(B+C)/A A B C =(B+C)/A

1 Employment Creation 31,389,420 31,389,420 - 100% 15,950,618 15,898,099 - 100% 47,340,038 47,287,519 - 100%

2 Food Aid 24,657,791 24,570,969 - 100% 19,468,706 19,428,655 - 100% 44,126,497 43,999,624 - 100%

3 Selective Cash Assistance 11,093,586 11,093,586 - 100% 4,261,880 4,261,880 - 100% 15,355,466 15,355,466 - 100%

4 Physical Rehabilitation 481,459 481,459 - 100% 1,003,375 1,003,375 - 100% 1,484,834 1,484,834 - 100%

5 Medical Needs 1,798,591 1,798,202 - 100% 5,644,109 5,643,076 83 100% 7,442,700 7,441,278 83 100%

6 Compensatory Education 1,306,428 1,306,428 - 100% 3,143,497 3,142,871 - 100% 4,449,925 4,449,299 - 100%

7 Monitoring & Reporting Services 1,032,399 1,032,399 - 100% 1,392,442 1,392,182 - 100% 2,424,841 2,424,581 - 100%

8 Community Relief Operations 452,197 452,197 - 100% 1,819,552 1,818,959 - 100% 2,271,749 2,271,156 - 100%

9 Other Expenditures 307,659 307,659 - 100% 575,270 575,270 - 100% 882,929 882,929 - 100%

10 Programme Support Costs 3,012,292 3,012,292 - 100% 2,341,321 2,341,321 - 100% 5,353,613 5,353,613 - 100%

Grand Total 75,531,822 75,444,611 - 100% 55,600,770 55,505,688 83 100% 131,132,592 130,950,299 83 100%

2 Includes commodities (including packaging and distribution) and food subsidies. 3 Includes cash assistance for families in extreme crisis 4 Includes prosthetic devices, modification of shelters, and post-injury social needs 5 Includes additional staffing cost for health centres, emergency hospitalisation, additional medical supplies and equipment, and mobile medical teams 6 Includes compensatory education activities, and distance learning 7 Includes equipment for the OSO programme, and other emergency operations support 8 Includes youth activities, psychological counselling, and vocational training 9 Includes expenditure at Gaza and Amman Headquarters, Gaza and West Bank Field Offices