Key Messages
- In addition to regular week-end closure, Israel suspended humanitarian deliveries to the Gaza Strip for a total of 17 week days in March & April, including 11 working days of closure in relation to cross-border violence. These measures set an alarming precedent against humanitarian organizations, which could affect availability of food and humanitarian goods and increase costs to humanitarian actors.
- Weather conditions are favourable for proliferation of pests and diseases in the upcoming spring season: Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) threaten herders’ livelihoods, Red Palm Weevil (RPW) threatens the date palm sector.
Document symbol: FoodSecWatch0413
Download Document Files: https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/FoodSecWatch0413.pdf
Document Type: Map, Newsletter, Report
Document Sources: World Food Programme (WFP)
Subject: Economic issues, Food, Governance, Living conditions, Population, Social issues
Publication Date: 30/04/2013
Download Document Files: https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/FoodSecWatch0413.pdf
Document Type: Map, Newsletter, Report
Document Sources: World Food Programme (WFP)
Subject: Economic issues, Food, Governance, Living conditions, Population, Social issues
Publication Date: 30/04/2013