Palestine

The Center for Women's Legal Research, Counselling and Protection (CWLRCP) in Gaza succeeds in obtaining the approval and endorsement of the High Judicial Shari’a Council in Gaza in raising the age of child custody to 18 years old.

A virtual conference, the establishment of a commission for Palestinian female academics, a youth camp, and awareness-raising workshops are some of the activities carried out in Gaza by hbs partner CMC.

Palestinians face many difficulties in solid waste management due to the policies of the occupation, but waste amounts are increasing due to both population growth and consumption patterns. This calls for better management and a concerted effort among all sectors to find solutions to this problem.

With the participation of Ramallah Mayor, Eng. Musa Hadid, hbs partner Shiam – Youth Make the Future holds a closing ceremony for the “Knowledge Exchange Program” aiming for knowledge transfer and experience exchange between generations.

Researchers and academics from around the world answer this question at Muwatin’s 26th Annual Conference

Liberate yourself, [and] you liberate the land, Hanan Ashrawi’s fathers told her. She became the first woman in the Executive Committee of the PLO. 

Ramallah, Tuesday, June 16, 2020: The Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) hosted a roundtable meeting entitled ‘Discrimination against Palestinian Citizens in Jerusalem Municipality’s Budget Allocations and Government Plans: Objectives, Forms and Consequences’.

The world's attention is fully focused on tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. But in the shadows of this crisis, Israel is quietly planning to annex parts of the Westbank.  How likely is annexation and what will its consequences be?