Sat 16-November-2024

NGOs

NGOs: Israeli army targets Gaza police, helps looters of aid

Looting of aid reaching Gaza has been made easier by Israel's army targeting the local police which would otherwise be able to prevent it, a group of non-governmental organizations said Friday.

18 organizations including UN agencies urge immediate Gaza ceasefire

The leaders of 18 UN agencies and non-profit organizations (NGOs) have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip expressing “shock and horror” at the mounting death toll there.

Gaza: NGOs urge Arab and Muslim nations to defend Aqsa and J’lem

Palestinian organizations in Gaza have called on the Arab and Muslim nations to defend the Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem with all means including financial and moral support.

UN slams Israel’s terror designation of Palestinian rights groups

UN high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday denounced Israel’s blacklisting of six Palestinian rights organizations on terror allegations describing its decision as an attack on human rights defenders on freedoms of association opinion and expression and on the right to public participation.

NGOs Network urges PA to end sanctions against Gaza

The Palestinian NGOs Network has stressed the need for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to respond to the national and popular consensus calling for lifting its sanctions against the Gaza Strip.

Organization slams Denmark’s plan to stop funding Palestinian NGOs

Global Organization for Rights and Development on Sunday criticized the Danish government's decision to cease giving financial aid to Palestinian NGOs following pressures from Israel.

Denmark stops funding Palestinian NGOs

The Danish ambassador to Israel Jesper Vahr declared Saturday that his country has stopped financial support to Palestinian non-governmental organizations for "glorifying terrorism.”

Sit-in protest against Gaza siege

Scores of Palestinian activists on Sunday participated in a protest sit-in organized by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) before UNESCO headquarters in Gaza on the World Health Day.

NGOs urge UN to blacklist Israel over violations against children

A consortium of human rights groups has urged UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres to add Israel and its army to a blacklist of entities and countries that have committed grave violations against children.