  {"id":4905,"date":"2016-01-15T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=4905"},"modified":"2016-01-15T09:00:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T09:00:04","slug":"ngo-action-news-15-january-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/2016\/01\/15\/ngo-action-news-15-january-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 15 January 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-60px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.4;\"><h1 class=\"main-title blue\">The Civil Society and the <span class=\"secondline\">Question of Palestine<\/span><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center notice fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed alert-shadow\" style=\"--awb-background-color:#edf2fc;--awb-accent-color:#a0a0a0;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\" role=\"alert\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\" fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\">This page may contain links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the United Nations and the United Nations is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. ±¬ÁÏÍø provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations. This newsletter is a project of the Division for Palestinian Rights, and is intended to provide information on NGO activities relevant to the question of Palestine . NGOs interested in contributing information on their activities should communicate it by <a href=\"mailto:dprngo@un.org\">email<\/a>.The Division reserves the right to make the final selection with regard to material to be included in this newsletter. It cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/span><\/div><button style=\"color:#a0a0a0;border-color:#a0a0a0;\" type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:74%; margin-left: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>15 January 2016<\/h2>\n<h3>Europe<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In London, on 16 January, Alexandre Goeschmann and Guy Davidi who also directed the award winning film \u201c5 broken cameras\u201d will present and screen their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/events\/film-screening-regarding-palestine\/\">new film\u00a0<\/a>\u201cRegarding Palestine\u201d a story of construction workers, whose labour is being used to build the infrastructure of the occupation.<\/li>\n<li>La Maison des Metallos in Paris on 16 January will hold a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maisondesmetallos.org\/2015\/12\/10\/palestine-pourquoi-la-revolte-de-la-generation-post-oslo\">discussion<\/a>\u00a0on Palestine: \u201cWhy the revolt of the post-Oslo generation.&#8221; The event is organised by Les Amis de l&#8217; Humanit\u00e9 with PierreBarbancey, reporter for the newspaper L\u2019Humanit\u00e9, Amir Hassan, a young Palestinian living in Gaza and \u00c9l\u00e9onore Merza-Bronstein, an Israeli anthropologist, founder of \u201c De-Colonizer\u2009\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Middle East<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/en\/\">The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0published its weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/en\/?p=7746\">report<\/a>\u00a0on Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory covering the period 7 &#8211; 13 January 2016.<\/li>\n<li>On 28 January,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemfund.org\/\">The Jerusalem Fund<\/a>\u00a0will screen\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thejerusalemfund.org\/ht\/d\/EventDetails\/i\/57079\/pid\/187\">\u201cSalt of the Sea\u201d<\/a>\u00a0an award-winning film by one of the younger auteurs of Palestinian cinema, Annamarie Jacir, who is considered the first Palestinian woman to have directed a feature film. On 21 January,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thejerusalemfund.org\/ht\/d\/EventDetails\/i\/57084\/pid\/187\">\u201cDivine Intervention\u201d<\/a>\u00a0will be screened, described by critics as a \u201cblack comedy\u201d about the existential absurdity facing Palestinians living in Israel and under the occupation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Global<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Salisbury Methodist Church in England from 6 through 31 January will host an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/locations\/salisbury-methodist-church-3\/\">exhibition<\/a>\u00a0showing everyday life in the village of Bil\u2019in in the occupied West Bank, as seen through the eyes of the children.<\/li>\n<li>The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church in USA\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wespath.com\/investment_philosophy\/human-rights-guideline-implementation\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that it would divest from 5 Israeli banks as part of the implementation of their human rights guidelines.<\/li>\n<li>On 19 January, in Dublin, Professor Jeff Halper will launch his\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/event\/cork-jeff-halper-book-launch-war-against-the-people-israel-the-palestinians-and-global-pacification-ipsc\">new book<\/a>: \u201cWar against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification\u201d. The event is hosted by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign as part of the End the Irish Arms Trade with Israel campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>United Nations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/DPA\/DPR\/unispal.nsf\/47d4e277b48d9d3685256ddc00612265\/7d47d9e3bb9838ed85257f320051b517?OpenDocument\">OCHA<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/documents\/ocha_opt_the_humanitarian_monitor_2016_01_05_english.pdf\">bulletin<\/a>\u00a0by the end of 2015, 136 Palestinian deaths and nearly 14,000 injuries had been recorded in the West Bank and Israel in the context of attacks and clashes, the largest yearly figure since OCHA began its records in 2005.<\/li>\n<li>The Security Council will hold an\u00a0open debate on the Middle East\u00a0including the Palestinian question on 26 January. The meeting will be webcast.<\/li>\n<li>On 27 January,\u00a0The Palestinian Rights Committee\u00a0will hold its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/ga\/search\/view_doc.asp?symbol=A\/AC.183\/2016\/L.1\">first meeting<\/a>\u00a0of the year. During the meeting the programme of work for 2016 will be adopted and the elections of the bureau will be held. The ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretary-General will speak. The meeting will be\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/webtv.un.org\/\">webcast<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>OCHA published\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/poc29december-11january-2016.aspx\">its bi-weekly report\u00a0<\/a>covering incidents and significant developments that occurred throughout the occupied Palestinian territory from 29 December through 11 January.<\/li>\n<li>The ±¬ÁÏÍø Relief and Works Agency (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/who-we-are\">±¬ÁÏÍøRWA)<\/a>\u00a0on 14 January launched an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/unrwa-appeals-over-us-800-million-syria-and-occupied-palestinian-territory\">emergency appeal amounting to $817 million<\/a>\u00a0for the occupied Palestinian Territory and Syria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:22%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:13px;--awb-title-color:#333333;\"><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ngo-action-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}