OPT: UNDAC team arrives in West Bank, begins work
At the request of UNRWA, the Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has dispatched a United Nations
Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team to the occupied Palestinian
territory to support UNRWA in coordinating the humanitarian response to
the current emergency. The team will also identify the resources necessary
for the support of the displaced population and the rehabilitation and
reconstruction of Jenin Camp.
5 of the team's 7 members arrived in
the West bank yesterday and have met with representatives of the UNSCO,
ICRC, the World Bank and UNRWA. The rest of the team is expected to arrive
today. Members of the UNDAC team are visiting Jenin and Nablus today
and are expected to report back tomorrow. The UNDAC Team will also
be identifying sites on which to erect some 800 tents for people who have
recently been rendered homeless by fighting in the Jenin camp.
OCHA will continue to post updates, including reports on the status of the disaster and assessment coordination, on ReliefWeb.