Contribution to the humanitarian protection cluster response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory


Switzerland contributes to the OHCHR-led humanitarian protection cluster response in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Considering the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the volatile security situation in the West Bank, strengthened coordination of protection actors, scaled up community-based protection mechanisms and continuous protection monitoring are key elements for an enhanced centrality of protection in humanitarian action.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Territoire palestinien occupé
Aide d'urgence et protection
Protection, accès & sécurité
01.12.2025 - 31.12.2026
CHF  200’000
Contexte In Gaza, over 70,100 people have been killed after two years of war and nearly 2 million people were displaced. Despite the 10 October 2025 ceasefire, humanitarian needs remain huge. The volatile security situation, congested living environments, which expose individuals to heightened violence, family separation, contamination from unexploded ordnance in addition to insufficient access to basic services, food or water increase protection risks, particular for children, women, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. In the West Bank, a continuous increase in settler attacks, Israeli military operations and intra-Palestinian armed violence have caused numerous fatalities, including children, displacement and land appropriation which require protection interventions and humanitarian assistance. In response, OHCHR as the lead agency of the humanitarian protection cluster, coordinates the protection response in Gaza and the West Bank, has scaled-up the emergency protection responders model, the community self-protection activities and protection monitoring at the benefit of those conflict affected people most at risk of exclusion and violence.
Objectifs Strengthen coordinated, risk-informed protection efforts and expand operational capacities to support the safety and well-being of conflictaffected communities.
Groupes cibles Conflict affected people most at risk of violence and exclusion from humanitarian access, including women, children, people with disabilities.
Effets à moyen terme OHCHR and protection partners strengthen the protection response for humanitarian crises affected populations
Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Output 1.1. Protection partners have increased capacities to ensure protection, including disability inclusion, in humanitarian response.

Output 1.2. HCT, Member States, international and regional actors have access to accurate and timely information to ensure centrality of protection and guide overall humanitarian response.


Principaux résultats antérieurs:   N/A


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Organisme des Nations Unies (ONU)
  • UNHCHR


Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs UNICEF, WFP, WHO, Terre des Hommes (TdH), HEKS Swiss Interchurch Aid, Norwegian Refugee Council.
Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    200’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF    11’551’434 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF   0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF   200’000
Phases du projet Phase 1 01.12.2025 - 31.12.2026   (Phase en cours)