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A book published by Gaza Community Mental Health Programme on the anniversary of the war on Gaza.

Gaza Community Mental Health Programme is a non- governmental, non-profit organization, established in 1990. GCMHP works in the fields of mental health and human rights to promote the Palestinian society to a high level of community mental health through providing psychological, social, training, research, lobbying and advocacy services for children, women, and victims of violence and human rights violations.

We Have Names & We Have a Homeland
The National Campaign for the Retrieval of Palestinian & Arab War
Victims’ Bodies & the Disclosure of the Fate of Those Missing

Located in the Latroun enclave of the West Bank, north-west of Jerusalem, these three Palestinian villages were razed to the ground by the Israeli army upon its occupation of the area in June 1967, despite the fact that it was met with no resistance. The study presents revealing information unearthed in Israeli government archives, demonstrating the intent behind this destruction. The civilian residents of the villages, numbering up to 10,000, were forcibly transferred out of the area.

The rise in inequality in the distribution of income among people is well-documented and displays the characteristics of a trend, having affected large numbers of countries, from the poorest to the most affluent, during the past two decades. Up to the 1980s, at least since the Second World War and in some cases since the beginning
of the twentieth century, there had been a general narrowing of differences in the income available to individuals and families.

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can play a key role in raising environmental awareness. In South Eastern Europe (SEE) these activities are especially important and have a high chance for success for two main reasons. Firstly, for most people in the region, and especially those in transitional or poor communities, their environmental priorities lie in protecting the place where they live and the sustainable management of their resources. Secondly, the development of the region’s environmental policies and regulations

Reclaiming youth at risk: Critical voices of young Palestinian refugees
An analysis of the human rights situation in the official refugee camps of the West Bank and Gaza Strip as perceived by youth

Sharek Youth Forum
Ramallah, May 2008

Access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation is essential for human survival and for maintenance of a decent quality of life. Currently, more than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and more than 2 billion people lack proper sanitation. In 1992, the United Nations proclaimed that water should be considered to be a human right. This position, however, has not been accepted by many developed and developing countries. This book systematically and comprehensively analyses the legal development of the concept of water as a human right;

Nakba Eyewitnesses
Narrations of the Palestinian 1948 Catastrophe

This BADIL booklet features the story of the protracted struggle of the Palestinian residents of Kafr Bir'im for return to their village in the Upper Galilee which they were forced to leave in 1948.

In 120 pages, the booklet recounts key events, achievements, obstacles and failures of this struggle through the oral and written narratives of a community who gives a vibrant example of the Palestinian people's quest for ending the Nakba (catastrophe) and injustice almost 60 years on.

Business and Youth in the Arab World is a Sourcebook, in English and Arabic, of good practice business-led initiatives from across the Arab region. It aims to collate information, analyse experiences, understand perspectives and share lessons learned on the positive impact the business sector is having on the employment and enterprise prospects of young people within the Arab region.