Response plan
HRP
Occupied Palestinian Territory Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
Strategic Objectives
SO1
The rights of Palestinians living under occupation, including those living under the blockade and other restrictions, are protected, respected and promoted in accordance with IHL and IHRL, while duty-bearers are increasingly held to account
SO2
he basic needs of vulnerable Palestinians living under occupation are met through the provision of quality basic services and improved access to resources, in accordance with the rights of protected persons under International Humanitarian Law
SO3
The capacity of vulnerable Palestinians to cope with and overcome protracted crisis, including from environmental threats, is supported, while solutions to violations and other root causes of threats and shocks are pursued
Clusters
CLCSS
Coordination and Support Services
CLEDU
Education
CLFSC
Food Security
CLHEA
Health
CLMS
Multi-cluster/Multi-Purpose Cash
CLPRO
Protection
CLSHL
Shelter and NFI Cluster
CLWSH
WASH
Cluster Objectives
CLCSS/CO1
Humanitarian response is implemented through effective coordination mechanisms and supported by the timely allocation of humanitarian
CLCSS/CO2
rovision of humanitarian assistance is enabled through the promotion of humanitarian principles and the rights of Palestinians living under occupation
CLEDU/CO1
Strengthen advocacy and reporting on education-related violations across Gaza and the West Bank and ensure that school staff and students affected by the education-related violations and benefit from protective environment
CLEDU/CO2
Increase equitable safe access to inclusive, quality educational services for vulnerable children
CLEDU/CO3
Children and school staff in vulnerable schools are supported in preparing and responding to emergencies
CLFSC/CO1
The resilience of vulnerable households is enhanced, and their agriculture-based livelihoods and income generating opportunities are restored and protected
CLFSC/CO2
Low-income households who are facing limited access to food are able to meet their basic food needs
CLFSC/CO3
FSS activities, including advocacy and awareness, are planned and implemented in a coordinated manner, in equitable partnerships among concerned parties, including civil society organizations, key national ministries and concerned donors
CLHEA/CO1
Ensure the availability of acceptable and quality essential healthcare services to vulnerable communities in oPt
CLHEA/CO2
Strengthen the healthcare system's capacity to respond to emergencies and build community resilience to cope with the impact of current and future crises
CLHEA/CO3
Advocate for unhindered and equitable access to healthcare and protection of the right to health for all, including the most vulnerable in oPt
CLMS/CO1
Vulnerable HHs in oPt affected by shocks and stresses due to conflict and natural disaster supported with MPCA are able to meet their immediate essential needs and access to lifesaving services, decreases the incidence of negative coping strategies.
CLPRO/CO1
Increased respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) and accountability for violations
CLPRO/CO2
Protection response mechanisms are in place to prevent and mitigate the effects of the occupation and conflict related violence
CLSHL/CO1
Displaced populations are provided support that mitigates immediate harm and ensures adequate and safe temporary shelter solutions
CLSHL/CO2
Vulnerable households exposed to harsh weather and protection concerns are supported to meet basic needs and enhance their coping capacity
CLSHL/CO3
Increase capacity to respond to natural or manmade hazards in a timely, efficient and effective manner
CLWSH/CO1
In accordance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights (IHRL), Palestinians living under occupation access safe and adequate WASH services with dignity
CLWSH/CO2
Ensure equitable, affordable and sustainable safely-managed access to sufficient WASH services for the most vulnerable Palestinians.
CLWSH/CO3
Strengthen WASH preparedness and response capacity to the most vulnerable Palestinians to reduce threats and cope with emergencies and shocks.
Cluster Activities
CLCSS/CA1
Access support provided to humanitarian staff and programmes
CLCSS/CA2
oordination meetings are held at country and operational levels to ensure a common situation awareness and timely, appropriate and effective humanitarian response
CLCSS/CA3
Strategic humanitarian response is updated at all levels and sectors, as needed, before end 2023
CLCSS/CA4
Joint monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian response takes place
CLCSS/CA5
Preparedness measures for humanitarian emergencies are in place
CLCSS/CA6
AAP is strengthened, including CE and PSEA
CLCSS/CA7
Cross-cutting issues are promoted and included in the humanitarian response
CLCSS/CA8
Partnerships with local NGOs are strengthened
CLCSS/CA9
Humanitarian pooled fund allocations are awarded according to HCT priorities, and in a manner that maximizes value for mone
CLCSS/CA10
Joint advocacy events take place as required
CLCSS/CA11
Briefings are conducted on humanitarian principles and/or the rights of Palestinians living under occupation
CLCSS/CA12
Regular updates are provided on access trends, and developments in regular reports to the Humanitarian Coordinator, HCT, and partners
CLCSS/CA13
Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA)
CLEDU/CA1
Provision of protection services while commuting to schools for children in the most vulnerable areas. (This can include protective presence and transportation)
CLEDU/CA2
Provision of school-based psychosocial support to school staff and students affected by the education-related violations and pandemic.
CLEDU/CA3
Strengthen advocacy and reporting on education-related violations across Gaza and the West Bank and ensure that school staff and students affected by education-related violations and benefit from protective environment
CLEDU/CA4
Provision of support to strengthen the learning modalities and quality education services. (This can include development and printing of self-learning materials, teachers’ capacity building, and offering IT solutions for teachers and students, and innovative solution to reach the most vulnerable children).
CLEDU/CA5
Provision of essential and basic emergency rehabilitation to schools to ensure that school environments are appropriate and safe for students and teachers.
CLEDU/CA6
Support school-aged children with disabilities to access education services. (This can include assistive devices, appropriate transportation, specialised and adapted remote learning materials, adaptations to school infrastructure, building capacity of school staff to accommodate for CWDs needs and provision of appropriate referrals in collaboration with relevant clusters).
CLEDU/CA7
Provision of learning support programs (remedial education and catch up activities) to vulnerable school aged children (for example, drop out children, students suffering from home arrest, injury or ex-detainees, Children with Disability, IDPs children, children at risk of dropout).
CLEDU/CA8
Support the most vulnerable Schools in oPt in responding to emergencies through structured preparedness packages and post emergency responses. (This can include capacity building trainings, emergency life skills, DRR, and awareness raising for teachers, students, and community members)
CLEDU/CA9
Provision of emergency education supplies (including caravans, hygiene and cleaning materials, stationary, schools’ bags, student kits, teaching supplies, uniforms, solar systems or fuel, winterization kits etc.) for vulnerable and unserved students and teachers
CLFSC/CA1
Rehabilitating damaged productive assets and providing time critical productive inputs and tailored technical support, for farmers, herders, fishers, and urban food insecure, following the Build-Back Better (BBB) approach; support to non-agricultural livelihoods.
CLFSC/CA2
Support to non-agricultural livelihoods, and Income Generating Activities (IGA)
CLFSC/CA3
Promotion of local production
CLFSC/CA4
Providing direct access to food
CLFSC/CA5
Providing support through unrestricted cash and Voucher modalities.
CLFSC/CA6
Awareness sessions (advocacy/policy influencing sessions /dialogue / trainings)
CLFSC/CA7
Consolidating and improving line ministries engagement on coordination issue
CLFSC/CA8
Promoting and ensuring inclusion of rights-based approach within food security related national and international advocacy initiatives.
CLHEA/CA1
Provide L2 PHC health care and specialized services using mobile clinics, including consultations, supply of drugs/equipment/ disposables, and prevention and referral of SGBV
CLHEA/CA2
Deliver essential elective surgery, emergency, and trauma care at all levels of the pathway, through life- and limb-saving training, triage and injury protocols, deployment of emergency medical teams, timely data, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation
CLHEA/CA3
Provide essential medical supplies (medicines, disposables, blood components, etc) for acutely vulnerable NCD patients and preventive activities at the community level
CLHEA/CA4
Provide access to healthcare and nutrition that prevent excessive maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality by ensuring availability of preconception care, clean and safe delivery, essential newborn care, safe spaces, and emergency obstetric services are available at all times
CLHEA/CA5
Deliver multidisciplinary management of neglected people with disabilities (PwD) including rehabilitation services, psychosocial support and community awareness on disabilities and other cross cutting issues.
CLHEA/CA6
Deliver MHPSS services for moderate and severe cases ensuring inclusion of marginalized people and those exposed to traumatic events through integration of MH into all health facilities, inclusion of child mental health, raising awareness and destigmatization, strengthening referral mechanism, capacity building for healthcare workers and provision of essential psychotropic medicines.
CLHEA/CA7
Enhance surveillance and preparedness within the health sector to better deal with sudden onset events, such as heightened conflict and disease outbreak, through prepositioning of medical supplies, capacity building, enhanced coordination, and communication.
CLHEA/CA8
Support COVID-19 response and management of other outbreak-related communicable diseases focusing on diagnosis, case management,
CLHEA/CA9
Reduce financial barriers to access medical services
CLHEA/CA10
Document and monitor barriers to healthcare services access, including for patients, companions and health workers requiring permits to reach essential healthcare services, as a basis for evidence-based advocacy.
CLHEA/CA11
Document and monitor availability of key health care resources and attacks on healthcare as a basis for prevention efforts and evidence-based advocacy
CLMS/CA1
Emergency MPCA to highly vulnerable household within one month after the crisis to address critical and essential needs to save lives
CLMS/CA2
Depending on socio-economic vulnerability, provide at least 3 months of MPCA to highly vulnerable families affected by the crisis to meet their multiple basic needs to enhance safety nets and protect assets.
CLMS/CA3
Vulnerable households with specific needs are referred to Cluster sector specific cash intervention, e.g. health, food, protection and social protection to include Nexus related program.
CLPRO/CA1
Monitoring and documentation of violations and related trends, focused on IHL and IHRL violations and conflict-related violence
CLPRO/CA2
Evidence generation on the impact of violations on children including grave violations and COVID-19 pandemic.
CLPRO/CA3
Advocacy initiatives that aim to address protection concerns, prevent violations or enhance accountability for violations of IHL and IHRL by all duty bearers
CLPRO/CA4
Conduct awareness raising and consultations on protective mechanisms with communities exposed to settler violence
CLPRO/CA5
West Bank protective presence and accompaniment of individuals from vulnerable communities
CLPRO/CA6
Protection: Conducting training sessions on self-care and stress management for protection service providers
CLPRO/CA7
Protection Mainstreaming: Provision of capacity building activities for humanitarian staff aimed at strengthening protection mainstreaming throughout the humanitarian response
CLPRO/CA8
Providing Cash/voucher assistance for vulnerable individuals responding to protection needs and promoting protection outcomes
CLPRO/CA9
CHILD PROTECTION: Provision of emergency and specialized child protection responses and services aimed at supporting vulnerable children and families affected by conflict-related violence and violations and violence in households
CLPRO/CA10
CHILD PROTECTION: Awareness raising for vulnerable communities' members on CP issues
CLPRO/CA11
CHILD PROTECTION: capacity building for non-child protection professionals aiming to mainstream CP in other humanitarian action
CLPRO/CA12
CHILD PROTECTION: capacity building for CP service providers on the guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support and child protection standards/tools
CLPRO/CA13
MHPSS: Provision of Mental Health and Psychosocial Services (MHPSS) for adults and children's caregivers
CLPRO/CA14
CHILD PROTECTION: Provision of legal aid (legal counselling and representation) to children affected by grave violations or ill treatment who require legal assistance
CLPRO/CA15
MINE ACTION: Provision of Conflict Preparedness and Protection (Emergency preparedness training)
CLPRO/CA16
MINE ACTION: Community based explosive remnants ordnance risk education (EORE)
CLPRO/CA17
MINE ACTION: Clearance of ERW (Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) task)
CLPRO/CA18
MINE ACTION: ERW risk assessment support to UN / Humanitarian projects
CLPRO/CA19
LEGAL AID GAZA: Provision of Legal aid to support access to freedom of movement outside Gaza
CLPRO/CA20
HLP GAZA: Provision of Legal aid to most vulnerable HH/groups displaced or at risk of displacement for Housing, Land, and Property related issues
CLPRO/CA21
LEGAL AID GAZA:Support accountability on IHL/IHRL violations in Gaza through legal cases/ products of Legal representation for individual victims of IHL/IHRL violations in Gaza
CLPRO/CA22
LEGAL AID GAZA: Delivering legal awareness raising on accessing legal aid in the context of IHL/IHRL violations, including freedom of movement and displacement in Gaza
CLPRO/CA23
HLP WEST BANK: Provision of legal assistance on HLP and case-specific counseling to Palestinians affected or at risk of displacement in the WB
CLPRO/CA24
LEGAL AID WEST BANK: Delivering of awareness raising on accessing legal aid in the context of IHL/IHRL violations and displacement
CLPRO/CA25
LEGAL AID WEST BANK: Deliver capacity building activities to legal aid proffesionals and stakeholders
CLPRO/CA26
LEGAL AID ALL OPT: Provision of legal aid for Human Rights Defenders
CLPRO/CA27
ALL OPT PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION: to challenge and change policies and practices causing displacement, restrictions of freedom of movement, IHL and IHRL violations, accountability
CLPRO/CA28
GBV: Provision of legal assistance to GBV survivors
CLPRO/CA29
GBV: Case management
CLPRO/CA30
GBV: Referrals of Cases
CLPRO/CA31
GBV: Provision of dignity kits
CLPRO/CA32
GBV: Training and capacity-building activities
CLPRO/CA33
GBV: Cash for GBV
CLPRO/CA34
GBV: Support for income-generating opportunities
CLPRO/CA35
GBV: Structured psychosocial support
CLPRO/CA36
GBV: Awareness-raising
CLPRO/CA37
GBV: GBV assessments
CLSHL/CA1
Provision of temporary shelter assistance to IDPs
CLSHL/CA2
Provision of shelter assistance to households affected by demolitions in the WB and EJ
CLSHL/CA3
Provision of protective shelter materials to families under protection concerns (settler violence ) or at risk of displacement
CLSHL/CA4
Provision of temporary shelter assistance to Families (tenants) evicted or at risk of eviction.
CLSHL/CA5
Rehabilitation of damaged and/or substandard shelters (fully or partially) to meet shelter basic needs and minimum standards, including adaptation of shelters to meet the needs of PWDs and improving the living space for vulnerable groups, in addition to shelter related support to people at higher risk of Covid-19.
CLSHL/CA7
Provision of timely winterization/summarization assistance or shelter Non-Food Items (NFIs) to vulnerable households at risk of exposure or affected by natural or manmade hazards (e.g. winter storms)
CLSHL/CA8
Physical stockpiling of emergency NFIs at agency level warehouse/s or arrangements in-place to procure/import NFIs immediately
CLSHL/CA9
Capacity building of local NGO’s, community committees, municipal forums, and volunteers, by training and tools for emergency response, self-recovery, or protection measures to be able to support IDPs and affected people during and post emergencies
CLSHL/CA10
Capacity building of host community (families) with hosting history by training, cash support, or prepositioned NFIs, or shelter adaptation
CLWSH/CA1
The provision of WASH response for households and communities affected by settler violence and demolition incidents
CLWSH/CA2
Cluster needs assessments conducted on access restrictions to WASH
CLWSH/CA3
Developing awareness products on access restrictions to WASH (reports, fact sheets, presentations, etc..)
CLWSH/CA4
Installation/ rehabilitation of community water cisterns/ reservoirs
CLWSH/CA5
Installation/ rehabilitation of household water cisterns
CLWSH/CA6
The provision of water facilities critical operation and maintenance materials and Tools
CLWSH/CA8
Installation/ rehabilitation of water transmission pipelines, networks and HH connections
CLWSH/CA9
The provision of water facilities critical operation and maintenance materials and Tools
CLWSH/CA10
Household water management trainings (Should be a part of access to water activities)
CLWSH/CA11
The provision of PE water tanks
CLWSH/CA13
Provision/ installation of water treatment units (innovative solution, after PWA approval)
CLWSH/CA14
Provision of trucked water
CLWSH/CA15
The provision/ rehabilitation of water wheeled tanks
CLWSH/CA16
The construction/ rehabilitation of public water desalination unites
CLWSH/CA18
The rehabilitation of household sanitation facilities
CLWSH/CA19
The installation/extension/rehabilitation of sewer collection network and HH connections
CLWSH/CA20
The construction/ rehabilitation of Cesspit or septic tanks
CLWSH/CA21
The provision of sanitation facilities critical operation and maintenance materials and tools
CLWSH/CA22
Vacuuming Cesspit and Septic tanks
CLWSH/CA23
The installation/ rehabilitation of wastewater pumping/ treatment unit
CLWSH/CA24
The provision of standardized household hygiene kit
CLWSH/CA25
Hygiene promotion awareness campaigns
CLWSH/CA26
The provision of domestic solid waste containers/bins
CLWSH/CA27
The provision of community cleaning materials and tools
CLWSH/CA28
The construction/ rehabilitation of WASH facilities in HCFs (PE tanks, water cisterns, handwashing stations, latrines, sewer system)
CLWSH/CA29
The provision of hyigene and cleaning kits in HCFs
CLWSH/CA32
Provision of trucked water for schools
CLWSH/CA33
The construction/ rehabilitation of storm water network/ rainwater drainage systems
CLWSH/CA34
The installation of household flood mitigation measures
CLWSH/CA35
The provision of storm water systems critical operation and maintenance materials and tools
CLWSH/CA36
Conducting technical assessments about specific WASH cases and concerns
CLWSH/CA37
Developing WASH services operational and management plans and analysis
CLWSH/CA38
Developing/updating contingency plans
CLWSH/CA39
Conducting technical capacity building training
CLWSH/CA40
Piloting new techniques to improve access to WASH services
CLWSH/CA41
The provision of hyigene and cleaning kits in schools
CLWSH/CA43
Installation/ rehabilitation of community water cisterns/ reservoirs
CLWSH/CA44
Provision of chlorine tablets for cisterns
CLWSH/CA45
Provision of chlorine and chemicals for water wells and desalination plants
CLWSH/CA46
The provision/ rehabilitation of water wheeled tanks
CLWSH/CA47
The rehabilitation of water wells and springs
CLWSH/CA48
Solid waste management awareness campaigns
CLWSH/CA49
Provision hygiene awareness trainings in HCFs
CLWSH/CA50
Hygiene awareness campaigns in schools