{"id":203453,"date":"2007-11-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=203453"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:34:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:34:37","slug":"auto-insert-203453","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-203453\/","title":{"rendered":"Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA) – Fifty-third biweekly implementation report (OCHA)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Report No. 53<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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(14-27 November 2007)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The Â鶹APP<\/span>1<\/sup><\/span> is submitting the 53<\/span>rd<\/sup><\/span> bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 14-27 November 2007.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Overall Progress:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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In the last two weeks of November 2007, two years after the implementation of the AMA, it is clear that no progress has been made to facilitate the movement of goods and people within and in\/out of the Palestinian territories. The Rafah, Karni, Erez and Sufa crossings remain generally closed for the movement of goods and people to and from the Gaza Strip. Kerem Shalom remains the only crossing point open for the import of commercial and humanitarian supplies and the majority of Gazans remain stranded either inside or outside Gaza.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A single-lane conveyor belt\/chute at Karni continued to function on an average of two days per week for the import of wheat grain and animal feed into Gaza. A total of 3,800 calves were allowed into Gaza via Sufa during this reporting period. A total of 936 truckloads, including 110 from humanitarian agencies, were allowed into Gaza between 14 and 27 November, compared to 752 truckloads in the previous reporting period. An average of 6 traders per day crossed through Erez into Israel during this reporting period.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Changes of note since Report No. 52 (13 November):<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t• <\/span>Rafah <\/strong><\/span>crossing has now been closed for the movement of people for 171 days (last open on 9 June).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t• <\/span>Karni <\/strong><\/span>crossing has been closed since 12 June for the movement of goods into and out of Gaza. One single-lane conveyor belt\/chute for wheat grain and animal feed was open on six days (14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 26 November) for a total of 36 hours, compared to 31 hours in the previous period. A total of 353 truckloads of grains and animal feed entered Gaza, compared to 289 in the previous reporting period.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t• <\/span>Sufa <\/strong><\/span>crossing remains generally closed for the import of goods since 28 October. Exceptionally, a total of 101 truckloads carrying 3,800 calves were allowed into Gaza through Sufa on 14, 15, 18, 19, 20 and 22 November, compared to 3,043 during the previous reporting period.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t• <\/span>Kerem Shalom <\/strong><\/span>crossing was open on 10 days for the entry of commercial and humanitarian goods compared to 9 days during the previous reporting period. An equivalent of 482 truckloads, including 108 from humanitarian agencies, crossed into Gaza through Kerem Shalom, compared to 388 truckloads in the previous period.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t• <\/span>Erez <\/strong><\/span>crossing remains closed since 12 June for all Palestinians, except for a limited number of Palestinian traders, aid workers and medical cases who have been granted special permits. Erez crossing was open 10 out of 14 scheduled days. The crossing has been closed since March 2006 for Palestinian workers.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t• <\/span>Obstacles to movement in the West Bank <\/strong><\/span>increased from 561 in the previous reporting period to 563. Overall, this represents an increase of 185 obstacles, or 49.7%, over the baseline figure of August 2005.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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No Change since Report No. 52 (13 November):<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\tConvoys between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank:<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tTruck convoys <\/strong>Implementation now 22 months overdue (since mid-January 2006).\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tBus convoys <\/strong>Implementation now 23 months overdue (since mid-December 2005).\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tPorts:<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tSeaport <\/strong>Awaiting GoI assurance of non-interference with seaport operation.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\tAirport <\/strong>Awaiting commencement of discussions since November 2005.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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1<\/sup><\/span> <\/span>The Office of the Quartet’s Special Envoy closed on 28 April. Since then, the Â鶹APP, through the OCHA oPt office, has assumed reporting responsibilities on the implementation of the AMA.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Full report:<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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