A map atlas that includes 31 maps (including infographics and statistics) on humanitarian issues facing Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory including: access and movement, protection (settler violence, demolitions etc.), water scarcity and more. It was designed to be printed on A3 (297 × 420 mm) paper. Paper copies of the atlas are available in our offices. High resolution complete version is available at Humanitarian Atlas [100 MB] .


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Since 1967, Israel has implemented measures and policies which have altered the status of East Jerusalem, contrary to international law and UN Security Council resolutions, and significantly increased the humanitarian vulnerability of East Jerusalem Palestinians. Israeli measures have also increasingly separated East Jerusalem from the remainder of the occupied Palestinian territory – physically, politically, socially and culturally. This report is designed to document the impact of these measures on the Palestinian population in East Jerusalem, in order to raise awareness, offer recommendations, and contribute to an enhanced response to humanitarian, early recovery and development needs.

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This Special Focus draws attention to the range of measures currently impeding the humanitarian communitys ability to provide assistance to vulnerable Palestinians. The delivery of principled humanitarian assistance requires an operating environment that is conducive to the regular and continued deployment of staff and supplies, and managed in accordance with the principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence. In the occupied Palestinian territory, however, the humanitarian community is facing a number of obstacles to the movement of staff and goods and other restrictions impacting day-to-day operations that limit its ability to efficiently and effectively respond to existing needs.

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This OCHA Special Focus covers the planning and zoning regime applied by the Israeli authorities in Area C of the West Bank. Under this regime, Palestinian construction is effectively prohibited in some 70 percent of Area C, while in the remaining 30 percent, a range of restrictions virtually eliminate the possibility of obtaining a building permit. In practice, the Israeli authorities generally allow Palestinian construction only within the boundaries of an Israeli-approved plan and these cover less than one percent of Area C, much of which is already built-up. As a result, Palestinians are left with no choice but to build "illegally" and risk demolition of their structures and displacement. The consequences of the current regime are wide-ranging and extend to the entire Palestinian population of the West Bank.

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