New York: The United Nations has released a report detailing the Israeli attacks on the Nur Shams and Tulkarm (both in Tulkarm) on 17 and 18 January. The report revealed significant damage to homes and infrastructure, in addition to the fatalities and injuries already recorded.
According to the report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), at least 21 homes were rendered uninhabitable due to explosions and bulldozing, displacing 137 people, including 46 children, indicating that since 7 October 2023, some 739 Palestinians, including 309 children, have been displaced, following the destruction of 115 homes during other operations carried out by Israeli forces across the West Bank.
The report also stated that since 7 October 2023 at least 198 Palestinian households comprising 1,208 people, including 586 children, have been displaced amid settler violence and access restrictions. The displaced households are from at least 15 herding/Bedouin communities.
The re
port also stated that 479 Palestinians, including 239 children, have been displaced following the demolition of their homes, due to a lack of Israeli-issued building permits in Area C and East Jerusalem, which are almost impossible to obtain.
A total of 19 homes have been demolished and 95 Palestinians, including 42 children, displaced due to punitive demolitions since 7 October last year.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Tripoli: The Libyan Audit Bureau and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded the program of consultative meetings between them, dedicated to following up on the partnership work between the two institutions and determining the rates of development in the completed projects, which are scheduled to be implemented during this year.
The Regional Director of the USAID handed over to the Head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, a number of completed projects, including human resources systems and manuals, in addition to the digital transformation project and supervisory evidence methodologies.
The final program reviewed a number of projects represented in developing the digital work environment, in terms of information technology control and the electronic enterprise resource planning system, in addition to cybersecurity policies and manuals.
The meeting also reviewed the governance systems, represented in the quality assurance system and the internal audit system, and the acti
vities to be implemented during this year in these two areas, in addition to a presentation on the communication strategy, the efforts of the Communication Committee in unifying the oversight work, and the preparation of the applied audit guide.
The meeting recommended a set of results that contribute to developing the Bureau’s work, including starting the procedures for approving the completed evidence, setting annual plans for implementation, working to accelerate them, facilitating the tasks of experts and providing logistical support to them so that they can commit to implementing the programs on the scheduled date, and affirming the continuity of the partnership between the two institutions.
Source: Libyan News Agency
