MIDEAST: Palestinians Prepare to Stand Up for What Matters
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MIDEAST: Palestinians Prepare to Stand Up for What Matters
By Ramsey Ben-Achour
RAMALLAH, Oct 15 (IPS) - While the international community concentrates on final status negotiations between the Palestinian government and Israel, the Palestinian people plan to stand up Oct. 17 to show the world what really matters to them.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are expected to take part in demonstrations highlighting poverty and inequality in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Palestinians in the territories number three to four million.
Oct. 17 has been picked as the United Nations-recognised International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
The demonstration will be part of the larger Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), a banding together of international NGOs, social movements, trade unions, women's organisations and other civil society actors in an attempt to draw attention to global poverty.
Palestinians do not have enough food to meet their basic needs, according to the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA).
In Ramallah, the de facto capital of the OPT, a large procession will take to the streets through the city centre. Peaceful demonstrations have also been planned in small villages, towns and large population centres throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, along with a number of his ministers, is expected to address the crowds in Ramallah.
Later in the evening, a myriad of cultural events will be held at the Palestinian Cultural Palace. These events will include traditional dancing, singing, and performances by Palestinian youths.
In Nablus, 500 students from al-Najah University, the largest in the northern OPT, will assert their right to education by holding a rally on campus.
"We will give speeches, show pictures, and discuss the issues that really matter to us. We want to educate ourselves freely and without restriction. Education is a right that everyone must have," Mohammad Khareis, a resident of Nablus and organising member of the student rally told IPS.
In Gaza, a conference will be held on the right to work and to social protection. The conference will conclude with the submission to the United Nations of a petition highlighting the specific troubles that citizens of the Gaza strip face daily.
While the majority of activities will take place on Oct. 17, some events will last a week or more.
One of these will be the provision of free medical services over a period of two weeks. Funded in part by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), this will include free medical consultations, medical examinations in mobile and stationary clinics, and a move to raise awareness on general health issues.
Ahmad Ayesh, member of the Palestine Medical Relief Society (PMRS) and one of those helping to coordinate the medical services, says Palestinians face huge difficulties in accessing medical care.
"The illegal wall that Israel is building has cut off many villagers from their agricultural land. They are very poor, and cannot afford to go to the doctor, and because of the checkpoints they can't reach the medical centres very easily either," he told IPS.
"We hope to touch the people who suffer the most," he said.
In Tulkarem, 45 km from Ramallah, textile workers plan meetings on issues such as job security and the ability to obtain work permits in Israel.
And across both the West Bank and the Gaza strip, schoolchildren will assemble on playgrounds to stand up against poverty. Candlelight vigils will be held in solidarity with people across the globe.
"Our voice will be combined with voices from around the world, united in achieving our goals," Khareis said.
Oriental University City in Hebei 500 mu of land has been cultivated to resume deadline ( December 29, 2004) ZXS Beijing December 29) (reporter SUN Yu Ting Kuangdi), referring to the Audit Commission disclosure Langfang, Hebei, Oriental University City illegal collective farmers leased land building golf courses, Langfang City has ordered the lifting of the 500 mu of illegal rent agreement, the deadline resume farming. (Boxun.n
The 10th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee, the Auditor-General Li Jinhua delivered a report last year, implementation of the central budget and other financial income and audit. Speaking on the use of special funds management, Li Jinhua disclosed that four cities Langfang, University City development and construction cases, illegal approval and illegal seizures of land issues outstanding. Ended today at the 13th meeting of the Standing Committee, the General Office of the State Council to the Standing Committee members submitted a report to correct the problem. The report pointed out that Beijing and Langfang City, Hebei Province attaches great importance to audit uncovered the problem is serious conduct rectification. Currently, Beijing has been responsible for this issue in the Tongzhou District lok of the CPC and secretary of the township Party committee, Tongzhou District afford the deputy director and five were dismissals party posts, administrative demerits, such as party warning punishment. Langfang City has ordered the lifting of more than 540 acres of illegal lease agreement, the deadline resume farming. In addition, the District of Wuhan Hongshan Forest to 900 mu collective account of four illegal trading, the units and individuals from more than 40 million yuan of profit, the report said that the special team composed of Hubei Province, is being dealt with, and six have been transferred to the police for illegal reselling of land use rights of criminal cases. At present, these cases have been the main suspects by the police surveillance residence, and recovered 12 million yuan stolen money. Wuhan city public security departments are fully capture suspected case of a corporate representative of the HUA Hai Wang Kerong. The report said that the State Food and Drug Administration authority service centers, noncompensatory country without permission of the transfer of land to real estate problems, the Food and Drug Authority attaches great importance to the irregularities have been terminated in accordance with the law of land development and construction agreement, rectification and the establishment of special working group responsible for the aftermath of the incident . (Boxun.n
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