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[January 2013] ‘Born at Qalandia Checkpoint’ focuses the phenomenon of Palestinian women forced to give birth at military checkpoints, which peaked during the Second Intifada (2000-05). Since this time, Palestinian women in remote areas have increasingly resorted to coping strategies of relocating in the weeks prior to delivery, or giving birth at home. UN and international agencies have sought to address the symptoms but not the root cause of the problem, which remains Israel's policies of settlement, segregation and control over the lives of Palestinians.
SOURCES & DATA
PA Ministry of Health, 2006. Annual Report 2005 (accessed on 18 January 2012)
UNHRC, 2009. The issue of Palestinian pregnant women giving birth at Israeli checkpoints: Report of the High Commissioner for Human Right (accessed on 18 January 2012)
UNHRC, 2010.The issue of Palestinian pregnant women giving birth at Israeli checkpoints: Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (accessed on 18 January 2012)
UNFPA, 2007. Checkpoints Compound the Risks of Childbirth for Palestinian Women (accessed 2 January 2013)
UNOCHA, 2012. West Bank Movement and Access Update (PDF)
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