UNDP: As War in Gaza Enters Seventh Month, 1.74M More Palestinians Will Be Pushed Into Poverty Across State of Palestine According to United Nations Assessment
May 03, 2024
May 03, 2024
AMMAN, Jordan, May 3 (TNSres) -- The United Nations Development Programme issued the following news on May 1, 2024:
Amman & New York -- As the war in Gaza approaches its seventh month, the poverty rate in the State of Palestine continues to escalate, reaching 58.4 percent, thrusting nearly 1.74 million additional people into poverty, as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) sustains a staggering plunge by 26.9 percent--a loss of US$7.1 billion from a 2023 no-war baseline--according t . . .
Amman & New York -- As the war in Gaza approaches its seventh month, the poverty rate in the State of Palestine continues to escalate, reaching 58.4 percent, thrusting nearly 1.74 million additional people into poverty, as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) sustains a staggering plunge by 26.9 percent--a loss of US$7.1 billion from a 2023 no-war baseline--according t . . .