Geneva, Oct 22, 2024 (AFP) - Poverty rate in Palestinian territories seen doubling to 74.3% this year: UN

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2024-10-22

The poverty rate across the Palestinian territories will almost double this year to 74.3 percent after months of fighting in Gaza, according to a report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) released Tuesday. "The immediate consequence of the war, not just in physical infrastructure destruction, but also in terms of poverty, livelihoods and loss of livelihoods, is enormous," Achim Steiner, head of the UNDP, told AFP. The poverty rate had been 3......

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