“As we work to advance a political solution, this marks the beginning of what we hope will be a larger effort to support Gaza’s infrastructure and generate employment”, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov
120 young Palestinian lifeguards will be on the job this summer in Gaza as part of the support the Islamic Development Bank and UNDP are providing in response to high unemployment rates in Gaza.
USD 10 million agreement signed to cover reconstruction and rehabilitation of 200 houses in Gaza.
The video sheds light on some of the families who lost their homes during the 2014 hostilities on Gaza and now have a new house with support from the Government of Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Fund for Development.
With OFID and Islamic Development Bank support, UNDP was able to provide over 3,780 people with improved housing conditions in East Jerusalem.
USD 1.16 million agreements will provide access to health care and water services.
DEEP is a pathfinder programme for economic empowerment and poverty eradication in the State of Palestine funded by the Islamic Development Bank / Al-Aqsa Fund, and implemented by UNDP in partnership with the Palestinian Government. In addition to poor families, DEEP targets youth, women, small farmers and persons with disability, helping them manage their own micro-enterprises.
Report: Three Years After the 2014 Gaza Hostilities - Beyond Survival: Challenges to Economic Recovery and Long-Term Development
The report provides an analysis of the main challenges that are currently dominating Gaza’s business environment, three years after the 2014 hostilities, and proposes a fresh approach to support Gaza’s private sector to thrive, not just to survive. The report also highlights that Gaza’s economy has been virtually stagnant for the past ten years. More GDP growth will be required to reduce Gaza’s chronic unemployment, currently standing at 40.6%, and improve livelihoods.
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UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People focuses its work on Governance, Productive Livelihoods, Environment and Infrastructure.Emphasis is placed on three geographic areas where the needs and the challenges the greatest in achieving sustainable human development and statehood: the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and Area C.
Step It Up for Gender Equality
UNDP targets gender equality as part of its programming in its main work streams: sustainable development; inclusive and effective democratic governance; and risk prevention and resilience. UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People has an extensive portfolio of projects and programmes that are contributing to the mainstreaming of gender and empowerment of women in the Palestinian society.
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UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP) derives its mandate from the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 33/147 of 20 December 1978. Called upon by United Nations Member States in that year, UNDP was requested “to improve the economic and social conditions of the Palestinian people by identifying their social and economic needs and by establishing concrete projects to that end”. UNDP/PAPP is a responsive development agency that works together with the Palestinian people to fulfil their aspiration for sustainable human development based on self-determination, equality and freedom.
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About the Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People
4.9 million
Population
25%
Poverty rate
29%
Unemployment
114
Human Dev. Index
