United Nations: As the war in Gaza continues, half a million Palestinians fall into poverty

Nov 11, 2023 - 18:34
United Nations: As the war in Gaza continues, half a million Palestinians fall into poverty
United Nations: As the war in Gaza continues, half a million Palestinians fall into poverty

According to the United Nations report, as the war in Gaza continues,... the poverty rate in Palestine will increase by 34% and push almost half a million more people into poverty. According to the CNN news agency, preliminary estimates of the United Nations Development Program and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, in such a situation the gross domestic product of Palestine will decrease by 8.4% , which is equivalent to the loss of one billion and 700 million dollars. It is estimated that after a month of war, poverty increased by 20% and economic growth decreased by 4.2%.

CNN news agency