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Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People Who we are What we do Our impact Get involved Global Nav toggle Search Who we are What we do Our impact Get involved Locations Featured content Statement As war in Gaza enters seventh month, 1.74 million more Palestinians will be pushed into poverty across State of Palestine according to United Nations assessment UNDP and ESCWA estimate more than two-decades reversal in human development— beyond earliest recorded levels of 2004 Read More NEWS A silent threat: Gaza’s struggle with solid waste management The war in Gaza led to a dire humanitarian condition, profoundly affecting the lives of its 2.2 million people – loss of life, property and desperate need of food, dignified shelter and medical care. Read more Stories I know this will end, and I pray I can start over.” Rafah City is sheltering the majority of the 1.9 million Palestinians who have been forced from their homes during the war, now in its fourth month. Read more NEWS Voices from the frontlines In the desolate southern reaches of Rafah, amidst the biting cold of winter, Mustafa Al-Bayed, a tenacious TV correspondent, weaves a story of resilience against the backdrop of an unrelenting war in the Gaza Strip. Read more NEWS Neighbouring countries in the Arab States region face socioeconomic downturn from war in Gaza, new rapid assessment shows UN Development Programme and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia warn that human development could regress by at least 2 to 3 years in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon Read more Statement UNDP Statement on the war in Gaza Following a brief humanitarian ceasefire, we are seeing a dramatic and horrific escalation of destruction in both scope and speed in Gaza. Read more Stories Gaza: ‘In this war, everything is different’ Fighting has resumed in Gaza after a temporary humanitarian truce that allowed desperately needed assistance to reach people displaced by the war. Read more Stories Life in Gaza under war, through Iman’s eyes In Gaza, a place where resilience and uncertainty intertwine in the daily lives of its people, Iman Husseini, the Assistant Special Representative of UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People, has dedicated her life to serving her fellow Gazans as they deal with many challenges Read more Stories The day I return home Imagine a mother cradling her children at night, the fear of separation looming like a shadow. Trying her best to protect herself and her family, so that they do not become a memory. Yet, our story is only a memory now, but the future has yet to be written." Read more Press Release Poverty in the State of Palestine set to soar by more than a third if war continues for a second month UN Development Programme and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia warn that up to 16 years of human development could be wiped out Read more Statement Statement by UNDP Administrator on situation in Israel and Gaza in the occupied Palestinian territory As violence intensifies and civilian casualties rise, I am deeply saddened and concerned about the tragic loss of lives and the wellbeing of people in Israel and Gaza in the occupied Palestinian territory. I extend my deepest condolences to the families of all those affected. Read more NEWS UNDP Administrator’s statement in response to 22 December Security Council resolution I join the Secretary-General in the hope that the latest Security Council resolution will clear the way for a humanitarian ceasefire, as necessary to urgently meet the desperate needs of people in Gaza and to end this worsening catastrophe. Read more NEWS Statement on the killing of UNDP staff member and family in Gaza I am deeply saddened to announce the death of our UNDP colleague and his family in Gaza today. Read more Publication Gaza War: Expected Socio-Economic Impacts on the State of Palestine The war in Gaza continues unabated well past its first month, leaving behind massive losses of life and infrastructure damage and forcing displacements of unprecedented scale Read more New Report Gaza War: Expected Socio-Economic Impacts on the State of Palestine The war in Gaza continues unabated well past its first month, leaving behind massive losses of life and infrastructure damage and forcing displacements of unprecedented scale. Read More Who we are 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. Stats & figures 4.9 million population 25 percent poverty rate 29 percent unemployment .708 Human development index 2 million Palestinians are considered food insecure 75.3 percent urban population Search Found 0 results. Did you mean ? Sort by Relevancy Date This site All UNDP United Nations Development Programme Who we arePalestinian Programme Framework Funding and delivery What we do Sustainable Development Goals Our focus Our impact Blog News centre Stories Publications Projects Get involved Jobs Procurement Report Fraud, Abuse, Misconduct Submit social or environmental complaint Scam alert Terms of use facebook twitter youtube instagram © 2024 United Nations Development...