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A Palestinian adolescent turning 14 years old this year will have lived through a period of Gaza’s history that has seen the loss of hundreds of lives and livelihoods, as well as the physical destruction of neighborhoods and infrastructure. After living through four wars — the most recent in May 2021 — a 14-year-old will have been exposed ...

The devastation in Gaza, coupled with a fluid political environment in both the PA and Israel, has made it necessary for this report to revisit the fundamentals of donor support to the PA in view of the long-term goal of establishing an economically viable Palestinian state independent of external aid.

Covering the period after the second Intifada, this report is the first major analysis of poverty in the West Bank and Gaza since 2001, and unique in its use of multiple data sources, building a comprehensive and current picture of the economic and social well being of the Palestinian ...

The combination of the ongoing Israeli‐Palestinian conflict as well as the diaspora situation makes implementation of e‐government projects in the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) unique and complex. A review of e‐government documentation and stakeholder interviews reveals that the PA has made reasonable progress on e‐government amidst a ...

In Gaza, the available power supply only meets half the demand leading to rolling blackouts, alternating between 8 hours on and 8 hours off. Although the West Bank generally enjoys 24-hour power supply, there have been emerging power shortages during peak winter and summer months. With Palestinian electricity demand

The Gaza Scheme is partially funded; however, at current contribution rates, it is not financially sustainable and could experience deficits within five years. In May 2000, the government closed the West Bank Scheme to new entrants so that newly hired civil servants would be enrolled in the Gaza Scheme. The change will

During her trip to Gaza late last year, Inger Andersen, the Middle East and North Africa’s former Vice President, saw the extent of the destruction to Gaza’s health sector first-hand. She believed the World Bank Group could “play a transformational role in the Palestinian territories, as it should in most fragile and conflict affected ...

Gaza, the Legislative Council has not convened since June 2006, and no laws have been able to be passed during this period. As a result, changes to the legal framework have been enacted through presidential decrees that are not considered to be final from a constitutional point of view and may be subject to revision once the political situation ...

West Bank and Gaza Region Middle East & North Africa Income Category Lower middle income Population 4,569,087 City Covered Ramallah 117 DB RANK DB SCORE 60.0 Rankings on Doing Business topics - West Bank and Gaza 173 148 86 91 25 114 112 54 123 168 Starting a Business Dealing with Construction Permits Getting Electricity Registering Property ...

since 2007 its role in Gaza has been compromised by the presence of the de facto authority - Hamas. Assessment coverage and timing The assessment has undertaken an independent review of the quality and performance of PFM systems in WB&G for the financial years 2015, 2016 and 2017, and of the medium-term budget for 2018-21.