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Fast Facts About The oPt - 2012
HDI	110
life Expectancy	73.3
Adult Literacy Rate	93.8%
Real GDP Growth	0%
GDP per capita	1.261
Population	3.9 million (2.4 in West Bank and 1.5 in Gaza Strip)
Poverty Rate	34.5%
Unemployment Rate	22.8%
Population Growth Rate	3.7%

UNDP Resources

	The Development Advocate - 2012
	Human Development Report - 2011
	Arab Development Challenges Report - 2011
	UNDP Annual Report - 2011
	Arab Human Development Report - 2009

 

13.05.2012 - Deputy Special Representative of Operations, Mr. Khaled Shahwan, participated in the graduation of 40 students from the Rosary school in Jerusalem after they completed a dynamic programme on the principles, laws and conventions of human rights. The ceremony included speeches by the headmaster and UNDP Deputy Special Representative (O) and a presentation by the students summarizing what they have learned in the areas of human rights, child rights, discrimination against women, torture, refugees, human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory and the rights of minority. “Continue learning and gaining knowledge because this is what will benefit you in the future. I am proud to hear that our students are well informed about the UN and the international laws and conventions" said Khaled Shahwan, UNDP Deputy Special Representative of Operations.

17.04.2012 - The Governments of India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA), through UNDP Launch the Rehabilitation Phase of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society Hospital in Gaza:As part of their continuing effort to combat poverty and hunger, representatives from India, Brazil and South Africa, UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRSC) signed an agreement in the amount of one million Dollars to rehabilitate the PRCS building in the Gaza Strip. The project consists of the rehabilitation of nine partially or totally destroyed floors to be utilized for an open heart surgery unit, patients recovery rooms, psychosocial support, hostel for local and international staff as well as a cafeteria and an administrative department. The ceremony concluded with a tour of the damaged building and with the representatives from IBSA and UNDP painting on the wall to symbolize the beginning of the rehabilitation project. More

09.04.2012 - UNDP Sends Four Electrical Transformers to Gaza with Funds from the Islamic Developmet Bank: UNDP, in cooperation with the Palestinian Energy Authority was able to deliver four electrical transformers and new extension pay equipment to rehabilitate the Electricity Transfer Station in the west of the Gaza Strip. This is part of a UNDP project funded by the Islamic Development Bank for USD 3 million to assemble, test and commission the transformers and the extension pay equipment. The new equipment is expected to raise the capacity of the Electricity Transfer Station from 80 to 120 Megawatts, increasing its ability to absorb the output generated by the Gaza Power Plant (GPP). While the Gaza Strip needs approximatly 350 Megawatts of electricity, the GPP produces 120-140 Megawatts, supplemented by another 120 Megawatts bought from Israel, and 22 Megawatts supplied from Egypt. Therefore, the current electricity supply suffices two-thirds of the Gaza Strip's demand.

25.03.2012 - Palestinian Authority Committed to Strengthening Palestinian Police Accountability:Officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and international partners opened a four-day workshop entitled Strengthening Palestinian Police Accountability together with the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS) at the Red Crescent Conference Centre in Ramallah. This initiative will also establish the basis for a National Strategy on Civil Police Accountability in line with the Palestinian Authority’s national and international commitments and inspire the PCP through sharing best practices on police accountability systems and mechanisms worldwide.More

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