关于贸发会议对巴勒斯坦人民援助的报告（英）

GE.24-13478 (E) Trade and Development Board Seventy-first session Geneva, 16–27 September 2024 Item 8 of the provisional agenda Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Note by the UNCTAD secretariat*, ** Summary The thirtieth anniversary of the Oslo Accords coincided with a severe confrontation. Intense Israeli operations in Gaza and restrictions in the West Bank inflicted the greatest damage to the Palestinian economy in recent history. In Gaza, the military operation decimated the remaining infrastructure and precipitated an unprecedented humanitarian and environmental crisis, as the gross domestic product fell by 81 per cent in the last quarter of 2023 and unemployment soared to 79 per cent. Prior to October 2023, 80 per cent of Gazans depended on international assistance. By the end of the year, multidimensional poverty had affected the entire population. The West Bank and East Jerusalem were not spared, as violence spread and the occupying Power tightened long-standing restrictions on movement and access. The quarterly gross domestic product shrank by 19 per cent and unemployment reached 32 per cent. Inflationary pressures combined with increasing unemployment and declining incomes to erode household welfare. The decline in economic activity exceeded the impact of previous confrontations in 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2021, on course to surpass the impact of the aftermath of the second intifada. * The designations employed, maps and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Secretariat concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. In accordance with the relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly and Security Council, references to the Occupied Palestinian Territory or territories pertain to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Use of the term “Palestine” refers to the Palestine Liberation Organization, which established the Palestinian National Authority. References to the “State of Palestine” are consistent with the vision expressed in Security Council resolution 1397 (2002) and General Assembly resolution 67/19 (2012). ** The document was submitted late to the conference services for processing without the explanation required under paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 53/208 B. United Nations TD/B/71/3 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Distr.: General 23 July 2024 Original: English TD/B/71/3 2 Settlements continued to expand in 2023 and early 2024. Their growth displaces Palestinians, alters reality on the ground, changes the demographics in East Jerusalem and Area C of the West Bank and hinders a two-State solution. The success of the Palestinian National Authority in governance and buildi