The UN Agency reported on the unemployment in Gaza, resulting in hardship to make a living.
Since the Israel-Gaza war started, Gaza unemployment has dropped down to 80%, with the economy at the peak of collapsing. The report was provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday.
Ever since the war started one year ago, the economy dropped by 85%, leaving 2.3 million Gaza civilians into poverty, UN agency reported.
The ILO while speaking in regard of Gaza and the West Bank stated, the effect of the conflict caused "unprecedented and wide-ranging devastation on the labour market and the wider economy across the Occupied Palestinian Territory".
Unemployment in the West Bank rated 34.9% between October 2023 until September 2024, resulting the economy reaching to 21.7% for the last 12 months.
In the West Bank, the unemployment rate averaged 34.9% between October 2023 and the end of September 2024, while its economy has contracted by 21.7% compared with the previous 12 months, the ILO said.
Geneva-based organization stated, before the conflict, Gaza unemployment rate was 45.3% and the West Bank was 14%.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met King Charles at Windsor Castle on Monday during a short visit to the UK aimed at strengthening defense ties and increasing pressure on Russia.
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A major wave of Russian drones and missiles struck Kyiv early Tuesday, killing 16 people, including a U.S. citizen, and injuring dozens as the capital faced one of the largest attacks since the war began.
U.S. President Donald Trump called for a major interest rate cut before Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed the Israel–Iran ceasefire on Tuesday but warned it was too early to say if the truce would hold.
Canada and the European Union signed a new Security and Defence Partnership on Monday in Brussels, marking a major step toward deepening transatlantic cooperation in military and security affairs.
Following the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Grossi has reached out to Tehran, urging renewed cooperation on its nuclear program.
China has called for calm and a swift return to dialogue, urging parties to avoid further escalation in the Middle East, following a ceasefire announcement by US President Donald Trump between Israel and Iran.
Iran launched 18 ballistic missiles late Sunday targeting the U.S. military’s Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American installation in the Middle East.
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A high-speed tram derailment in central Gothenburg, Sweden, has left at least eight people injured late on Thursday (19 June), after the vehicle slammed into a snack bar on Avenyn Avenue.
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A new MIT study has found that regular use of Artificial Intelligence tools such ChatGPT, may lower brain activity and diminish critical thinking, raising concerns about their growing role in education and professional life.
Floods triggered by relentless monsoon rains have forced people to evacuate across China's Guizhou province, with cities urging residents to flee rising waters as infrastructure collapses and warnings of more extreme weather loom.
A deadly weekend attack on a hospital in Sudan claimed the lives of more than 40 people, including children and healthcare workers, drawing international condemnation.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed the Israel–Iran ceasefire on Tuesday but warned it was too early to say if the truce would hold.
Canada and the European Union signed a new Security and Defence Partnership on Monday in Brussels, marking a major step toward deepening transatlantic cooperation in military and security affairs.
U.S. President Donald Trump called for a major interest rate cut before Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed the Israel–Iran ceasefire on Tuesday but warned it was too early to say if the truce would hold.
Canada and the European Union signed a new Security and Defence Partnership on Monday in Brussels, marking a major step toward deepening transatlantic cooperation in military and security affairs.
Following the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Grossi has reached out to Tehran, urging renewed cooperation on its nuclear program.
China has called for calm and a swift return to dialogue, urging parties to avoid further escalation in the Middle East, following a ceasefire announcement by US President Donald Trump between Israel and Iran.
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