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GENERAL OVERVIEW AND CRITICAL CONCERNS
Living conditions for most Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory
(oPt) have continued to deteriorate in 2008. The blockade on the Gaza Strip, the
closure and movement restrictions, the continuous building of the Barrier in the
West Bank as well as internal Palestinian divisions have negatively impacted
most of the social and economic aspects of the population. Poverty and
employment rates are increasing in the Gaza Strip leading to an unprecedented
number of people dependent on humanitarian assistance.
At the end of 2008, nearly 80% of the population in Gaza was dependent on
food assistance. Palestinians in the oPt are facing a crisis that effects all
aspects of their daily life. It is, above all, a crisis of human dignity, with
the entire population unable to exercise its basic rights to movement,
self-determination, employment and basic services. United Nations agencies and
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) participating in the Consolidated Appeal
Process (CAP) are seeking a more focused humanitarian response in 2009, with
better targeted interventions designed to meet the most urgent needs of
vulnerable populations.
"Crisis in Gaza"
http://www.unfpa.org/emergencies/gaza/
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