Gaza

Humanitarian
Conditions in
Numbers
May 17, 2018 | Tamara Kharroub

GazainNumbers

HUMANITARIANDISASTER

•18-20hoursofpower
•12yearsofsiege •97%ofwaterisunfit
•Israelcontrolsallborders: blackoutperday
forconsumption
•Collectionofwaste
land,sea,andair •60litersaverage
heavilyreduced;55
•Collectivepunishmentin waterconsumption
violationofinternationallaw percapita(WHOdaily sewagepoolsareatrisk
ofoverflowing
•UNwarnsthatby2020Gaza minimum:100liters)
•48waterdesalination
willbe'uninhabitable'
plantsoperateat20%

•45%ofnecessarymedicines•50%ofchildrenneed •29,000persons
notavallable psychological displacedandstill
•25%ofmedicalequipment counseling homelessafterthe2014
absent •55%ofresidentssuffer Israelimilitary
•Restrictionsincludedenying fromdepression operation
medicaltreatmentin •1.3millionoutof1.9
hospitalsoutsideGaza needhumanitarian
assistance

Refugeesare72%ofthepopulationofGaza

今ECONOMICSITUATION

43.6%Unemployment 62% amongyouth 90%unemploymentamong

Unemployment

personswithdisabilities

65%offamilieslive 6outof10families
inpoverty sufferfromfood
insecurity

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SOURCES:Euro-MediterraneanHumanRightsMonitor;OCHA;UnitedNations
ConferenceonTradeandDevelopment;WorldHealthOrganization
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