Gaza economic recovery could take decades: UN report

The war in Gaza has resulted in an unprecedented level of destruction to its economy which will take tens of billions of dollars and decades to reverse, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said in a new report on Wednesday.

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Gaza economic recovery could take decades: UN report

COVID-19 impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report

30 Jun 2021

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 trillion loss to the global economy, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said on Wednesday in a report issued jointly with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Arrested development and poverty take a $57 billion economic toll in Palestine

24 Nov 2021

Following Israeli closures, restrictions and military operations, the West Bank has suffered two decades of arrested development and poverty, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD.

Pandemic ‘rolled back’ sustainable development funding for weak economies: UNCTAD

21 Jun 2021

Financial assistance to the world’s 83 weakest economies fell by 15 per cent in 2020, to $35 billion as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, UN trade and development experts UNCTAD said on Monday.