VOL. XLV

No 30

29-July-2002

PALESTINE

UNSCO Report Blames Border Closures For PlightOf Palestinian Economy

A report recently published by theOffice of the United Nations Special Coordinator in the occupied territories(UNSCO) examines the effects of border closures and mobility restrictions onthe Palestinian economy between October 2000 and December 2001 and finds themto be the primary cause for the rapid economic deterioration witnessed sincethe beginning of the intifada. As a direct result ofthe...