VOL. XLIV

No. 08

19-February-2001

PALESTINE

UNSCO Report Puts Palestinian Intifada Economic Losses At $1.15bn

The UN Special Coordinator, Terje Roed-Larsen, announced on 13 February the key findings of an updated report on the social and economic impact of the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the Palestinian economy (MEES, 18 December, 2000). The report estimates that the economy has suffered GDP losses of over $900mn since the beginning of the crisis last October. In addition, there...