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. Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017, Final Results- Establishments Report. Ramallah - Palestine. As for employment, on average, 37% of all workers covered in the census were employed in the internal trade sector, the highest out of all economic sectors by far, followed by manufacturing (22%). Moreover, the sector was the second highest employer of women (18%), exceeded only by education-related establishments, which employed 26% of all women workers covered in the census. It is noteworthy however, that representation of women in the internal trade sector understates overall p...

Experts Warn of ‘Devastating’ Economic Impact of Rejoining Paris Climate Accord Rejoining the Paris climate agreement as it stands now will have devastating economic consequences for the United States, with little actual environmental benefit, according to experts. President Joe Biden on Jan. 20 signed an executive order to rejoin the global pact, one of his first major moves as president. According to the United Nations, developed countries under the agreement should “take the lead in providing financial assistance to countries that are less endowed and more vulnerable,” while als...

Joint Statement: 10 Israeli, Palestinian and international health and human rights organizations: Israel must provide necessary vaccines to Palestinian health care systems Format As the Israeli healthcare system begins the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines to the Israeli public, we, the undersigned organizations, urge the Israeli authorities to live up to their legal obligations and ensure that quality vaccines be provided to Palestinians living under Israeli occupation and control in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as well. The Israeli Ministry of Health has not yet publicly formulated ...

Follow Dec. 16, 2020 Senior officials in the Gaza Strip’s health care system warned Tuesday that the system was at risk of collapse due to the sharp rise in the number of coronavirus patients in serious condition and on ventilators. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, since Monday the number of seriously ill or ventilated patients has gone up by 40 and now stands at 226. According to Gaza health sources, the hospitals and wards treating coronavirus patients are at 90 percent capacity. The two hospitals that were designated to deal with COVID-19 patients in Khan Yunis and Gaza City are fu...

Palestinians’ living conditions may be about to start improving Yossi Mekelberg December 16, 2020 04:42 A Palestinian girl is pictured behind a whole at her destroyed family's house, Gaza City, Oct. 8, 2020. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/wtxar For years, the financial situation of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has teetered on the brink of collapse. The heyday of the Oslo years, during which the Palestinian economy was looking up, is long gone. A consequence of the Second Intifada that broke out 20 years ago was that the Palestinian economy suffered a sharp and painful deterioration, ch...