Report 2025 on developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Press Conference
25 November 2025 — Pedro Manuel Moreno, Deputy Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), briefs the press in Geneva at a hybrid press conference on UNCTAD’s 2025 report on developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territor. Speakers: •Pedro Manuel Moreno, UN Trade and Development, Deputy Secretary General •Mutasim Elagraa, UN Trade and Development, Coordinator, UNCTAD Assistance to the Palestinian People •Rami Alazzeh, UN Trade and Development, Economist The report documents the devastating economic collapse and humanitarian crisis following the escalation of hostilities since October 2023, with GDP falling to 70% of its 2022 level, unemployment and poverty reaching unprecedented levels, and Gaza’s economy pushed from long-term de-development to near-total destruction, and calls for urgent, coordinated international support to rebuild shattered economic foundations and restore prospects for sustainable development and peace. Photo credit: UN Trade and development/William Albors More info: <a href="https://unctad.org/publication/report-unctad-assistance-palestinian-people-2025" rel="noreferrer nofollow">unctad.org/publication/report-unctad-assistance-palestini...</a>
