Empowerment and Protection - Stories of Human Security Oct. 2014 | Página 40

OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

POPULATION IN 2013

4.17 MILLION (WEST BANK AND GAZA) (WORLD BANK 2014A)

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
BY AGE IN 2013
40.1% 0-14
29.9% 15-29
25.6% 30-60
4.4% 60+
(PCBS 2014)

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

(STATE OF PALESTINE)

Statelessness
and Insecurity
in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory

107
187

(UNDP 2014)

Lucy Nusseibeha, Middle East Nonviolence and Democracy (MEND)

The situation of human security among Palestinians is as complex and fragmented as the problem
and the people. The pages that follow offer only a snapshot of concerns and responses from focus
groups and individuals in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. These give voice to
some of the daily issues facing a variety of Palestinians. While the Israeli occupation dominates and
permeates every aspect of Palestinian life, it is often taken as a given by many of the participants.

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