{"id":200779,"date":"2011-07-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=200779"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:02:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:02:58","slug":"auto-insert-200779","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-200779\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain sets out four-year plan to tackle poverty in the OPT – DFID-UK press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Britain sets out four year plan to tackle poverty in OPTs<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Britain has set out how it plans to tackle poverty in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) over the next four years, International Development Minister Alan Duncan announced today.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Of the approximately four million people living in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, a quarter currently live below the poverty line, and 4.8 million Palestinian refugees regionally rely on the UN for basic services like health services and education.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Under the new plans, British funding will focus on boosting the Palestinian economy and helping the most vulnerable people. This will include:<\/p><\/div>\n