Poverty rate in Palestine According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, approximately 55.7% of Palestinian households in the West Bank are living below the poverty line, compared to 81.4% of Palestinian households in Gaza. Rising cost of living index in Palestine The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics has reported a sharp increase in the cost of living index in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza by 3.74% when comparing prices in January 2023 to January 2022. Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living According to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 11: States Parties to this Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The right to food The right to adequate food is realized when every man, woman and child, alone or in community with others, has physical and economic access at all times to adequate food or means for its procurement. Unemployment rate in Palestine The number of unemployed individuals aged 15 and over reached 367,000 in 2022, with 239,000 individuals in Gaza and 128,000 individuals in the West Bank.