Israel-Hamas war: UN says Gaza rebuild could take 80 years
May 3, 2024 10:40:23 GMT -5
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Post by sevenofnine on May 3, 2024 10:40:23 GMT -5
Two to one they blame Israel on this
UN says Gaza destruction on a scale 'not seen since World War II'
A report released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) estimated that fully rebuilding Gaza could take decades.
"The scale of the destruction is huge and unprecedented... this is a mission that the global community has not dealt with since World War II," Abdallah al-Dardari, the UNDP's Regional Director for Arab States told a briefing in Jordan.
In the best-case scenario, in which the war would end today and construction materials would be delivered five times as fast as following the last crisis in 2021, rebuilding efforts could be completed by 2040.
However, assuming the pace of reconstruction follows the trend of several previous Gaza conflicts, the UNDP report said it would take "approximately 80 years to restore all the fully destroyed housing units."
At least 370,000 housing units in Gaza have been damaged, including 79,000 that have been destroyed completely, the report said.
In 2014, after 51 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas, there were 2.4 million tons of debris in Gaza, Al Dardari said.
www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-un-says-gaza-rebuild-could-take-80-years/live-68987877
UN says Gaza destruction on a scale 'not seen since World War II'
A report released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) estimated that fully rebuilding Gaza could take decades.
"The scale of the destruction is huge and unprecedented... this is a mission that the global community has not dealt with since World War II," Abdallah al-Dardari, the UNDP's Regional Director for Arab States told a briefing in Jordan.
In the best-case scenario, in which the war would end today and construction materials would be delivered five times as fast as following the last crisis in 2021, rebuilding efforts could be completed by 2040.
However, assuming the pace of reconstruction follows the trend of several previous Gaza conflicts, the UNDP report said it would take "approximately 80 years to restore all the fully destroyed housing units."
At least 370,000 housing units in Gaza have been damaged, including 79,000 that have been destroyed completely, the report said.
In 2014, after 51 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas, there were 2.4 million tons of debris in Gaza, Al Dardari said.
www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-un-says-gaza-rebuild-could-take-80-years/live-68987877
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