Key challenges:

Approximately 27% of Palestinians polled by UNDP cited that they had partially or completely lost their job as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which led to increasing financial burdens particularly for the most vulnerable households..

Local government units (LGUs), particularly in rural areas have been a major front-line responder in meeting households multidimensional needs, whether in terms of fundraising and distributing food parcels and financial aid, monitoring movement in the absence of local police, and/or deferring bill payments to ensure all households are able to access essential services during these unusual times.