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Occupied Palestinian Territories— Food security still precarious—A food security analysis concluded that 34% of the population of West Bank and the Gaza Strip was considered food secure in 2006, while 20% was marginally food secure, 12% was vulnerable to becoming food insecure and 34% was food insecure. Although not directly comparable with the FAO/WFP food security assessment in 2003, which used a different methodology, the findings were similar.
The results of the Palestinian Family Health Survey conducted at the end of 2006/beginning of 2007 showed that the level of wasting has remained under control. Compared with the same type of surveys conducted in 2000 and 2004, it seemed that stunting showed a slight increase especially in the Gaza Strip. However, it is difficult to know the significance of this increase.
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Document Sources: United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition
Subject: Assistance, Economic issues, Food, Health, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 31/05/2007