A European Union and United Nations report estimates it will cost more than $71 billion over the next decade to rebuild Gaza, after more than two years of war which have "pushed back human development by 77 years".
Issued on: 21/04/2026 - RFI
People inspect the site of an Israeli strike at Al-Shati camp, Gaza City, 15 April 2026.
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In their final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), the United Nations and the European Union said on Monday the war "has led to unprecedented loss of life and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis" – and that recovery and reconstruction will cost $71.4 billion (€60.6 billion).
Gaza is under a fragile ceasefire agreed last October. Almost all 1.9 million people in the territory have been displaced, often multiple times.
"Given the immense scale of need, recovery efforts must run in parallel with humanitarian action, ensuring an effective and well-sequenced transition from emergency relief toward reconstruction at scale — one that encompasses both the Gaza Strip and West Bank," the EU and UN said.
Everything to be rebuilt
The RDNA, developed in coordination with the World Bank, determined that $26.3bn would be required in the first 18 months to restore essential services, rebuild critical infrastructure and support economic recovery.
"Physical infrastructure damages are estimated at $35.2bn, with economic and social losses amounting to $22.7bn," a joint statement said.
The assessment found nearly 372,000 housing units have been destroyed or damaged, more than half of hospitals are non-functional and nearly all schools have been destroyed or damaged.
Gaza's economy has contracted by 84 percent, and the “scale and extent of deprivation across living conditions, livelihoods/income, food security, gender equality, and social inclusion have pushed back human development in the Gaza Strip by 77 years".
The EU and UN insist that recovery and reconstruction need to be "Palestinian-led", and incorporate approaches that actively support the transfer of governance to the Palestinian Authority, in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2803.
That resolution, adopted in November, welcomed the creation of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to support Gaza's reconstruction.
The UN and EU also insisted that "a set of enabling conditions" were needed for the resolution to be implemented effectively on the ground, including, in particular, "a sustained ceasefire and adequate security".
Other imperatives are "unimpeded humanitarian access and immediate restoration of essential services," and "free movement of people, goods, and reconstruction materials, within and between Gaza and the West Bank".
Without such conditions, they warned, "neither recovery nor reconstruction can succeed".
(with AFP)
In their final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), the United Nations and the European Union said on Monday the war "has led to unprecedented loss of life and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis" – and that recovery and reconstruction will cost $71.4 billion (€60.6 billion).
Gaza is under a fragile ceasefire agreed last October. Almost all 1.9 million people in the territory have been displaced, often multiple times.
"Given the immense scale of need, recovery efforts must run in parallel with humanitarian action, ensuring an effective and well-sequenced transition from emergency relief toward reconstruction at scale — one that encompasses both the Gaza Strip and West Bank," the EU and UN said.
Everything to be rebuilt
The RDNA, developed in coordination with the World Bank, determined that $26.3bn would be required in the first 18 months to restore essential services, rebuild critical infrastructure and support economic recovery.
"Physical infrastructure damages are estimated at $35.2bn, with economic and social losses amounting to $22.7bn," a joint statement said.
The assessment found nearly 372,000 housing units have been destroyed or damaged, more than half of hospitals are non-functional and nearly all schools have been destroyed or damaged.
Gaza's economy has contracted by 84 percent, and the “scale and extent of deprivation across living conditions, livelihoods/income, food security, gender equality, and social inclusion have pushed back human development in the Gaza Strip by 77 years".
The EU and UN insist that recovery and reconstruction need to be "Palestinian-led", and incorporate approaches that actively support the transfer of governance to the Palestinian Authority, in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 2803.
That resolution, adopted in November, welcomed the creation of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to support Gaza's reconstruction.
The UN and EU also insisted that "a set of enabling conditions" were needed for the resolution to be implemented effectively on the ground, including, in particular, "a sustained ceasefire and adequate security".
Other imperatives are "unimpeded humanitarian access and immediate restoration of essential services," and "free movement of people, goods, and reconstruction materials, within and between Gaza and the West Bank".
Without such conditions, they warned, "neither recovery nor reconstruction can succeed".
(with AFP)
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