Country by country: Extended data of Palestine

Education : "Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free… Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding [and] tolerance…" Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, 1948. "To ensure that [by 2015] children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling and that girls and boys will have equal access to all levels of education." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 19, 2000. Literacy 15-24 years old (%) 2000-2005 99 Primary school enrolment rate net (%) 1999 97.5 2004 86.3 Secondary school enrolment rate net (%) 1999 76.2 2004 89.4 Tertiary school enrolment rate gross (%) 1998 11 2004 37.9

Environment : "(We) recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for him(her)self and his(her) family, including adequate food, clothing and housing…" International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 11, 1966. "We resolve… to halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of the world’s people… who are unable to reach or to afford safe drinking water… By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers as proposed in the ‘Cities Without Slums’ initiative." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 19, 2000. Population with access to sanitation (%) 1995 73 2004 73 Population with access to improved water sources (%) 1995 92 2004 92

Health : "(We) recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health… The provision for the reduction of the stillbirth-rate and of infant mortality and for the healthy development of the child… The prevention, treatment and control of epidemic, endemic, occupational and other diseases…" International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12, 1966. "…take specific measures for closing the gender gaps in morbidity and mortality where girls are disadvantaged, while achieving internationally approved goals for the reduction of infant and child mortality." World Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 106, 1995. Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (%) 1990 57 2004 36 Infant mortality per 1,000 live births (%) 1990 34 2005 21 Under-5 mortality per 1,000 live births (%) 1990 40 2005 23

Children’s immunization : "States Parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health." Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 24, 1989. "Each day, 40,000 children die from malnutrition and disease, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), from the lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation and from the effects of the drug problem… These are challenges that we, as political leaders, must meet." World Summit for Children, 1990. DPT Immunized 1-year-old children (%) 2005 99 Polio Immunized 1-year-old children (%) 2005 99 Measles Immunized 1-year-old children (%) 2005 99 Tuberculosis Immunized 1-year-old children (%) 2005 99

Women’s reproductive health : "…States Parties shall ensure to women appropriate services in connection with pregnancy, confinement and the post-natal period, granting free services where necessary, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and lactation." Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Article 12, 1979. "Provide more accessible, available and affordable primary health- care services of high quality, including sexual and reproductive health care, which includes family planning information and services, and giving particular attention to maternal and emergency obstetric care…" Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 106, 1995. Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2000 97 Estimated maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births 1995 Model 120 2000 Model 100

Gender and education : "Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity." Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Article 1. 1967. "We are convinced that… women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace." Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 13, 1995. Literacy ratio gap women/men 2000-2005 1.00 Net primary enrolment ratio gap women/men 1999 1.01 2004 1.00 Net secondary enrolment ratio gap women/men 1999 1.04 2004 1.05 gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap women/men 1998 0.84 2004 1.04

Women’s empowerment : "Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity." Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Article 1, 1967. "We are convinced that… women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace." Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 13, 1995. Female professional and technical workers (%) Latest available data 35 Female legislators, senior officials and managers (%) Latest available data 11 Seats in parliament held by women (%) 1997 13 2005 21

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