integration of older persons with a view to improving their quality of life and engaging them in public life. Against this backdrop, the ICHR recommends that: o The Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) publish and roll out as widely as possible the survey and analytical study it compiled on older persons in 2015, namely, Analysis of the Status and Needs of Old Persons in Palestine, as well as the Strategic Plan for Older Persons in Palestine 2016-2022,. o The MoSD, PCBS, and relevant ministries develop adequate indicators on older persons in Palestine. o A legal framework be in place for the rights of older persons, ensuring their rights without discrimination with other social groups. o Health care services be provided. Disability due to ageing will be a component of the social security system in order to protect older persons from poverty. o Government bodies and community institutions pay more attention to establishing day-care clubs for older persons, given increasing women’s work outside the home and sustained increase in the proportion of older persons.5 Poverty reduction In 2007, multidimensional poverty accounted for 22.1 percent, while cash poverty registered 29.2 percent.6 Poverty rate is higher in the Gaza Strip than in the West Bank, in the south than in the north, and in urban and rural areas.7 The report does not state budgeted allocations for the eradication of poverty. According to ICHR monitoring, based on the MoSD target, the government designates an amount of NIS 750-1,800 per poor household every three months; i.e., NIS 250-600 every month. This amount is mediocre compared to the national minimum wage (NIS 1,450). It does not meet the basic needs of a single individual. Hence, cash assistance involves two problems: (1) value and adequacy, and (2) inclusiveness. While some 200,000 households are in need of assistance, the MoSD targets 111,860 households only. Consequently, the ICHR recommends that: o Attention be given to the most economically disadvantaged groups at policy level and by allocating financial resources needed to launch income-generating 5 In 2018, the ICHR published a report on older persons, titled Older Persons Caught between Rights and Negligence. The report investigates how responsive domestic policies, practices, and legislative frameworks are to international standards and declarations on older persons. 6 PCBS. 2017. Multi-Dimensional Poverty Profile in Palestine, 2017: Main Results. 7 Compared to 44.7 percent in the Gaza Strip, poverty rate stands at 13.6 percent in southern West Bank, 10.5 percent in northern West Bank, and 38.1 percent in refugee camps. 12