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JERUSALEM, April 12, 2011 (WAFA) – A new United Nations report on progress by the Palestinian Authority (PA) in building institutions said that “in six areas where the UN is most engaged, government functions are now sufficient for a functioning government of a state,” Tuesday said a UN press release.
The report, “Palestinian State-building: A Decisive Period,” has been prepared for the forthcoming meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee in Brussels scheduled for Wednesday.
It reviews progress in implementing the PA’s August 2009 “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State,” a program of the thirteenth government, which is backed by the Quartet. The program seeks to ensure as its target Palestinian institutional readiness for statehood within two years.
The report reviews developments in six key areas where the UN is most engaged and able to assess progress: governance, rule of law and human rights; livelihoods; education and culture; health; social protection; and infrastructure and water.
In each sector, the report provides a detailed assessment of progress to date in light of strong Palestinian reform efforts and donor engagement. It also notes Israeli measures to facilitate movement and access which have also supported economic activity.
United Nations Special Coordinator Robert Serry, whose office UNSCO prepared the report, commended the achievements of President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
“This is a decisive period, as we approach the September 2011 target for the PA’s institutions to be ready for statehood,” he said. “It is also the target set by the parties to reach a negotiated permanent status agreement to create a Palestinian state at peace with Israel.”
Commenting on what needs to happen in the months ahead, Serry said, “The PA is clearly on track and I know is committed to continuing its hard work. However the institutional achievements of the Palestinian state-building agenda are approaching their limits within the political and physical space currently available, precisely at the time when it is approaching its target date for completion. No-one should underestimate what is at stake now. What we urgently need are further steps on the ground that can enable a broadening of this progress. I believe Israel needs to roll back measures of occupation to match the PA’s achievements. I also stress the urgent need for Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations on a two-state solution to resume, if the state building and political tracks are to come together by September.”
The report underlines the UN’s concerns about Gaza. Serry commented, “Recent escalations have been very worrying and I appeal once again for all to observe calm so that civilians are protected. Rocket fire must stop and Israel must show maximum restraint. This is also essential in moving forward to help meet the needs in Gaza.'
The socio-economic situation in Gaza needs to be more fully addressed, said Serry.
“I have noted Israeli steps over several months to implement cabinet decisions to adjust Gaza policy consistent with security,” he said. “This has seen a welcome approval of $155 million of UN construction projects as well as a broader range of consumer goods entering through the crossings. But much more is still needed. I am looking forward to the further approval of UN projects, a streamlining of coordination procedures, and the liberalization of the import of construction materials including aggregate, iron bars and cement. The people of Gaza need this, and it would send an important signal.”
The report also points out that the persistent Palestinian divide hinders efforts to lay the economic and institutional basis for statehood when it comes to Gaza
“The progress that has been achieved by the PA must be more meaningfully connected to all areas of de jure PA responsibility and to all Palestinian citizens,” it said.
As noted in the report, the UN continues to support efforts to achieve real progress towards unity within the framework of the Palestinian Authority and the commitments of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) is a 12-member committee that serves as the principal policy-level coordination mechanism for development assistance to the Palestinian people. It is chaired by Norway and co-sponsored by the European Union and the United States. In addition, the UN participates together with the World Bank’s secretariat and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The AHLC seeks to promote dialogue between donors, the Palestinian Authority and the government of Israel.
PLO: Reports of Withdrawal of Israeli Troops Intended to Evade of Pressure
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RAMALLAH, April 12, 2011 (WAFA) - Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said Tuesday that reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to withdraw troops from the West Bank to stave off international pressure are games intended to evade this pressure.
In a statement issued by his office, Abed Rabbo described the Israeli newspaper reports as “games that aim to stop the international pressure on Israel and its bloody and racist policies.”
He said, “Don’t believe what is said in the Israeli press. We are accustomed to these balloons and games by the respective Israeli governments to evade the requirements demanded from them.”
Abed Rabbo said that “the right wing government in Israel is trying to use these balloons, lies and intentional press leaks to stave off international pressure and to change positions calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state.”
The Israeli Haaretz newspaper said on Tuesday that Netanyahu plans to withdraw Israeli troops from the West Bank and a series of other measures to block “the diplomatic tsunami” that may follow international recognition of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Netanyahu “is examining ideas for steps that would be taken in the absence of negotiations to demonstrate an Israeli diplomatic initiative that would rally the United States, the European Union and other Western countries against a unilateral Palestinian move in the UN,” said the paper.
The Palestinian two-year “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” plan looks at state institutions being ready by September, the date the Palestinians hope the UN would recognize their state on the 1967 borders. The International community has been pressuring Netanyahu to come up with a proposal to save the deadlocked peace process.
The newspaper quoted two sources “with ties to Netanyahu’s bureau” as saying that the withdrawal would see redeployment of Israeli forces and handing over security responsibility to the Palestinian Authority in areas B and C, where Israel has total security control. However, it said, the withdrawal will not include evacuation of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Netanyahu may also call for an international conference with the participation of Israel and the Palestinians to call for resumption of negotiations stalled since September after Israel had refused to extend a moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank.
The Palestinians insist that they would not return to negotiations with Israel without a total halt to all settlement activities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
聯合國報告稱巴民族權力機構在６個施政領域達到國家政府水平
轉貼來源： 新華網 2011年04月13日 06:58:35
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新華網聯合國４月１２日電（記者危瑋 白潔）聯合國秘書長發言人哈克１２日說，聯合國中東和平進程特別協調員辦公室發布的一份報告顯示，巴勒斯坦民族權力機構已經在６個施政領域達到國家政府水平。
哈克在當天中午舉行的聯合國每日例行記者會上說，報告對巴勒斯坦民族權力機構在機構建設方面進行了總結和評估，結果表明，在管理、法治和人權、生活狀況、教育和文化、健康、社會保護、基礎設施和水這６個聯合國參與最多的領域中，巴勒斯坦民族權力機構的執政能力已經達到國家政府水平。
聯合國中東和平進程特別協調員塞裏就此向巴勒斯坦民族權力機構主席阿巴斯和候任總理法耶茲表示祝賀，稱從現在起到今年９月是巴勒斯坦準備建國的關鍵時期。
塞裏指出，由于以色列持續的佔領措施以及巴以政治談判中就最終地位問題缺乏進展等原因，巴勒斯坦民族權力機構在東耶路撒冷和約旦河西岸以色列控制的地區取得進展的空間有限。由于巴勒斯坦內部分裂，加沙地帶取得進展的空間也有限。
２００９年８月，巴勒斯坦過渡政府宣布了一項計劃，將用兩年時間為未來巴勒斯坦國奠定初步基礎。根據計劃，未來巴勒斯坦國將按照１９６７年中東戰爭爆發前的邊界線而建立，包括約旦河西岸地區和加沙地帶，並擬將東耶路撒冷作為首都。巴過渡政府將于未來２年內在約旦河西岸建立一個國際機場，並將修建連接鄰國的鐵路。
世界銀行﹕巴勒斯坦經濟形勢有利建國
轉貼來源: 2011年 4月07日 美國之音 華盛頓
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報告還說﹐約旦河西岸和加沙地帶的經濟在2010年增長了9.3%。但是報告說﹐以色列對於加沙人民獲取自然資源和市場方面的限制正阻止巴勒斯坦重振私營部門。私營部門對經濟持續發展至關重要。世界銀行還對加沙地帶37.4%的高失業率表示關注。
巴勒斯坦人反對以色列在巴勒斯坦人計劃未來建國的土地上繼續興建猶太人定居點﹐退出了與以色列的和談。巴勒斯坦官員正在計劃要求聯合國承認巴勒斯坦土地為一個獨立國家。
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