{"id":164131,"date":"2018-09-24T15:14:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T15:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=164131"},"modified":"2018-09-27T11:15:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T15:15:24","slug":"ministerial-meeting-of-the-international-donor-group-for-palestine-to-convene-on-27-sept-2018-government-of-norway-press-release","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ministerial-meeting-of-the-international-donor-group-for-palestine-to-convene-on-27-sept-2018-government-of-norway-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministerial Meeting of the International Donor Group for Palestine to Convene on 27 Sept. 2018 – Government of Norway Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Press release |<\/span>\u00a0Date: 2018-09-24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Norway\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen S\u00f8reide is chairing the ministerial meeting of the international donor group for Palestine, known as the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), in New York on 27 September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018The current situation \u00a0is very challenging. The meeting in New York will be important to re-confirm international support for a negotiated two-state solution. Sustainable Palestinian institutions are a vital condition for the two-state solution. It is also essential to take significant steps to strengthen the Palestinian economy,\u2019 said Ms Eriksen S\u00f8reide.<\/p>\n

Over the last year, the donor group has intensified efforts to improve the situation in Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u2018I visited Gaza in August. The humanitarian situation there has reached a critical level. We must use this ministerial meeting to put in place concrete humanitarian measures that can improve living conditions for the population of Gaza,\u2019 said Ms Eriksen S\u00f8reide.<\/p>\n

The UN will host the meeting. The Palestinian Authority will be represented by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and Finance Minister Shukri Bishara, while Minister of Regional Affairs Tzachi Hanegbi will represent Israel. Other participants at the meeting will be EU High Representative and Vice-President Federica Mogherini and ministers and representatives from the largest donor countries, including US Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt.<\/p>\n

\u2018The AHLC is the only existing forum where Palestinian and Israeli authorities currently meet to discuss practical avenues for cooperation,\u2019 said Ms Eriksen S\u00f8reide.<\/p>\n

The international donor group for Palestine was established in 1993 after the conclusion of the first Oslo Accord, and aims to build the institutional and financial basis for a negotiated two-state solution. This is the only international forum where both parties participate in dialogue with donors and with the international community regarding the two-state solution and Palestinian state building.<\/p>\n

The ministerial meeting will take place on Thursday 27 September in Conference Room 8 in the UN headquarters from 15:00 to 17:00 hrs. There will be a photo-op prior to the meeting. Foreign Minister Eriksen S\u00f8reide will be available for the press after the meeting, at about 17:15.<\/p>\n

Press contact: Director of Communications Frode O. Andersen, mobile: +47 917 22 022\u00a0(in New York).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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