A/RES/62/93
Emphasizing the importance of the safety and well-being of all people, in
particular children, in the whole Middle East region,
Deeply concerned about the negative impact, including the health and
psychological consequences, of violence on the present and future well-being of
children in the region,
Conscious of the urgent necessity for international assistance to the Palestinian
people, taking into account the Palestinian priorities,
Expressing grave concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza following
recent events, and underlining the importance of emergency and humanitarian
assistance,
Welcoming the results of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace,
convened in Washington, D.C., on 1 October 1993, the establishment of the Ad Hoc
Liaison Committee for the Coordination of the International Assistance to
Palestinians and the work being done by the World Bank as its secretariat and the
establishment of the Consultative Group, as well as all follow-up meetings and
international mechanisms established to provide assistance to the Palestinian people,
Welcoming also the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, held in
New York on 24 September 2007, and underlining the importance of the Paris
donors’ conference of 17 December 2007 in mobilizing the donors, following on
from the international conference held in Annapolis, United States of America, on
27 November 2007, to provide financial and political support for the Palestinian
Authority and, in the meantime, also to provide assistance to alleviate the socioeconomic and humanitarian situation being faced by the Palestinian people,
Welcoming further the work of the Joint Liaison Committee, which provides a
forum in which economic policy and practical matters related to donor assistance
are discussed with the Palestinian Authority,
Stressing the need for the full engagement of the United Nations in the process
of building Palestinian institutions and in providing broad assistance to the
Palestinian people, and welcoming in this regard the support provided to the
Palestinian Authority by the Task Force on Palestinian Reform, established by the
Quartet in 2002,
Welcoming the appointment of the Quartet’s Special Representative, Tony
Blair, charged with developing, with the Government of the Palestinian Authority, a
multi-year agenda to strengthen institutions, promote economic development and
mobilize international funds,
Noting the active participation of the United Nations Special Coordinator for
the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General
to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority in the
activities of the Special Envoys of the Quartet,
Welcoming the endorsement by the Security Council, in its resolution
1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003, of the performance-based road map to a
permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 4 and stressing the
need for its implementation and compliance with its provisions,
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