A/RES/62/93 Noting the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the northern West Bank as a step towards implementation of the road map, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 5 Expressing grave concern about the continuation of the tragic and violent events that have led to many deaths and injuries, including among children, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;5 2. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his rapid response and efforts regarding assistance to the Palestinian people; 3. Also expresses its appreciation to the Member States, United Nations bodies and intergovernmental, regional and non-governmental organizations that have provided and continue to provide assistance to the Palestinian people; Stresses the importance of the work of the United Nations Special 4. Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority and of the steps taken under the auspices of the Secretary-General to ensure the achievement of a coordinated mechanism for United Nations activities throughout the occupied territories; Urges Member States, international financial institutions of the United 5. Nations system, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and regional and interregional organizations to extend, as rapidly and as generously as possible, economic and social assistance to the Palestinian people, in close cooperation with the Palestine Liberation Organization and through official Palestinian institutions; Welcomes, in this regard, the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee 6. for the Coordination of the International Assistance to Palestinians and the perspective of the Paris donors’ conference, and encourages donors, in this regard, to increase their direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority in accordance with its government programme in order to enable it to build a viable and prosperous Palestinian state; Calls upon relevant organizations and agencies of the United Nations 7. system to intensify their assistance in response to the urgent needs of the Palestinian people in accordance with priorities set forth by the Palestinian side; Calls upon the international community to provide urgently needed 8. assistance and services in an effort to alleviate the dire humanitarian situation being faced by Palestinian children and their families and to help in the reconstruction of relevant Palestinian institutions; Stresses the role that the temporary international mechanism has been 9. playing in assisting directly the Palestinian people, and welcomes its extension; 10. Urges Member States to open their markets to exports of Palestinian products on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules, and to implement fully existing trade and cooperation agreements; 11. Calls upon the international donor community to expedite the delivery of pledged assistance to the Palestinian people to meet their urgent needs; _______________ 5 A/62/82-E/2007/66. 3