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Conscious of the urgent need for improvement in the economic and social infrastructure of the occupied
territory and the living conditions of the Palestinian people,
Aware that development is difficult under occupation and best promoted in circumstances of peace and
stability,
Noting the great economic and social challenges facing the Palestinian people and their leadership,
Conscious of the urgent necessity for international assistance to the Palestinian people, taking into
account the Palestinian priorities,
Noting the convening of the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, entitled
“Facing the challenges of the year 2000: promoting Palestinian national development”, 3 held at Cairo on 27
and 28 April 1998,
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, including assistance in the fields of
elections, police training and public administration,
Noting the appointment by the Secretary-General 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,
Welcoming the results of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace, convened in Washington, D.C.,
on 1 October 1993, and the establishment of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee and the work being done by the
World Bank as its secretariat, as well as the establishment of the Consultative Group,
Welcoming also 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,
Welcoming further the results of the Conference to Support Middle East Peace and Development, held
in Washington, D.C., on 30 November 1998, and expressing appreciation for the pledges of the international
donor community,
Welcoming the meeting of the Consultative Group at Frankfurt, Germany, on 4 and 5 February 1999,
in particular the pledges of the international donor community and the presentation of the Palestinian
Development Plan for the years 1999–2003,
Welcoming also the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee held at Tokyo on 14 and 15 October
1999, the signing of the updated Tripartite Action Plan, and the proposal to hold the next meeting at Lisbon,
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