{"id":296853,"date":"2024-06-11T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T18:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=296853"},"modified":"2024-06-12T15:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:45:39","slug":"undp-statement-11jun24","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/undp-statement-11jun24\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP Statement at the High-Level Conference \u2018Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza\u2019: Working Group III \u2013 \u201cEarly Recovery Priorities\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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11 June 2024<\/p>\n

Delivered by Haoliang Xu, Under Secretary General and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP Associate Administrator, on behalf of Achim Steiner, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP Administrator<\/p>\n

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As prepared for delivery<\/em><\/p>\n

Excellencies, Ladies, and Gentlemen,<\/em><\/p>\n

First, I would like to express Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP\u2019s appreciation to the governments of Jordan and Egypt for convening us for this important Call to Action on the humanitarian response for Gaza. I am pleased to say a few words at this working group on early recovery to reflect the discussions on this issue in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ country team in the occupied Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n

As the Gaza War enters its ninth month, the situation remains dire.<\/p>\n

The war, which has now killed thousands of people, is one of the deadliest conflicts of our time.<\/p>\n

The toll on civilians in Gaza is staggering.<\/p>\n

The recent, joint socio-economic impact assessment by the United Nations Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) shows that the State of Palestine will have lost 20 years in terms of human development by the nine-month mark of the war.\u00a0Poverty and unemployment have surged.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in Gaza is the imperative.\u00a0 However, we must also prepare for the day when early recovery can be possible, and human development can begin to be restored.<\/p>\n

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u2019s minimum conditions to implement early recovery interventions at the scale required are clear:\u00a0 a ceasefire; an agreed political and security framework; access of goods, material, equipment that is at-scale and predictable; and funding that is consistent, multi-year and flexible.<\/p>\n

While our immediate focus must remain on lifesaving and humanitarian assistance, we must also plan ahead to be ready to support early recovery interventions for the Palestinians in Gaza, as soon as the war ends.<\/p>\n

Early recovery can provide a crucial pathway to dignity, hope, greater self-sufficiency, restoring basic services, repairing the social fabric, and supporting the safe return of Palestinians to their communities and homes, when possible.<\/p>\n

In this regard, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ in the occupied Palestinian territory, with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP as a co-lead together with the Resident Coordinator\u2019s Office and the World Food Programme, has been working to develop a coherent, responsive, and agile early recovery plan — which benefits from the input of more than 20 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ agencies, and through engagement with the Palestinian Authority and international partners.\u00a0 I am also happy to note that Sarah Poole, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP\u2019s Special Representative for the Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People, is with us today.<\/p>\n

The plan is underpinned by several key principles:<\/p>\n