{"id":143200,"date":"2015-03-31T13:10:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T13:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=143200"},"modified":"2019-01-03T12:31:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T17:31:36","slug":"united-nations-seminar-on-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people-united-nations-office-at-viennavienna-international-centre-31-march-and-1-april-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/united-nations-seminar-on-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people-united-nations-office-at-viennavienna-international-centre-31-march-and-1-april-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, United Nations Office at Vienna\/Vienna International Centre, 31 March and 1 April 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h2><\/span>
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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People was convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at the United Nations Office at Vienna on 31 March and 1 April. The theme of the Seminar was \u201cSpeeding up relief, recovery and reconstruction in post-war Gaza\u201d. The Seminar reviewed the pressing immediate and longer-term humanitarian and development needs in the Gaza Strip, and in particular, Gaza\u2019s severe housing, fuel, power, environmental and water crises, which greatly intensified in the wake of the war of 2014. Some 100,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, while power cuts of up to 18 hours a day are commonplace. The Seminar aimed at strengthening cooperation between all parties involved in efforts towards Gaza\u2019s reconstruction and economic development: the Palestinian Government, intergovernmental organizations, including the United Nations, key donors, as well as the private sector. It also strived to identify the obstacles to Gaza\u2019s recovery and reconstruction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

OPENING SESSION<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Mr. Yury Fedotov<\/span><\/b>, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna, reading out a\u00a0<\/span>message<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Mr. Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal<\/span><\/b>, Director-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Mr. Fod\u00e9 Seck<\/span><\/b>, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Mr. Mohammad Shtayyeh<\/span><\/b>, Senior Advisor to President Mahmoud Abbas, Representative of the State of Palestine<\/span><\/p>\n

PLENARY I\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/b>– “<\/span><\/u><\/b>Immediate and longer-term humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip”<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Nasser Qatami<\/span><\/b>, Deputy Minister of Labour, State of Palestine, Ramallah<\/span>\u00a0(Arabic<\/a><\/span>)
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\nMs. Katleen Maes<\/span><\/b>, Head of Office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Gaza\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Ahmed Sourani<\/span><\/b>, Resilience development expert, Gaza (Arabic<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Eva Pilipp<\/span><\/b>, Special Coordinator for Palestine, Society for Austro-Arab Relations, Vienna (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Robert Turner<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(presenting via VTC), Director of Operations, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Gaza<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. John Gatt-Rutter<\/span><\/b>, European Union Representative, (West Bank and Gaza Strip, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA), Jerusalem<\/span><\/p>\n


\nMs. Katleen Maes<\/span><\/b>, Head of Office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Gaza\u00a0<\/span>
\nMr. Ahmed Sourani<\/span><\/b>, Resilience development expert, Gaza<\/span><\/p>\n


\nMs. Eva Pilipp<\/span><\/b>, Special Coordinator for Palestine, Society for Austro-Arab Relations, Vienna<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Mr. Robert Turner<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(presenting via VTC), Director of Operations, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Gaza<\/span><\/p>\n


\nMr. John Gatt-Rutter<\/span><\/b>, European Union Representative, (West Bank and Gaza Strip, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA), Jerusalem<\/span><\/p>\n

PLENARY II :\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/b>“Looking ahead: prioritizing reconstruction tasks”\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Michael Neuwirth<\/span><\/b>, Coordination Officer, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Jerusalem<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Haitham Ghanem<\/span><\/b>\u00a0(presenting via Skype), Project Manager, Sunshine4Palestine Association, Manager of the Palestinian Branch, Gaza (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Simon Henderson<\/span><\/b>, Baker Fellow and Director, Gulf and Energy Policy Program, The Washington Institute, Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. June Kunugi,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Special Representative, United Nations Children\u2019s Fund, Jerusalem (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Shaddad Attili,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Former Minister in-charge of the Palestinian Water Authority, Ramallah (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Fuad Bateh<\/span><\/b>, International Advisor on water and environment, Barcelona\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Geoffrey Aronson<\/span><\/b>, Former Director of Research and Publications, Foundation for Middle East Peace, Washington, D.C. (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Barbara Capone<\/span><\/b>, Chief Executive Officer and Project Leader, Sunshine4Palestine Association, Vienna\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>Ms. June Kunugi,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Special Representative, United Nations Children\u2019s Fund, Jerusalem<\/span><\/p>\n


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\n<\/span>Mr. Fuad Bateh<\/span><\/b>, International Advisor on water and environment, Barcelona\u00a0<\/span>
\nMs. Barbara Capone<\/span><\/b>, Chief Executive Officer and Project Leader, Sunshine4Palestine Association, Vienna<\/span><\/p>\n

PLENARY III –\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/b>“Strengthening cooperation by all parties to provide relief, promote reconstruction and reignite economic development”\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Mohammad Shtayyeh<\/span><\/b>, President, Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction, Ramallah<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Frode Mauring<\/span><\/b>, Special Representative of the Administrator, United Nations Development Programme, Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People, Jerusalem (English<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Samer Salameh<\/span><\/b>, Deputy Minister of Labour, State of Palestine, Ramallah (Arabic<\/a><\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Rachid Bencherif,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Head, Grants Unit, The OPEC Fund for International Development, Vienna<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Dana Erekat<\/span><\/b>, Special Advisor to the Minister, Head of Aid Management and Coordination Directorate, Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development, State of Palestine, Ramallah<\/span>
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\nMr. Frode Mauring<\/span><\/b>, Special Representative of the Administrator, United Nations Development Programme, Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People, Jerusalem<\/span>
\nMr. Rachid Bencherif,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Head, Grants Unit, The OPEC Fund for International Development, Vienna<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Resources<\/h3><\/span>
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