  {"id":173808,"date":"2012-02-06T19:03:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T19:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=173808"},"modified":"2019-01-29T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:40:03","slug":"united-nations-seminar-on-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people-the-economic-cost-of-continued-israeli-occupation-of-the-palestinian-territory-local-regional-and-international-efforts-towards-mitig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/united-nations-seminar-on-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people-the-economic-cost-of-continued-israeli-occupation-of-the-palestinian-territory-local-regional-and-international-efforts-towards-mitig\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People &#8211; The economic cost of continued Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territory; local, regional and international efforts towards mitigating it, Cairo, Egypt, 6 and 7 February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-173811 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-1.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-1-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-1.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Seminar convened under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People examined the impact of Israeli policies and practices on the socio-economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza. \u00a0It furthermore looked at the cost of the Israeli occupation incurred by the Palestinians in various sectors of the economy, and examined the ways of sustaining the recent economic achievements following the implementation of the Palestinian State-building programme.\u00a0The official languages of the Seminar were Arabic and English. Updated information on the Seminar, including press releases, the final report and other documentation, will be posted on this website as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>OPENING SESSION<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISPAL.NSF\/0\/340DB0C02782B3638525799C0065EF39\">Press release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-173814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Ali Al-Jarbawi<\/strong>, Minister for Planning and Administrative Development of the Palestinian Authority, Representative of Palestine (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/Minister's%20Keynote%20Speech%20Cairo%20Feb%202012_Final.pdf\">Keynote presentation<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Ahmed Fathalla<\/strong>, First Under-Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/Opening%20Ahmed%20Fathalla%20A.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/Opening%20Ahmed%20Fathalla%20E.pdf\">English<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo<\/strong>, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/FINAL%20ISSUED%20chairman%20opening%20A.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/FINAL%20ISSUED%20chairman%20opening%20E%20printing.pdf\">English<\/a>)<br \/>\nSecretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Maxwell Gaylard<\/strong>, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Coordinator for Humanitarian and Development Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Representative of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/Opening%20Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSG%20E.pdf\">English<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Secretary of the Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PLENARY I<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISPAL.NSF\/0\/4405327B0B34FA488525799C0073FFEE\">Press release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-173820 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/3.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/3-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/3.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Mr. Mahmoud A.T. Elkhafif<\/strong>, Coordinator, Assistance to the Palestinian People, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCTAD, Geneva &#8220;The economic dimension of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/P1%20Mahmoud%20AT%20Elkhafif%20A.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/P1%20Mahmoud%20AT%20Elkhafif%20E.pdf\">English<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham<\/strong>, Head of Office, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jerusalem<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Mr. Maxwell Gaylard<\/strong>, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Coordinator for Humanitarian and Development Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Chair of the session<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Secretary<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Mr. Alex Pollock<\/strong>, Director, Microfinance Programme, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA, Jerusalem &#8220;The Antinomies of Occupation and Development in Palestine&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/P1%20Alex%20Pollock%20E.pdf\">English<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Ms. Hanan Taha<\/strong>, Chief Executive Officer, Palestine Trade Centre, Ramallah and Gaza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PLENARY II<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISPAL.NSF\/0\/379D6195059425BD8525799D0060BCA6\">Press release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISPAL.NSF\/0\/379D6195059425BD8525799D0060BCA6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-173823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/4.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mr. Tarik Alami<\/strong>, Chief, Emerging and Conflict Related Issues Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Beirut (PowerPoint)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ms. Iman Jabbour<\/strong>, Research Director, Gisha \u2013 Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, Tel Aviv (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/p2%20iman%20jabbour%20a.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Zahir Tanin<\/strong>, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Chair of the session<br \/>\nSecretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Jad Isaac<\/strong>, General Director, Applied Research Institute, Bethlehem<br \/>\n&#8220;The economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the occupied Palestinian territory\u201d by the Palestinian Ministry of National Economy in cooperation with the Applied Research Institute- Jerusalem (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/p2%20jad%20isaac%20a.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/p2%20jad%20isaac%20e.pdf\">English<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Secretary of the Committee<\/li>\n<li>[Participated via internet link] <strong>Mr. Shir Hever<\/strong>, Economic Researcher, Alternative Information Center, Jerusalem (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/p2%20shir%20hever%20e.pdf\">English<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PLENARY III<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISPAL.NSF\/0\/3AD638E948C1A81E8525799D006D24DE\">Press release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-173829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/5.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/5-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/5.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mr. Geoffrey D. Prewitt<\/strong>, Deputy Director\/Programme Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP), Regional Centre, Cairo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Mojtaba Kazazi<\/strong>, Executive Head, United Nations Compensation Commission, Geneva (PowerPoint)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Nawaf Abou Shamala<\/strong>, Economic expert, League of Arab States, Cairo (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/p3%20dr%20nawaf%20aboushamala%20arabic.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Pedro N\u00fa\u00f1ez Mosquera<\/strong>, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Chair of the session<br \/>\nSecretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Omar Mehyar<\/strong>, Portfolio Manager, Trust Funds Department, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah<br \/>\nSecretary of the Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CLOSING SESSION<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISPAL.NSF\/0\/3AD638E948C1A81E8525799D006D24DE\">Press release<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Afifi Abd-El-Wahab<\/strong>, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/closing%20he%20mr%20afifi%20abd-el%20wahab%20ar.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo<\/strong>, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/final%20used%20chairman%20closing%20statement%20e%20not%20distributed.pdf\">English<\/a>)<br \/>\nSecretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Riyad Mansour<\/strong>, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Representative of Palestine<br \/>\nSecretary of the Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.5;\">Video<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;\">Resources<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><ul>\n<li>Programme (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/FINAL%20ISSUED%20programme%20Cairo%202012%20names%20A%20rev2.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/FINAL%20ISSUED%20programme%20Cairo%202012%20names%20E%20REV2.pdf\">English<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2012Cairo\/Chair%20summary-Cairo%20Seminar.pdf\">Chairman&#8217;s summary<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Final Report (<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/12-34245a.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISPAL.NSF\/0\/2043F877B6BF0018852579E20047B201\">English<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[],"country":[],"committee-meeting":[],"class_list":["post-173808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-meetings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173808"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=173808"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=173808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}