  {"id":173982,"date":"2011-04-28T19:13:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T19:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=173982"},"modified":"2019-01-30T17:01:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T22:01:17","slug":"united-nations-seminar-on-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people-mobilizing-international-efforts-in-support-of-the-palestinian-governments-state-building-programme-helsinki-28-and-29-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/united-nations-seminar-on-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people-mobilizing-international-efforts-in-support-of-the-palestinian-governments-state-building-programme-helsinki-28-and-29-april\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People &#8211; Mobilizing international efforts in support of the Palestinian Government\u2019s State-building programme Helsinki, 28 and 29 April 2011"},"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>The purpose of the Seminar was to review the progress of the Palestinian Authority\u2019s state-building programme and garner further support for it. Seminar participants, including representatives of governments, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations system entities, and civil society, listened to expert assessments of the achievements and challenges of that programme, discussed approaches towards the creation of a sustainable Palestinian economy, and considered ways of overcoming political obstacles. The Seminar contributed to the international discourse on how to best support the socio-economic underpinnings of a two-State solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/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><strong>Opening session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-173988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-3.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27268%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20268%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27268%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-3-200x134.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-3-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1-3.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/keynote-Ali-Al-Jarbawi.pdf\">Ali Al Jarbawi<\/a>, Minister for Planning and Administrative Development, Palestinian Authority, Representative of Palestine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Opening-COMPLETE-Ritva-Koukku-Ronde.pdf\">Ritva Koukku Ronde<\/a>, Under-Secretary of State for Development Cooperation and Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/opening-Chairman-Abdou-Salam-Diallo.pdf\">Abdou Salam Diallo<\/a>, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/li>\n<li>Secretary of the Committee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/OPENING-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSG-for-printing.pdf\">Rima Khalaf<\/a>, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/keynote-Ali-Al-Jarbawi-1.pdf\">Ali Al Jarbawi<\/a>, Minister for Planning and Administrative Development, Palestinian Authority<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/non-aligned-movement.pdf\">Non-Aligned Movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµITED-NATIONS-OFFICE-ON-DRUGS-AND-CRIME.pdf\">United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Plenary I<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-173994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27268%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20268%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27268%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2-200x134.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Khaled Abdel Shafi<\/strong>, Senior Programme Advisor, Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People, United Nations Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµDP\/PAPP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P1-Mandy-Turner.pdf\">Mandy Turner<\/a>, Lecturer in conflict resolution, University of Bradford &#8211; &#8220;Challenges of implementing the State building programme&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohammad I.M. Shtayyeh<\/strong>, President, Palestinian Economic Centre for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pedro N\u00fa\u00f1ez Mosquera<\/strong>, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<br \/>\nSecretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reena Ghelani<\/strong>, Deputy Head, United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Clarke<\/strong>, Head of Coordination, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSCO)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Plenary II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-174000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27268%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20268%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27268%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3-200x134.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P2-Salem-Ajluni.pdf\">Salem Ajluni<\/a>, Consultant, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA, and former chief economist, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSCO &#8211; &#8220;Investing in youth through education&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P2-Raja-Khalidi-paper1.pdf\">Raja Khalidi<\/a>, Chief, Office of the Director, Division on Globalisation and Development Strategies, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCTAD &#8211; &#8220;Building a Palestinian neoliberal State &#8211; economic peace at what cost?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P2-janette-michael.pdf\">Janette Michael<\/a>, Mayor of Ramallah &#8211; &#8220;The role of women in social and economic development&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saviour Borg<\/strong>, Rapporteur, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<br \/>\nSecretary<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P2-Alia-El-Yassir-PPT_FINAL.pdf\">Alia El Yassir <\/a>, Head of the West Bank and Gaza Office, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Women &#8211; &#8220;The role of women in socioeconomic development&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P2-akram-attala-alayasa.pdf\">Akram Atalla Alayasa<\/a>, Head of office in the Palestinian Territory, Institute for Applied International Studies (Fafo) &#8211; &#8220;Improving public sector accountability and efficiency&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Plenary III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-174003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27268%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20268%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27268%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4-200x134.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P3-saeb-bamya-and-arie-arnon-PPT.pdf\">Saeb Bamya<\/a>, Palestinian Coordinator, AIX Group (joint Palestinian-Israeli-International Economic Working Group) PowerPoint &#8211; &#8220;Political and economic dimensions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P3-saeb-bamya-and-arie-arnon.pdf\">Arie Arnon<\/a>, Israeli Coordinator, AIX Group (joint Palestinian-Israeli-International Economic Working Group) PowerPoint &#8220;Political and economic dimensions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zuheir El-Wazer<\/strong>, Permanent Observer of Palestine to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµOV<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zahir Tanin<\/strong>, Vice-Chair, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<br \/>\nSecretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Firas bin Ra&#8217;ad<\/strong>, Development Adviser, Office of the Quartet Representative<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P3-Shir-Hever.pdf\">Shir Hever<\/a>, Economic Researcher, Alternative Information Centre &#8211; &#8220;Conditions for viable Palestinian statehood&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/P3-hussein-ibish.pdf\">Hussein Ibish<\/a>, Senior Research Fellow, American Task Force on Palestine &#8211; &#8220;Overcoming political obstacles in implementing the Palestinian State-building programme&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Closing session<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Helena Tuuri<\/strong>, Director, Unit for the Middle East and North Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/FINAL-ISSUED-Chairman-closing-Helsinki-FOR-PRINTING.pdf\">Abdou Salam Diallo<\/a>, Chairman, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/li>\n<li>Secretary of the Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Riyad Mansour<\/strong>, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Background documents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2011%20Helsinki\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-%20CD%20cordinated%20programme-%202011.pdf\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Strategic Capacity Development Programmes in Support of Palestinian State Building<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2011%20Helsinki\/Jerusalem%20Programmes-2011.pdf\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Programming in East Jerusalem<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµSCO<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2011%20Helsinki\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµs%20Report%20to%20the%20AHLC%2013_April_2011.pdf\"> report to AHLC &#8220;Palestinian State-Building &#8211; a Decisive Period&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2011%20Helsinki\/P2%20Raja%20Khalidi%20paper1.pdf\">Raja Khalidi and Sobhi Samour &#8220;Neoliberalism as Liberation&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISPAL.NSF\/0\/8331480C9B0F8B308525770E006E1F93\">Economic Dimensions of Prolonged Occupation &#8211; Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCTAD special report<\/a><\/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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/dpa\/qpal\/docs\/2011%20Helsinki\/FINAL%20ISSUED%20Revised%20Programme%20Helsinki.pdf\">Programme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/DPA\/DPR\/unispal.nsf\/0\/8269D9843655F84185257903006507A2\">Final report<\/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-173982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-meetings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173982","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=173982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173982\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173982"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=173982"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=173982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}