Reports

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 03 026 22 May 2003 Australia is committed to working with the international community to help bring about a lasting peace in the Middle East. Australia welcomes the release of the Middle East 'road map', and…

The situation in the Middle East provided for a "ray of light and a glimmer of hope", Terje Roed-Larsen, Special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and…

19-05-2003 2:00 pm Paris - The Fifth Meeting of the Joint UNESCO/Palestinian Authority Committee will be held at UNESCO Headquarters on May 22-23 to take stock of the situation in the Palestinian Territories and to prepare a preliminary strategy…

Ref:71/2003 Israeli authorities are continuing to impose severe measures on internationals moving in and out of the Gaza Strip. As of today, 18 May 2003, with the exception of some United Nations staff and a small number of humanitarian workers,…

On 11 May 2003, the Israeli authorities closed the Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip in both directions for internationals, except for holders of diplomatic visas or passports. The closure affects virtually all international staff of United…

This week Devnews focuses on the World Bank's development work in conflict areas. Eighty percent of the world's 20 poorest countries today have suffered from a major conflict in the recent years. Devnews has talked to Bank staff on…

USAID, the Palestinian Water Authority and the Water Committee of Ein Al-Sultan Camp held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 14, 2003, at Duyuk Spring near Jericho, inaugurating a new water pipeline and reservoir. USAID funded the construction of the…

Doc. 9808Report Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography Rapporteur: Mr Olav Akselsen, Norway, Socialist Group Summary The main aim of this report is to examine the conditions in which the Palestinian refugees stay irrespective of the place: be that in…

GA/PAL/917 (Received from a UN Information Officer.) KYIV, 14 May -- The "Road Map" was a clear trade-off that hardly met the needs of Palestinians and Israelis, a representative of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, said this…

SG/SM/8699 GA/PAL/914 Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message to the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Middle East Peace, delivered by Danilo T=FCrk, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in Kyiv, on 13 May: It is my pleasure to address this important international…