International Development - Second Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 January 2004.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Maps
Summary
1 Introduction
Background
Key actors
Status of the Occupied Palestinian Territories
in international law
Israel's commitments
2 The development
context: closure, settlements and the barrier
Closure
Israeli settlements
The separation barrier/fence
The Qalqilya example
Legitimacy of the barrier
Access to basic services: food, water, education
and healthcare
Food and food aid
Water
Healthcare
Education
Education and allegations of incitement
Security and development
3 The Palestinian
Authority
The structure of the PNA under Oslo
Constitutional structure
Economic structure
Internal problems: corruption and mismanagement
The PA's credibility
Local government
Public relations
Security
4 The Palestinian
economy
A crushed economy and rising poverty
Workers in Israel, remittances and unemployment
External trade
Private sector development
5 Development
challenges
Physical destruction
Non-physical development
Delivery of humanitarian relief
Obstruction of humanitarian workers
Dealing with destruction
MASHAV
6 The donor/development
response
Support to UNRWA and NGOs
UNRWA
NGOs
Support for the Palestinian Authority
Capacity building and technical assistance
European Union assistance
Budget support
Donor harmonisation
UNSCO
Scope for improvement
Palestinian-led development
Communication with the Israeli Authorities
Advocacy and political pressure
Global media
Advocacy by the UK Government
Economic pressure
Subsidising the occupation?
DFID in the OPT
7 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex: The "100
Days Plan" of the Palestinian Authority
List of abbreviations and acronyms
Formal minutes
Witnesses (page numbers refer to Volume II)
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
Tuesday 16 September 2003
Tuesday 11 November 2003
Tuesday 18 November 2003
List of written evidence (page numbers refer
to Volume II)
List of unprinted written evidence
Written Evidence
Reports from the International Development
Committee since 2001
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