Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 17
17
Accepted
Paragraph: 64
Plan future phases for Gaza's reconstruction, involving Palestinian people and international partners.
Recommendation
It is difficult to see past the horrors that are ongoing in Gaza today. But the UK Government must plan for the next phase. These plans must include the Palestinian people and will include discussions with bilateral partners and also multilateral organisations. It is in no one’s interest to create a dependent population, and this is something that the Gazans to whom the Committee spoke were very clear on.
Government Response Summary
The government fully agrees on planning for the future, with recovery and reconstruction efforts led by Palestinians, and commits to working with allies to provide support to bolster the Palestinian Authority.
Paragraph Reference:
64
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Agree We fully agree that we must plan for the future and that recovery and reconstruction efforts must be led by Palestinians. In particular, the Palestinian Authority has an important long-term role to play. It must take much needed steps on reform, including setting out a pathway to democratic progress. As part of this we must work with our allies to provide serious, practical and enduring support needed to bolster the Palestinian Authority.