Role of the Governments of affected countries in coordinating relief assistance

This would entail efforts in emergency relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction that may take five to ten years, with resources that cannot be borne by any individual country.

One sided international declarations, dictates or pressures will not help.

Strongly condemns and rejects all types of unilateral coercive measures including unilateral economic sanctions and consider them as null and void.

The distribution of functions should not lead to any diversion of resources earmarked for mandated activities, it being understood that resources for emergency relief were mobilized separately through appeals.

My Government strongly supports the role of local and global civil society in emergency relief.

Taking note of the opposition of the international community to unilateral extraterritorial coercive economic measures,

Relief and social services programme

Social assistance services have three main directions financial assistance, social rehabilitation, and social care.

Governments of affected countries often face great difficulties in coordinating national and international relief assistance.

Its unilateral reduction of tariffs has made the country a fairly open economy (see figure below).

B. Local capacities relief and development

55 6. Elimination of unilateral extraterritorial coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion

57 5. Elimination of unilateral extraterritorial coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion

The Conference reiterated its condemnation of unilateral economic measures and attempts to impose economic sanctions on Member States.

The Law separates functions of the state and local governments in providing social assistance, continuing the process of decentralising the organisation and provision of social assistance services that was started in 1994.

Unilateral acts of States

Unilateral measures

UNRWA had a key role to play in supporting economic recovery and development in Gaza and the West Bank.

56 179. Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries

58 198. Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries

60 185. Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries

62 183. Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries

52 181. Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries

56. Special hardship programme.

145. Special hardship programme.

165. Special hardship programme.

180. Special hardship programme.

199. Special hardship programme.

219. Special hardship programme.

2. Unilateral coercive economic measures and related laws must be removed unconditionally.

On the other hand, there are several more remotely located communities that have yet to benefit from any form of relief assistance.

97. In the opinion of the Swiss Government, the Agency s difficulties were not only financial.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and UNDP have both played significant roles in developing economic and social assistance programmes to respond to Palestinian need.

4. Review of progress on the proposed inter agency space applications project for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief.

5. Review of progress on the proposed inter agency space applications project for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief.

7. Review of progress on the proposed inter agency space applications project for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief.

Subprogramme 3 Relief and social services

Over the past 53 years UNRWA had done much to improve their social and economic situation.

Imposing unilateral economic sanctions against developing countries hinders free trade and investment.

14. The Palestinian side had always sought a constructive relationship with UNRWA at all levels.

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The shortcomings of UNRWA apos s education infrastructure continued to adversely affect the basic education programme.

In that regard, we emphasize once again the important role of the United Nations in coordinating humanitarian relief assistance throughout the world for all natural disasters.

In the Gaza Strip, both the Agency's emergency relief operations and its regular relief programmes reported similar disruptions.