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March 17 March 21, 2013

General Assembly Fourth Committee

Documentation

General Assembly Fourth Committee

Committee Staff
Director
Assistant Director
Chair
Rapporteur
Rapporteur

Jenna Gleaton
Hallen Korn
Taylor Thompson
Daniella Smith
Marko Petric

Agenda
1. Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Assistance to Palestinian Refugees
2. The United Nations and 21st Century Information Governance
3. Promoting the Peaceful Use of Outer Space and Preventing an Arms Race

Resolutions adopted by the committee

Document Code
GA4/ 1/1

GA4/1/2

GA4/1/3

GA4/1/4

GA4/1/5

Topic
Israeli Settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
and Assistance to Palestinian
Refugees
Israeli Settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
and Assistance to Palestinian
Refugees
Israeli Settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
and Assistance to Palestinian
Refugees
Israeli Settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
and Assistance to Palestinian
Refugees
Israeli Settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
and Assistance to Palestinian
Refugees

Vote
(Y/ N/ Abstention/ Non-Voting)
66/26/35/8

62/39/28/6

59/32/32/12

72/17/28/18

48/42/31/14

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GA4/1/7

GA4/1/8

Israeli Settlements in the

Occupied Palestinian Territory
and Assistance to Palestinian
Refugees
Israeli Settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
and Assistance to Palestinian
Refugees
Israeli Settlements in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory
and Assistance to Palestinian
Refugees

54/32/36/13

62/24/36/13

46/38/35/16

Summary Report
The General Assembly Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) held its annual session to
consider the following agenda items: I. Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and
Assistance to Palestinian Refugees; II. Promoting the Peaceful Use of Outer Space and Preventing an
Arms Race, and III. The United Nations and 21st Century Information Governance.
The session was attended by representatives of 142 states and 2 non-member state observers.
The session opened with several statements concerning the adoption of the agenda. After much
deliberation at its first meeting, the Committee adopted its provisional agenda in the order of Topic 1,
Topic 3, and then Topic 2; and decided to proceed with its work in Working Groups.
During subsequent committee sessions, working groups formed to work on several key sub-topics- the
most predominant of which was the multilateral call for a two-state conclusion to the Israel-Palestine
conflict. By the end of the third session it was evident that delegates were concerned most about
improving the lives of refugees, which was seen in the first working papers with topics covering
encompassing refugee aid, the status of Israel's ongoing settlement occupation of Palestine, and
improving the methods of assistance available to refugees. Delegates approved a motion to shorten the
speakers time from 90 seconds to 60 seconds.
The fourth session was opened with speeches announcing developments on papers covering the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). With almost twenty working papers under review, several
mergers were called for, and delegates continued to push the matters of improving standards of living of
Palestinian refugees through increases in infrastructure and accessibility of food and medical attention.
By the end of the sixth session delegates were encouraged to merge the existing papers.
Ten draft resolutions were accepted by the dais at the end of the seventh session. At the beginning of
the eighth session, the body moved to approve the closure of debate, and the committee moved into
voting bloc. Seven draft resolutions carried friendly or unfriendly amendments, of the unfriendly
amendments, all failed. Out of the ten draft resolutions that were on the floor, the body voted to adopt
eight of them. The first draft resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of 69/ 30/36; the second was
rejected with a roll-call vote of 33/64/38; the third passed with a count of 65/42/28; the fourth was
adopted with a vote of 62/38/35; the fifth was resoundingly adopted with a vote of 69/30/31; the sixth
passed with a vote of 56/42/37; the seventh was rejected with a vote of 28/54/48; the eighth was
adopted with a vote of 59/36/40; the ninth was passed by a count of 69/30/36; and the tenth was
adopted with a vote of 56/41/38. Each of the resolutions adopted reaffirmed the mandate of the
General Assembly Fourth Committee to address the issues of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the
unwavering commitment of the international community to ending the ongoing occupation of the
Palestinian Territories.

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Reaffirming the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Bearing in mind the total number of people who are considered refugees surpasses five million,
Conscious of the need of Palestinian refugees to receive financial and material support to ensure that the
situation does not become exacerbated,
Acknowledges the right of the Palestinian refugees to have access to adequate food, water, shelter,
medical and educational facilities,
Inspired by A/RES/67/120 entitled Assistance to Palestine Refugees,
Recognizing the work of the United Nations Reliefs and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees
(UNRWA) in providing aid to refugees in UNRWA sponsored camps,
Recalling the Emergency Appeal published in May 2012, which highlights the extreme deficits of
several refugee camps, especially the Gaza Strip Camp and the West Bank Camp,
Alarmed that as of April 2012 the cash funding deficit of the UNRWA stood at 69.4 million USD,
The General Assembly Fourth Committee,
1) Invites all Member States and private members, including corporations, wealthy individuals, and
NGOs, to attend a Palestinian Refugee Donor Conference that will:
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Be held in Doha, Qatar;

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Be overseen by the commissioner general of the UNRWA;

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Be held no later than December 2013;

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Be organized for the purpose of raising funds for the UNRWA;

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Discuss the budget of UNRWA and how the budget deficit can be bridged;

2) Calls upon the creation of the New Deal for Refugees (NDFR) programme as a tool to raise the
standard of living for Palestinian refugees and increase the economic activity within those host
nations, by helping the Palestinian refugees develop job skills via training programmes for
Palestinian refugees, which will:
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Be administered by the UNRWA Education Department;

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Be funded by voluntary donations of the participants of the Palestinian Refugee Donor

Conference, and by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Human Settlements Programme
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Provide a stipend to participants of the programme based on the amount of funds gained
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Be developed only in willing Member States hosting Palestinian refugees;

3) Requests that a bi-annual report of UNRWA spending be made publicly available that will:
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Act as a public record of how donations to the UNRWA are being distributed and
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Build the confidence of UNRWAs current donors, which frequently express discontent
with the lack of knowledge as to the allocation of donated funds;

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Encourage other states and private parties to become stronger donors;

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Be administered by the UNRWA internal accounting practices;

4) Recommends the implementation of mandatory background checks against the International

Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) criminal database, to be administered by INTERPOL
in conjunction with local police forces, for all newly hired UNRWA staff in order to:
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Increase transparency of the UNRWA to gain the confidence of the international

community;

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Prevent the indirect funding of criminal activities and organizations in an effort to

increase further security and transparency across the region;

5) Expresses its belief that through increasing trust in, and awareness of, UNRWA will help to
decrease the budget deficit of UNRWA and thereby improve the situation of the Palestinian
Refugees.

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Recognizing that there are over five million Palestinian refugees,

Further recognizing the unequal status of Palestinian refugees based on their origin,
Concerned by the deteriorating conditions in Palestinian refugee camps located in the
Middle Eastern region, in addition to conditions in the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank,
Noting with deep concern that 90% of the water pumped into the Gaza Strip is
undrinkable,
Noting further the overall devastating humanitarian situation throughout the Occupied
Palestinian Territory,
Taking into account the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East mandate, founded by General
Assembly resolution 302 (IV), in providing vital programs and shelters for displaced
Palestinians throughout the Middle Eastern regions,
Appreciating the programs run by the UNRWA, including microfinance loans to
encourage Palestinian entrepreneurship, essential healthcare throughout the region, as
well as aiding in rebuilding refugee camps,
Bearing in mind how UN Global Compact has helped to further the knowledge and
expertise of various UN agencies and believing that such cooperation will be beneficial
for the Palestinian refugees as well,
Noting with regret that the UNRWA is grossly underfunded and inefficiently allocated,
Having reviewed the work on the green job creation program commissioned by UNRWA
and its positive effects on the economy in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
Taking into consideration the 2010 Food Security and Nutritional Survey of Herding
Communities in Area C, commissioned by UNRWA, is the most recent data available on
food security in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
Reaffirming the UN Convention on Discrimination against Women,
Understanding that female refugees are disproportionately affected by the tension in this
region and unequal allocation of foreign aid, in addition to unstable economic conditions,
Keeping in mind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an absolute for all,
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The General Assembly Fourth Committee,

1) Urges the UNRWA to amend the working definition of Palestinian refugees to
include the following conditions:
a. All refugees must be given equal status regardless of their origin,
b. Those born after the initial 1948 Arab-Israeli Conflict must also be given this
status if they are directly affected as a result of the conflict:
i. These specifications are those put forth under the UN Convention on
the Status of Refugees,
ii. Conditions for what constitutes refugee status may change based on
UNRWA determinations;
2) Recommends the UNRWA to seek out the generation of nontraditional funding in
order to ensure the continuation of UNRWA programs:
a. Nontraditional contributions being financial aid or technical assistance from
emerging States, NGOs, and TNCs depending on their resources,
b. Nontraditional donations would be earmarked for specific uses including, but
not limited to, rebuilding of refugee camps, providing water filtration systems,
and improving existing education systems for refugees within the Occupied
Palestinian territory;
3) Encourages UNRWA to create a new framework for trade deals and guaranteeing
that these deals would be protected from any, and all, obstructions:
a. Establishing a framework for sustainable, and environmentally friendly, trade
deals with neighboring countries, and the international community though
UNRWA,
b. Securing necessary infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian territory,
c. And ensuring employment and the possibility of a livelihood for Palestinian
refugees residing in, or originating from, the Occupied Palestinian territory,
d. Therefore, obstructions would hinder building the necessary foundations for a
sustainable Palestinian economy;
4) Invites UN Global Compact members to support Palestinian refugees by
providing assistance, being technical assistance or financial aid, to the UN body,
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5) Encourages Member States to continue assisting the job creation program of

UNRWA due to the importance of job creation to facilitate green economic
growth and development in the Occupied Palestinian Territories;
6) Endorses a regularly commissioned report on the status of food security and
nutrition within the Occupied Palestinian Territory:
a. Highlighting the European Union Instrument for Stability to improve food
security to refugees as an example of an encouraged route of actions for the
report,
b. Requesting that UNRWA carries out regular data collection such that a new
report can be released yearly,
c. Funding for these reports will be allocated from aforementioned earmarked
contributions;
7) Calls for immediate attention to the worsening water crisis and urges substantive
efforts to resolve it:
a. With particular emphasis placed on the water crisis in Gaza:
i. Through utilization of earmarked donations to the UNRWA, water
filtration systems will be installed in the most at risk areas within
Gaza,
ii. At risk areas will be determined through UNRWA statistics on the
status of Gaza;
b. Implementation of a water filtration program in other areas will be determined
by UNRWA statistical analysis;
8) Further urges international community to focus attention on the depleting
aquifers in Gaza and Jordan:
a. Resources will be allocated from Member State donations in order to explore
short and long term solutions to this issue,
b. UNRWA will oversee the proper allocation of these resources and present a
comprehensive report within six months;
9) Supports the initiatives of The Palestinian Working Women for Development, in
particular the attention paid to high female refugee unemployment rates within the
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a. Continues backing of this organizations work towards female equality,

b. Encourages further growth of the cooperatives within this organization to
reach international markets and create more employment opportunities for
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Acknowledging the first article of the Charter of the United Nations in regards to the
development of friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of
equal rights and self-determination and bearing in mind A/RES/37/194 in which the UN
states the Medical Ethical precepts and conditions for effective health care operations,
Concerned about the latest United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian
Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) 2011 Donor Report which states that more than 20
children die every day on refugees camps, one doctor attends more than 117 patients a
day and most of the Refugees Camps lack of appropriate medical centers,
Recognizing the importance of water as an essential component of life and its
significance as a human right,
Emphasizing A/RES/ 57/254 which declares 2005-2015 as the United Nations Decade of
Education for Sustainable Development with special emphasis on the promotion of
universal and sustainable education and drawing attention to General Assembly
A/RES/65/98 which states the importance of guaranteeing Palestinian refugees the right
for higher education,
Taking note of A/RES/66/82 and its command to increase the UN General Assembly
Fourth Committees oversight to upsurge the efficiency of the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),
Guided by the principles of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR)s Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and
considering the need for higher education in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and other
relevant Near East regions,
Acknowledging the European Unions ongoing contributions to alleviating the quality of
Palestinian public services within the Pan European Grid Advanced Simulation and
Estate Estimation (PEGASE) framework,
Noting with satisfaction Ethiopias out-of-camp scheme within the Dollo Ado Region
and the desire to adapt of this model to the Palestinian refugee situation,
Noting with concern that according to the UNRWA 2011-2015 Report 57% of
Palestinians live under extreme poverty and approximately 80% of people in Gaza live
below the poverty line (EC 2010b),
Desiring to promote different types of education in Palestine, especially in the areas of
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Having studied the possibility for developing industrial and technical support to promote
a spirit of self-improvement for the Palestinian people through direct cooperation with the
local Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the Palestinian Authority,
Praising the efforts of the UNRWA's Technical Vocational Education and Training
program (TVET) which has successfully operated academic and technical training
opportunities and enhanced technical creative human capacities,
Further noting the UNRWA 2011-2015 Educational Reform Strategy Reform Report in
its attention to the lack of vocational training centers in the West Bank, Gaza Strip,
Lebanon, and Jordan,
Having considered the important refugee population and infrastructure that the UNRWA
has in Burj El-Shemali Refugee Camp in Tyre, Lebanon; Amman New Refugee Camp in
Amman, Jordan; Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, West Bank,
Acknowledging the desire of Iran, Ethiopia, France and Spain to contribute their expertise
including but not limited to financial and technological aid,
Recalling United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/65/140 which encourages
the cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United
Nations on shared goals of which the Palestinian issue is one,
The General Assembly Fourth Committee,
1) Calls for the restructuring of the UNRWA by:
a. Providing 15% of UNRWA funding to the Middle East Regional Advisory Board
(MERAB) who is responsible for distributing funds to the local advisory boards,
which, in turn, distribute funds within their respective refugee camps;
b. Increasing the MERABs share 15% every five years, at which time, a mandatory
review occurs, carried out by an ad hoc committee convened by the GA Fourth
Committee to investigate the success of this program, requiring the GA Fourth
Committees approval for further implementation;
c. Transferring funding for the first 20 years uninhibited, allowing 75% of total
UNRWA funds to be controlled by the regional advisory board, at which time, an
ad-hoc Committee convened by the GA Fourth Committee will investigate the
success of this program, requiring the GA Fourth Committees approval for
further implementation;
d. Incorporating local and regional dialogue in the UNRWA oversight board by
allocating one-quarter of its seats to members of countries who host Palestinian
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Encourages the UNRWA to work with UN member states, NGOs and private
collaborators to assist in establishing and working with the regional advisory
board composed of actors from the Middle East whose duty is to allocate funding
through compromising local advisory boards of neighboring politicians and
representatives from a local refugee camp, which fosters Palestinian selfsufficiency and self-determination, by managing individual camps through
funding allocation for resources necessary for camps to function; such as food,
water, and shelter;

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Strongly recommends that Palestinian refugee camps governing authority will be

transferred from the UNRWA to Palestinian refugees residing within the camps,
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a. UNRWA authorities creating a Future Palestinian Refugee Leaders (FPRL)
program, which will train Palestinian refugees on the requirements of daily
administration of refugee camps;
b. Evaluating the program every two years by the regional oversight board, who
must verify and approve the implementation methods;

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Strongly suggests the termination of the blockade of humanitarian resources,

including but not limited to, healthcare equipment and materials, food and
nutrition supplements, clean and safe drinking water, energy with specific regard
to oil, gas and electricity;

5. Urges the reopening of the Israeli blockade on the Jordan River in order to increase
availability of water for drinking and agricultural usage to the Palestinian refugees
so as to increase self-reliance;
6. Calls upon the OIC with the agreement of its Member States to provide immediate
assistance to Internally Displaced Palestinian Peoples within the Occupied
Palestinian Territories and Palestinian Refugees located within other OIC
Member States:
a. For the purpose of all humanitarian needs as designated by the OIC potentially
including; health care, education, nutrition, and all other humanitarian needs;
b. Using existing contacts with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that
have access to Palestinian communities, and in cooperation with the current
operations of the UNRWA, until the point in time which neither organization is
needed;
c. Providing material and financial aid in non-self-governing territories, including:
the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Palestinian refugee camps, and all other
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d. Using the pre-existing OIC funding structure, and within the current humanitarian
operations of the OIC, to finance the initiative;
e. Expanding the two main types of Technical and Vocational Courses (TEVOC)
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communities, which OIC affiliated organizations can most effectively assist;

7. Strongly urges OIC member states to voluntarily contribute additional funding;

8. Calls upon the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with the
World Health Organization (WHO) to fund and establish the Medical Mentoring Program
(MMP), which provides medical training to refugees currently residing within refugee
camps, in order to sustain and improve their situation through medical assistance and
infrastructural capacity building within Palestinian refugee camps by:
a. Collaborating with the UNRWA and the International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) to determine what medical professionals and materials are needed
within the refugee camps, with special emphasis on war-torn areas;
b. Fostering short and long term medical infrastructure by the training of medical
staff and the creation of medical facilities within the refugee camps;
9. Recommends the installation of additional VTCs in the Burj El-Shemali Refugee Camp
in Tyre, Lebanon; Amman New Refugee Camp in Amman, Jordan; Aida Refugee Camp
in Bethlehem, West Bank for the purposes of assessing the viability of the VTCs before
the expansion of the program;
10. Further encourages the increased opportunities for employment of Palestinian
refugees through:
a. The establishment of local and regional advisory boards job assistance program
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b. Increased job opportunities within UNRWA refugees camps beyond the scope of
the currently employed job system through installation of Career Opportunity
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c. The creation of local micro-financing organizations to further the selfsustainability of the employment of these refugees;
11. Further encourages the VTC to create valid certificates that will act as
documentations that prove that the refugees have received the relevant training
programs, which will eventually help the refugees gain specific jobs in which they
were trained in through the camps;
12. Reiterates the need for UN member states to actively cooperate in aiding Palestinians
refugees by:
a. Providing economic contribution to the VTC initiative;
b. Donating technical equipment, such as: agricultural, engineering, and health care
technology;
c. Recruiting educators for the express purpose of professional training;
13. Calls upon the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) to conform a VTC Supervisory Committee (VTC-SC) whose responsibilities
include;
a. A two-year review of the initiatives effectiveness based on the following indexes
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Proportion of graduates in the local population;

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Increase in income for the participants of this program on annual terms;

14. Emphasizes the technical and vocational programs with the end result being:
a. A skilled labor force capable of self-sustainability;
b. Improved infrastructure within Palestinian refugee camps, including: water
distribution and purification infrastructure, power generating systems, roads, and
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c. Improved living conditions for refugees through utilization of local materials for
shelters better suited to the local climate, better sanitation, clean water, and access
to urgent medical care;
d. Enabling them to become self-sufficient, pay taxes, and cooperate within the
nation in which they are seeking refugee status;
15. Further calls for the use of microfinance with the aid of the UNRWA to help
refugees in local entrepreneurship and enterprise through training obtained from the
Vocational Training Centers (VTCs) by:
a. Creating information and help centers held by the UNRWA with staffs in aiding
the Palestinian refugees;
b. Making careful documentation of the progress of micro-financing within the
Palestinian refugee population;
16. Strongly Encourages the UNRWA in collaboration with local partners to ensure the
fair and equal representation of Palestinian refugee camps within the VCT program via:
a. Local anti-corruption agencies;
b. UNRWAs Department of Internal Oversight;
c. UN Board of Auditors.

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Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Convention Relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War,
Recalling its resolution 194(III) on the right of the Palestinian people to return to their homes and
lands,
Recalling the Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory of 2004 of the International Court of Justice,
Noting with regret the deadlock in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and reaffirming its belief
that dialogue and negotiation based on relevant United Nations resolution is the ultimate solution
to the existing conflict,
Further noting that the ability of a state to influence its own economic policy facilitates growth
and reduces unemployment and therefore directly, reduces poverty, increases self-sufficiency,
improves health, housing, and education, and would ultimately ease tensions between Israelis
and Palestinians,
Taking into account the role of education and tolerance as an important step for a permanent
alleviation of hostility, and that the empowerment of youth and children promotes inclusion and
participation toward peace,
Bearing in mind that Israel and the Palestinian conflict has evolved since 1948, and peace has not
yet been reached,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 26 that affirms the importance
of education to the development of nations and the settlement of conflicts, as well as the
promotion of freedom and international security,
Emphasizing that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights vision pertains to both Israels and
Palestines peoples,
Recalling A/RES/66/79 for the progress in conversations and understanding between Israel and
the Palestinian people, building trust and promoting a better environment for the people involved
in the conflict,
Deeply concerned with the welfare of the children and the intrinsic rights to education sponsored
by UNESCO,
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Emphasizes the dangers of unemployment and dependence, especially among young Palestinian
refugees, as well as the importance of economic empowerment in order to enable refugees to
participate in the marketplace and provide for themselves in the long term,
The General Assembly Fourth Committee,
1) Requests that Israel and Palestine take into consideration the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights as well as the rights of education for the establishment of peace and
cooperation among all peoples;
2) Advises both parties to propagate and encourage positive messages of peace and
cooperation when communicating with one another and the international community as a
whole;
3) Recommends the incorporation of UNRWA into the Office of the High Commissioner of
Refugees, retaining its current staff, management and organizational structure, in order to
fully include Palestinian Refugees under the UN Convention Relating to the Status of
Refugees (CRSR);
4) Accepts the statement of purpose to donate funds to UNWRA from the following
countries (for the following amounts): Canada ($5m), New Zealand ($3m), Finland
($5m), Saudi Arabia ($5m), Australia ($6m), Norway ($7.5m), Qatar ($5m and an
additional $30m in case of a donor conference hosted by Qatar 2013), Germany ($4m),
France ($7m), Costa Rica ($1m) and Nicaragua ($1m);
5) Recommends that once nominally part of the UNHCR, UNRWA continue its operation
with an expanded mandate of:
a. Monitoring and implementing in full the rights outlined by the 1951 Refugee
Convention to all Palestinian displaced peoples,
b. Increasing the focus on combating the worsening health care situation among
refugees, particularly with regards to the mental health problems such as, but not
limited to, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder;
6) Further suggests that UNRWA implement targeted programs towards particularly
vulnerable groups, such as women, children, the elderly, and the mentally ill or
traumatized, including:
a. Womens leadership and public engagement courses aimed at increasing female
public participation,
b. Raising awareness of mental health issues among UNRWA staff and the wider
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c. Confirming financial support of a $3 million annual contribution for the

implementation of GPP from each of the following nations:
i) Australia,
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vi) Any other state willing to make a commitment;
7) Invites Palestine and Israel to cooperate under the guidance of a new program named
Generation of Peace Program (GPP) in order to alleviate tension and hostility through
education and extracurricular activities, as well as foster financial capabilities for future
generations by:
a. Promoting tolerance in the region among children and youth from ages 6 to 17 who
are either starting to develop their understanding about the conflict or exposed to the
situation, creating extracurricular and educational activities based on research
conducted by UNESCO and UNHCR on education levels,
b. Introducing them to topics ranging from tolerance and acceptance to global trade and
affairs comprehension,
c. Confirming financial support of a $3 million annual budge from Australia, France,
Germany, New Zealand and Qatar for the implementation of GPP, and inviting other
nations to contribute to the project,
d. Designating UNESCO and its office in Beirut, UNICEF, as well as UNHCR office in
Qatar to oversee the budget and evaluate the outcomes of GPP after five years of its
implementation,
e. Requesting that leaders from local communities in Palestine and Israel recognized by
the United Nations and their governments engage in this program and give
constructive criticism for its implementation,
f. Supporting qualified training for youth under the coordination of UNESCO and
UNRWA, fulfilling their academic abilities and guiding them toward a professional
career, thus diminishing the vast unemployment in the region,
g. Approving the creation of an educational system under the supervision of UNESCO
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h. Facilitating economic empowerment and self-sufficiency by providing business and

entrepreneurship classes for students affected by the conflict;
8) Calls for greater coordination between different aid agencies, IGOs, NGOs and the
governments of Israel and Palestine to be achieved under the auspices of the UNHCR and
its subsidiary body UNRWA in order to:
a. Harmonize the existing policies, programs and procedures of the various
organizations,
b. Ensure that relief efforts are implemented effectively, allowing for the optimal
allocation of humanitarian aid resources and eliminating any needless program
overlap,
c. Establish a more comprehensive emergency response framework;
9) Invites UN bodies, NGOs and IGOs as well as all relevant member states to share
information on refugee and Internally Displaced Peoples statistics and conditions
reciprocally, using the model of the existing coordination efforts of UNRWAs own
programs under the Daam Program of 2011;
10) Recommends UNRWA to establish an information sharing mechanism to aid NGOs
operating in the region in order to provide access to UNRWAs current databases;
11) Encourages UNRWA to make use of modern means of communication such as mobile
technology and social media to make the work of UNRWA more visible;
12) Suggest the utilization of modern technology to expand an consolidate UNRWAs
current database into fully digital database in order to improve the cataloguing, analysis
and dissemination of information among agencies working to help Palestinian refugees
and IDPs with a view to:
a. Ensure that all have an equitable access to humanitarian aid, microfinance, and legal
assistance,
b. Allocate aid more quickly and efficiently,
c. Facilitate the medical assistance to refugees,
d. Remain actively seized on issues in refugee camps in order to better implement
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f. Raise awareness of the plight of Refugees and IDPs among the international
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g. Ensure the enhancement of emergency response deployment,
h. Mobilize the donor base more effectively for activities supporting Palestinian
refugees and IDPs;
13) Recognizes the need to increase protection and recognition of rights of refugees in their
current host countries, through measures such as permanent refugee visas and extended
citizenship rights, such as the right to property and to conduct trade and business;
14) Calls for increased legal protection for Palestinian refugees through bodies such as
UNRWA by working to ensure that the principles outlined in the Declaration of
Universal of Human Rights and the Refugee Convention of 1951 are extended to all
refugees and to eliminate the current protection gap between the rights of Palestinian
refugees and other refugees;
15) Reiterates the urgent need to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid and lawful goods to
promote the economic growth and self-sustainability of the Palestinian territories;
16) Suggests that Member States, NGOs, private enterprise and the international community
cooperate in order to increase the funding of UNRWA and the UNHCR by 1% over the
next five years;
17) Encourages all Member States, NGOs and other organizations to continue to support
humanitarian relief and development efforts in Palestine, including funding for UNRWA
and the UNHCR, while respecting the sovereignty of both Israel and Palestine, through:
a. Donations, grants and funds,
b. Material assistance or the provision of advisors,
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Deeply concerned by the occurrences in the Middle East Region and especially by the situation
of Palestinian refugees,
Convinced of the importance of article 73 of the UN Charter referring to the issue of Palestinian
refugees,
Recalling Security Council resolutions S/RES/242, S/RES/338, S/RES/1397, S/RES/1515 and
S/RES/1850, the Madrid Principles, the Roadmap and the Arab Peace Initiative as legal
foundations for this issue,
Further recalling the importance of General Assembly resolution 67/23 for any further steps,
Believing in the responsibility of the international community and Quartet of Middle East
Mediators to play a leading role in the resolution of the conflict and especially stressing the
importance of the United Nations within the Quartet,
Recognizing that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict builds up a milestone in the work towards peace
in the Middle East Region,
Emphasizing that Israel and Palestine are both sovereign nations capable of determining their
fate and that the international community should work towards facilitating discussions between
them,
Declaring that the IASCs definition of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, that it is a complex
emergency which requires international response that goes beyond the mandate or capacity of
any single and/or ongoing UN country program, should be the basis for any further work on this
issue,
Considering that more than 4.8 million refugees struggle today to survive and get their basic
needs covered such as access to education, health service, food security and water,
The General Assembly Fourth Committee,
1) Requests the convention of an international conference for the relief of Palestinian
refugees with the hope building confidence between the State of Israel and Palestine to be
held in Bandung following General Assembly resolution 67/23 hosted by the UN and the
Quartet of the Middle East on June 2013;
2) Encourages the participation of the international community as a whole to demonstrate
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a. Provide assistance to Palestinian refugees and provide a neutral stage for further
negotiations between the conflicting parties on the issue of refugees, requiring with
the hope that this the will facilitate the resumption of direct contact between them,
b. Inviting civil-society to the dialogue by promoting the participation of Israeli and
Palestinian NGOs while hearing the people and the government during the
conference;
3) Advises that the meeting should be held under the Chatham House Rule to provide a
greater dialogue on topics referring to aid for Palestinian refugees and to ensure the
security of its participants and recommends reports to be submitted to the General
Assembly and be preserved as part of the historical record;
4) Suggests the agenda for the Conference to be set one month prior to it, taking into
account the following recommendations: the responsibility to protect refugees and the
definition of borders as key to finally provide Palestinian refugees with a permanent and
dignified residence;
5) Encourages both parties to negotiate peacefully with each other regarding Palestinian
refugees and Israeli settlements as they relate to the refugees;
6) Further Encourages the Security Council to address the issue of Palestinian refugees if
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Recalling the resolution 194(III) of 11 December 1948 which established a precedent

recognizing the plight of refugees and their right to return to their ancestral homes,
Recalling also its more recent resolution 66/72 of 9 December 2011, which noted with
regret the lack of efforts made to repatriate or compensate the displaced persons, the lack
of basic services available to refugees in the camps, and the lack of progress in achieving
a conciliation between Israel and Palestine,
Aware of the report contained in resolution A/67/331 in which Israel defended its voting
policy as a matter of national security and affirmed its past and present support for
programs providing aid to Palestinian refugees,
Reminding the committee that, in order to be practical and effective, any solution must be
considered agreeable to both Israel and Palestine,
Aware that, as per S/RES/1397, the ultimate solution to the refugee crisis lies in bilateral
negotiations on the topic of Palestinian sovereignty and right to return,
Noting with deep concern that 1.4 million refugees are distributed across 58 camps in
Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory as
documented in the Registration Statistical Bulletin 2010 by the Relief and Social Services
Department (RSSD),
Aware of the ongoing settlement of the Occupied Palestinian Territory by the state of
Israel and presence of nearly seven million Palestinian refugees worldwide,
Noting with approval the continuous cooperation of NGOs such as Know Thy Heritage
with the funding of Palestinian organizations,
Acknowledging the importance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
(UNRWA) in providing aid and camp services to Palestinian refugees, as well as the need
for more funding for this organization,
Recognizing that the need for aid is greatest among refugees in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and
Lebanon, as well as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,
Deeply concerned by the policies of neighboring host countries, which grant few or no
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Expressing gratitude to humanitarian aid already given to the Palestinians from states,
NGOs and additionally commends the work of the UNRWA,
Bearing in mind that many Member States, NGOs, and private donors are concerned that
aid sent to Palestinian refugees may be intercepted and used by militant groups on either
side,
The General Assembly Fourth Committee,
1) Asserting that the faction found between Hamas-led Gaza and the Fatah-led
Palestinian State will only serve to exacerbate regional tensions within a newly
created Palestinian State serving to deepen the cleavages found in Palestine:
a. Promotes progressive dialogue between Fatah and Hamas forces through
mutual understanding and mediated discussions leading towards face-to-face
communication, these discussions beginning immediately through established
means and methods with the express goal of having both factions represented
at a negotiation table;
b. Reduces the dependency of Hamas-led Gaza on financial aid from parties
whose interest is not conducive to progressive, peaceful inter-dialogue
between Palestinian political elements;
2) Expresses its hope that regional States take an active role in refugee relief efforts
in affected areas with the goal of empowering the main actors to achieve stability
and sustainable development in the region by engaging:
a. Relevant UN organizations in order to collaborate with these states as the
situation dictates;
b. Regional states that would include: Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt,
Syria, and oPt;
3) Requests that host countries grant residential rights to Palestinian refugees living
in their territory according to their existing policies and laws including access to
medical care, access to education, access to employment, access to building
permits, and access to clean food and water;
4) Resolves that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),
UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and UN Watch (UNW) compile and
publish a biannual fact-finding report:
a. To determine the specific resources that the Palestinian refugees in different
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b. To measure the progress of the host countries in applying the residential rights
outlined in Operative Clause 3 to the refugee populations in their territory;
c. Conducted in refugee camps in the surrounding host countries of Jordan,
Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt;
d. Which will be submitted to the General Assembly Fourth Committee and
made available to NGOs and the general public;
5) Requests the improvement of the security systems and protocols providing
protection to aid via the UN Department of Political Affairs in order to ensure that
aid sent to the Occupied Palestinian Territories is properly transported in order to
facilitate the:
a. Oversight of Israeli military check points and border control programs by UN
observers to restrict the transportation of conventional arms and illicit
materials into oPt to ensure that relief aid is transported properly;
b. Investigation into the use of physical aid materials to prevent supplies from
being used by groups other than those designated by the donor;
c. Greater transparency in the use of funds with respect to relief aid for
Palestinian refugees and to ensure that the funding is allocated as originally
intended;
6) Emphasizes the need to educate people to the importance of bilateral negotiations
for reaching a lasting positive peace by working along with UNESCO and
Univeralia in order to provide education for refuges through cultural awareness
programmes which would also:
a. Call on the European Commission, the World Bank, or Islamic Development
Bank to enhance the financial budget of the UNRWA Education Reform
Strategy to broaden the funding that has cost an estimated $4 million between
2011-2015;
b. Implement over a five year period, 2011-2015, the UNRWA Education
Reform Strategy at an estimated cost of $4 million dollars;
c. Enhance the budget of the Education Reform Strategy in order to create the
new cultural awareness programmes to build on mutual workshops, cultural
events, and festivals;
7) Suggests that the Security Council extend the mandate of the UNTSO in Palestine
to cover humanitarian aid, economic development, and the provision of the
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8) Recommends that the Security Council reconsider the damaging effects of

restrictions that prevent humanitarian and construction supplies from entering the
Gaza Strip, which are vital for the maintenance and repair of refugee camps
within that area and cause the prolonged and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian
refugees;
9) Encourages the continued cooperation between existing regional NGOs and
UNRWA in the Palestinian Occupied Territory and surrounding host countries
through the consolidation and reconciliation of their structure and operations;
10) Urges member states to begin, resume or expand provision of aid to UNRWA for
the purpose of continuing the provision of funds to Palestinian aid programs;
11) Requests the expansion of the UN Refugee Agency in order to further tailor to the
needs of the Palestinian refugees including the improvement of conditions in
camps to ensure human rights are met;
12) Encourages Israel and Palestine to engage in mediated bilateral negotiations on
the issue of a two state solution and the Palestinian right of return, thereby
providing a permanent home for displaced Palestinians and in order to prevent
future hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians;
13) Requests that the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency be renewed for
another 5 years to prevent an imminent interruption in their efforts to provide aid
to Palestinian refugees;
14) Further Requests that the mandate of the UNHCR in Palestine be extended to
allow greater legal and physical protection for the Palestinian refugees;
15) Commends the persistency of the United Nations decisions towards Israel and
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Reaffirming the Geneva Convention, the United Nations Resolutions on the

condemnation of the Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the
resulting violations of Palestinian basic human rights,
Recalling also the Human Rights Council resolutions and the International Court of
Justice condemnations on the violations of International Humanitarian law and of the
Human rights of the Palestinian people,
Encouraging the resumption of the Middle East peace process based on the Madrid terms
of reference (1991), the Quartet Road map, the Arab Peace initiative (2002),
Calling upon chapter 4 article 13b and chapter 9 article 59 of the UN Charter, which calls
for the UNs direct support and facilitation of negotiations to create stability and wellbeing among member states,
Further recommending that the need for religious and cultural cooperation has never
been greater particularly noting Ban Ki-Moon in SG/SM/11702 calling for the creation of
platforms for international religious discussion as well as other UN member states such
as the Alliance of Civilizations initiative in 2005 and the Jerusalem Peace Makers,
Acknowledging the ongoing struggle for Palestinians to achieve an acceptable quality of
living in the refugee camps; in regards to not being able to attain a suitable standard of
living in the refugee camps or upon exit from the camps due to lack of education, job
training, and available resources conducive to an acceptable quality of living.
Recognizing the work that the United Nations Relief Works Agency has done so far in
providing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian refugees, and noting with deep concern that
UNRWA has a history of inconsistent financial oversight within its own organization
particularly with field offices,
Reaffirming A/RES/57/251, which sought to assist Palestinian refugees by providing
them with long-term goals like aid, education and health care,
Calling upon the countries sheltering Palestinian refugees to improve the living
conditions in the refugee camps, including access to transportation, to education, to
housing rights, to medical assistance and insurance and to all basic needs for better living
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1) Reaffirms the need to provide a peaceful environment for effective peace negotiations
between Israel and Palestine in order to promote a two state solution, further
affirming the importance of regional stability and peace and facilitating the way to
better address the needs of the Palestinian refugees:
a. Whereby the negotiations ought to be held in a neutral ground, and with the
support of the UN to facilitate these negotiations,
b. Through a temporarily halt of the construction of the current Israeli settlements to
encourage a good and peaceful environment for the negotiations and support
peace talks,
2) Recommends the creation of a UN council overseen by the General Assembly to
report to UNESCO that shall address the lack of religious and cultural representation
among refugee communities to help facilitate and especially maintain an air of peace
within and between Palestinian and Israeli communities to:
a. Work closely with the UNRWA or other complimentary UN bodies to ensure that
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees receive the necessary
humanitarian aid they need to ensure that their human rights requirements are met
including a better education;
b. Encourage dialogue that reconciles religious and cultural tensions by sending a
representative from each religious and cultural faction to meet in a neutral zone
determined by the UNRWA where the council will discuss the effects of policy to
their respective communities;
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side of the conflicts, as many young generations of Palestinian refugees and
Israeli settlers have little idea about the cultural differences and this might help
bringing the young generations of the two parties together;

d. Encourage the receiving of voluntary monetary funds from any and all willing
member states to ensure that this council is fully functional;
3) Reaffirms the importance of promoting a two state solution, according to the road
map to peace:
a. To ensure the end of hostilities and border conflicts between Palestine and Israel,
and achieve sustainable peace between the two states;
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a water resource mechanism between Israel and Palestine in order to ensure equal
access to drinking water by establishing joint coordination activities for water
resources through a bi-national commission to monitor the equal distribution of
potable water;
5) Stresses the importance of supporting UNRWA organization through:
a. Extending the mandate of UNRWA for 3 more years, and increasing the funding
of the organization;
b. Increasing the efficiency of all bodies and bureaucracy of UNRWA by
reassessing the importance of each program running under the UNRWA to better
address the needs of the Palestinian refugees;
c. Increasing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip;
d. Improving the allocation of funds given to UNRWA by specifying the purpose
and the destination of each financial support, also with the help of the UNHRC to
conduct an external audit on the UNRWAs allocation practices to ensure the
efficient distribution and accurate reporting of relief aid to refugees;
e. Emphasizing that both Israel and Palestine should welcome and support th work
of UNRWA;
f. Extending the possibility and ability of the UNRWA to maximize the benefits of
Medicare, education, infrastructure and health care, for the Palestinian refugees;
6) Endorses continued funding to the UNRWA for the Near East to promote education
within the Palestinian territories and countries sheltering Palestinian refugees, which
would specifically address:
a. Training Palestinian refugees in marketable skills to further enhance their ability
to attain jobs subsequently allowing for higher standard of living;
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intercultural and interreligious teachings, in order to promote the education of
children within the affected regions and in the hosting countries; to encourage a
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Alarmed by the impoverished situation of 5 million Palestinian refugees located in sixtyone refugee camps,
Noting with deep concern ongoing conflicts and political instability in the Middle East
and its effect on Palestinian refugees in refugee camps,
Recognizing Emergency Appeal issued by the UNRWA highlighting the increasing
deficit of the West Bank and Gaza Strip camps amounting to over 100 million USD,
Reaffirming A/RES/57/251 which sought to assist Palestinian refugees by providing them
with things such as health care and social services,
Viewing with appreciation the work of the UNRWA to alleviate the suffering of refugees
since 1950, by providing education, health and social services to Palestinian refugees
including the enrollment of 67,000 children in school, 24-hr Operation Centers, and
230,000 refugees served in UNRWA clinics,
Noting that the UNRWA is predominately funded by donor states and some voluntary
contributions through civil society and individual donors,
Noting further that the UNRWA reported that over 360,000 or 69 percent of Palestine
refugees are in need of urgent assistance and that the previous assessment was highly
underestimated,
Recognizing the need to access civil society networks in order to meet Palestinian refugee
needs,
The General Assembly Fourth Committee,
1. Recommends that the UNRWA provide options for non-governmental donors to
provide non-monetary funding, such as basic clothing, hygiene supplies, and
health products, in order to meet the needs of Palestinian refugees that are not
currently being met by monetary donations;
2. Further recommends that the UNRWA work with individual Palestinian refugee
camps to refine its assessment of Palestinian refugee needs into two categories;
What can only be provided through monetary donations and what can be provided
through non-monetary donations;

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3. Encourages UNRWA to compile a list of non-monetary needs and make it

available to civil society organizations such as charity organizations, NGOs and
others willing to make material donations to Palestinian refugee camps;
4. Further requests the UNRWA to work specifically with Islamic Relief, the Red
Cross, LDS Charities, and current non-governmental donors, which have strong
and efficient donor mobilization networks;
5. Designates that the UNRWA should facilitate and coordinate the protected
transportation of material donations to refugee camps both within and without the
Occupied Palestinian Territory by coordinating with NGOs and necessary
member states;
6. Affirms that these steps will access untapped networks which have the ability to
seriously improve the situation of Palestinian refugees and also reroute monetary
funds to necessary areas;
7. Urges the UNRWA to put additional focus on private donations from the private
sector by coordinating with the United Nations Foundation to connect with CEOs
of large corporations, such as the Fortune 500, in an effort to overcome
UNRWAs 69 million USD deficit;
8. Reminds the international community of the importance of convincing Israel to
further ease its blockade on the Gaza Strip in order to facilitate the transfer of
needed goods;
9. Recommends that the Advisory Commission of the UNRWA facilitate an
information and coordination meeting between the UNRWA and NGOs and
private corporations held in NYC, NY no later than August 2013.