[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Suffering of Palestinians, Israelis can end only through political solution, UN envoy says

[Sarah Carsey]

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> Subject: SUFFERING OF PALESTINIANS, ISRAELIS CAN END
> ONLY THROUGH POLITICAL SOLUTION, UN ENVOY SAYS
> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:00:54 -0500
> 
> SUFFERING OF PALESTINIANS, ISRAELIS CAN END ONLY
> THROUGH POLITICAL SOLUTION, UN ENVOY SAYS
> New York, Feb 18 2003  2:00PM
> The suffering of Palestinians and Israelis - the
> deaths and injuries, the economic devastation, the
> profound insecurity - can end only through a
> political solution, a top United Nations envoy in
> the Middle East, Terje Roed-Larsen, said today at a
> meeting in London on Palestinian reform.
> 
> "The humanitarian crisis in the West Bank and Gaza
> Strip is not caused by a natural disaster. It comes
> from a conflict," Mr. Roed-Larsen said in a speech
> delivered to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee on
> Palestinian Reform, part of a number of activities
> of the so-called Quartet - comprising the UN,
> European Union, Russian Federation and United States
> - taking place in London this week.
> 
> "Bringing this conflict to an end is entirely within
> the power of the parties here today," stressed Mr.
> Roed-Larsen, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle
> East Peace Process.
> 
> He said the task of the meeting will be to seek ways
> "to break the dilemma that has us maintaining our
> intense humanitarian engagement - despite the lack
> of political progress," and that a start would be an
> agreement on the minimum needs and basic rights of
> the civilian population, whatever the prevailing
> security circumstances.
> 
> "We must ensure that every teacher and pupil is able
> to get to school, every patient has access to health
> care, every worker can reach his or her workplace;
> every household has access to safe and affordable
> water," Mr. Roed-Larsen told the participants.
> 
> The UN Envoy reiterated the fact that only a
> comprehensive plan like the Quartet's road map can
> succeed in resolving these dilemmas. "Regrettably,
> while the road map's clock is wound, it is not yet
> ticking," Mr. Roed-Larsen said. "And while we are
> confident that will start soon, there is an absolute
> imperative to improve the lives of ordinary people
> right now."
>  2003-02-18 00:00:00.000 
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