Working together: Palestinians and Europeans discuss the progress of development cooperation in COVID-19 times

October 19, 2020
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On 14 and 15 October, line ministries and institutions of the Palestinian Authority met representatives of the European Development Partners to discuss progress towards state-building objectives and development goals.

The meeting was chaired by the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, Amjed Ghanem, and the European Union Head of Cooperation Gerhard Krause. Officials from 17 Palestinian ministries and institutions, including the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Secretariat, together with 9 European countries and the Office of the EU Representative, discussed progress and challenges relating to programmes implemented in Palestine to build the State and improve the well-being of Palestinians.

The discussion focused on how to realign national priorities toward long-term, cooperative, and drastically accelerated action to ensure to leave no citizen behind. International partnership promoted by the European Joint Strategy is instrumental to overcome these new challenges. The discussions confirmed that the Result Oriented Framework is a necessary step to make development cooperation more transparent and to provide a mutual accountability mechanism at country level.  

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