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Suffering of Palestinians, Israelis can end only through political solution, UN envoy says<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n
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18 February – <\/i><\/span>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, <\/span>said today at a meeting in London<\/a> on Palestinian reform. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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"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. <\/p><\/div>\n

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"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.<\/p><\/div>\n

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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. <\/p><\/div>\n

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"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. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The UN Envoy reiterated the fact that only a comprehensive plan like the Quartet's<\/span> road map<\/a> 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."<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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