Report of the Government of Israel to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC)
New York, September 23, 2012

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Executive Summary

The Government of Israel continues to view the bilateral track with the Palestinians as the only way forward to a sustainable solution, based on two states for two peoples. Israel calls once again for the renewal of bilateral dialogue in order to achieve this goal.

Executive summary

Introduction

INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction: What is the Governance Portfolio Review?

UN chief receives report of panel of inquiry into Gaza flotilla incident

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today received the report of the independent panel of inquiry examining the May 2010 incident involving a flotilla headed for Gaza which found that Israel’s interception of the vessels was “excessive and unreasonable,” while the flotilla acted “recklessly” in attempting to breach the naval blockade.

The four-member panel, headed by Geoffrey Palmer, the former New Zealand prime minister, was not designed to determine individual criminal responsibility.

Channel Research, an independent development consulting and evaluation firm. The evaluation provides an independent assessment of the CERF over the period from 2006 until 2010. It highlights the CERF’s strengths and weaknesses and provides recommendations at the policy and operational levels to improve its effectiveness. The evaluation was carried out by a team of twelve consultants over an eight-month period. Data was collected through 16 case studies, based on visits to six countries where the CERF is used and a desk-based review of CERF operations in ten other countries.

SUMMARY

Executive Summary

Our resources and impact will be concentrated on 27 countries which account for three quarters of global maternal mortality and nearly three quarters of global malaria deaths: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories,