New UN Report Assesses Progress on Palestinian State-building Efforts

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 April 2011 – A new United Nations report highlights progress made by the Palestinian Authority in building institutions necessary for a functioning State, while stressing the need for Israel to roll back “measures of occupation” and for an urgent resumption of negotiations between the two sides.

“In the limited territory under its control and within the constraints on the ground imposed by unresolved political issues, the PA has accelerated progress in improving its…