Comparative perspectives on state-building for a future Palestinian state
30 August 2011
The Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF) and the Palestinian Government Media Center organised a seminar to examine the Palestinian state-building agenda and compare and contrast this agenda with the state-building experiences in East Timor, Kosovo and South Africa. The Palestinian state-building process is particularly relevant since the Palestinian Authority is planning to propose the declaration of the State to the UN General Assembly in September 2011.
The seminar gathered leading representatives from the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), civil society, and academic experts, internationally-renowned state-building experts, and representatives from the international community to review progress on the PNA’s plan and provide recommendations for future actions. This is an updated report on the seminar that was held in Ramallah on 16 February 2011.
