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Thu 09 Sep 2008Quartet has failed to help Palestinians, say NGOs
MIDDLE EAST:THE MIDDLE East Quartet has failed to deliver essential progress on the ground in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis afflicting 3.7 million Palestinians, half of them children.
This is the assessment of Care, Oxfam, Save the Children, Christian Aid and another 16 non-governmental organisations. A 28-page report released today says "Palestinian women, children and men are increasingly dependent on aid as their livelihoods are destroyed." Although the Quartet, composed of the US, UN, EU and Russia, "identified 2008 as a crucial year" for the peace process and pledged to ensure the parties met their obligations, the group has failed in six vital areas.
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