UN General Assembly
1993

and Gaza Strip in coordination and cooperation with the World Bank’s special five-year programme for the occupied territories. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will participate, through the Saudi development fund, to the tune of $100 million for the year 1994. We believe that this assistance will improve the living conditions of our 20 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session Palestinian brethren in the occupied Arab territories and contribute positively to the peace process. The Lebanese Government has made great strides in its efforts to implement the Taif Accords, and has taken the necessary political and constitutional measures to achieve this aim. We must continue our support for the efforts of the legitimate Lebanese authorities and contribute to the process of reconstruction in Lebanon. In this regard, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia appeals to the international community to help Lebanon by all available means in order to enable its Government to continue moving forward with the process of reconstruction and allow Lebanon to regain its material and cultural position. It is important to reiterate the need, if this goal is to be