Launch of the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority

Press release | Date: 26/09/2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

'Norway is increasing its support to Palestine through an international crisis package. We are doing this to support the Palestinian government, which is in a critical financial situation. A solution to the conflict requires strong, functioning Palestinian institutions. During today's meeting of the International Donor Group for Palestine (AHLC), we emphasized that we do not simply support a state on paper - we support a functioning state for the Palestinian people, said Minister of Foreign Affairs,' Espen Barth Eide.

Together with Saudi Arabia, Spain and France, Norway has through the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority mobilized several other countries to increase their support to the Palestinian government. Norway's contribution to the crisis package is NOK 40 million (approximately USD 4 million). This is in addition to NOK 200 million (approximately 20 million) in budget support to the Palestinian government that was transferred earlier this year.

Minister Eide chaired today's meeting of the International Donor Group for Palestine (AHLC). The meeting took place at the UN in New York. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa participated digitally from Ramallah. In addition, ministers from several of the largest donor countries participated, including the EU High Representative Kaja Kallas. The topic of the meeting was how the international community can support the Palestinian government.

'Today's meeting of the AHLC donor group expressed strong support for the two-state solution. There was broad agreement on the need to protect the state institutions that Palestine has built up over decades and to which Norway and other donors have contributed politically and financially,' said Mr Eide.

For four months, Israel has withheld tax revenues that it collects on behalf of the Palestinian government. These revenues constitute more than sixty percent of the revenues that the government needs to pay salaries to public employees. The revenues are necessary to run hospitals, schools, the judiciary and the police.

'If the institutions and the entire social structure that have been built up over thirty years collapse, they will be very demanding and expensive to rebuild. It will also lead to even more people losing both basic services and hope for the future. It will be a serious step backwards for Palestine,' said Mr Eide.

Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are also contributing to the crisis package. Norway is in contact with several other countries to mobilize additional support.

• Read more about the emergency coalition and the crisis package here (PDF)