Office of the Quartet

The Office now reports to the Quartet Members with a mandate to increase Palestinian economic and institutional development and empowerment to support achieving a two-state solution.

To focus on implementation of agreements reached and announcements made by the parties, to ensure that they are translated as quickly as possible into results that have a positive impact in people's lives; 3.

Through its holistic approach, the OQ works with the parties and the international community in advancing the development of the water and the wastewater sectors, by focusing its attention on three interdependent elements: Rule of Law Sector [11]: As part of its mandate, the OQ aims to 'address Palestinian institutional governance needs focusing as a matter of urgency on the rule of law.’ For this, the rule of law team works closely with the parties and relevant stakeholders, bridging between them as appropriate, while pursuing the office's holistic and integrated approach through its focus in three mutually reinforcing objectives: Movement and Trade Sector:[12] In its work, the OQ supports the sustainability of the Palestinian economy by enhancing trade and movement of people.

By its partnership with relevant parties, the Movement and Trade team currently focuses on three main work streams as set out below: Telecommunication Sector [14]: The OQ's work in this sector engages with the parties[15] and the relevant stakeholders by supporting the deployment of advanced mobile communications services such as 4G/5G in the West Bank and 3G/4G services in Gaza [16] thus focusing its work on supporting to address three main challenges: Economic Mapping [17]: The OQ, in close collaboration with the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, and relevant ministries, is building an interactive web-based economic map of the West Bank and Gaza.

The mapping tool [18]  is intended to visualize critical data relevant to economic, geographic, social, security, and legal spheres.