Singapore reaffirms support for Palestinian Authority, backs statehood preparations through S$10m assistance package

Singapore reaffirms support for Palestinian Authority, backs statehood preparations through S$10m assistance package



Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (centre) arrives for the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD), on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay city, Metro Manila July 22, 2026. — Aaron Favila/Pool/AFP pic


Summary

Singapore has reinforced its commitment to supporting the Palestinian Authority by providing a S$10 million Enhanced Technical Assistance Package, which includes training, study visits, and scholarships for Palestinians. 

Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan highlighted Singapore's ongoing capacity-building efforts aimed at preparing Palestine for statehood. 

At the 5th CEAPAD Ministerial Meeting in Manila, he announced a community policing course in collaboration with JICA and engaged in discussions with Palestinian officials about the political and humanitarian conditions in Gaza and long-term peace prospects.

First Published: Friday, 24 Jul 2026 11:49 AM MYT


SINGAPORE, July 24 — Singapore has reaffirmed its support for the Palestinian Authority, including through its S$10 million (RM31.6 million) Enhanced Technical Assistance Package that provides training, study visits and scholarships for Palestinians.

“Singapore has consistently provided the Palestinian Authority with capacity-building programmes to help prepare for eventual statehood,” Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said in a post on his official Facebook page.


Balakrishnan, who attended the 5th Conference on Cooperation Among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) Ministerial Meeting in Manila, the Philippines, said Singapore was also conducting a community policing course for officers from the Palestinian Civil Police Force together with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

On the sidelines of the CEAPAD meeting, he also met Palestinian Authority Minister of Social Development Dr Samah Hamad, and they had an extensive discussion on the political and humanitarian situation in Gaza and prospects for long-term peace. — Bernama