UK to host peacebuilding conference in March for Israel and Palestine

The UK's Foreign Office announced on Tuesday that it will host a conference next year to help establish an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine.

A Foreign Office press release said the meeting will be held at Lancaster House and will rely on “peacebuilding expertise from Northern Ireland and ongoing Western Balkans work to support Middle East efforts”.

It will gather civil society leaders and intends to set up a fund to financially support “peacebuilding efforts to deliver genuine change".