A/HRC/6/17 page 23 ensuring that technical or other assistance in the counter-terrorism field is not provided at the expense of development assistance, including programmes aimed at promoting economic, social and cultural rights. The Special Rapporteur recommends that development cooperation be furthered, keeping in mind the strategic importance of the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights in preventing terrorism and the need to avoid undermining that potential by shifting resources from such programming to short-term capacity-building and technical assistance in the field of counter-terrorism; (c) In his report on his mission to Israel, which included visits to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (A/HRC/6/17/Add.4), the Special Rapporteur addressed the adverse human rights consequences of the security barrier/wall constructed by Israel along and inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and its negative impact on, inter alia, the rights to work, health, housing and education. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government of Israel make an immediate decision to withdraw all Israeli settlements from the Occupied Palestinian Territory and replace the still unfinished barrier, which extends deep into Palestinian territory, with a security infrastructure that, by its geographical position, respects the Green Line or is otherwise accepted by the Palestinians. While that decision is being implemented, the Special Rapporteur recommends that urgent action be taken to ensure that the permits regime, the administration of checkpoints and all other associated measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory do not have a disproportionate impact on the enjoyment of human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights; (d) With reference to his missions to South Africa (A/HRC/6/17/Add.2) and the United States of America (A/HRC/6/17/Add.3), and to his earlier thematic report related to freedom of assembly and association, including in the context of listing terrorist entities (A/61/267, paras. 30-38), the Special Rapporteur recommends that these and other countries engage in a dialogue with relevant communities engaged in charity work in order to secure the availability of accessible and effective channels for charity that can be resorted to without the fear of donations being later stigmatized by the United Nations or the authorities of any country as financing or material support to terrorism. The Special Rapporteur is mindful of the fact that charity is seen as a religious duty by many Muslims, Christians and others; donors must therefore be able to choose a charity that is compatible with their convictions. Furthermore, charity work often plays an important role in enhancing the actual enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights in poor countries; (e) On the basis of his country visit to Turkey (A/HRC/4/26/Add.2), the Special Rapporteur recommends that attention continue to be paid to providing for victims of terrorism and of counter-terrorism operations not only compensation, but also measures that address rehabilitative and other needs of the victims, including by ensuring a safe environment to allow persons who wish to return to their home villages to do so. Emphasizing that full respect for economic, social and cultural rights helps to eliminate the risk that individuals make the morally inexcusable decision to resort to acts of terrorism, the Special Rapporteur recommends that steps be taken to secure for everyone, including the Kurdish population, effective access to education, which should be enhanced through, at least, initial immersion in their mother tongue;