The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) convened a briefing entitled ¡°Human Dignity Under Strain: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Consequences in the Occupied Palestinian Territory¡±. The briefing examined the continuing humanitarian and human rights consequences of the crisis in Gaza and the broader impact of Israel¡¯s occupation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, one year after the ceasefire in Gaza entered into force.

The discussion explored the cumulative effects of settlement expansion, forced displacement, dispossession, violence, torture, and restrictions on access to essential services, education, and sustainable development.

The briefing featured presentations by Ms. Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Ms. Farida Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the right to education; Mr. Surya Deva, Special Rapporteur on the right to development; and Mr. Srinivasan Muralidhar, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Palestine Committee Press Release:?

The briefings examined the immediate humanitarian and human rights consequences of the ongoing crisis in Gaza, one year after the ceasefire entered into force, as well as the escalating violence linked to Israel¡¯s unlawful occupation. Briefers underscored the grave situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, warning that ¡°genocide continues in Gaza¡±, while ¡°crimes against humanity and war crimes¡± are being committed in the West Bank. They further cautioned that the destruction of truth has become part of the destruction of a people and that Palestinians are being deprived of hope and dreams for the future. Read the complete press release.

Alt text: Promotional graphic for a United Nations Palestinian Rights Committee briefing titled ¡°Human Dignity Under Strain: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Consequences in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.¡± The design features a dark-to-light blue gradient background with the United Nations emblem and committee name in the upper left. Four speaker portraits are displayed across the lower half of the banner above their names and titles: Srinivasan Muralidhar, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel; Francesca Albanese, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Farida Shaheed, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Rapporteur on the right to education; and Surya Deva, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Rapporteur on the right to development. Event details on the right state: 10 a.m., 29 October 2026, ECOSOC Chamber, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµHQ, New York. The website un.org/unispal appears in the lower-right corner.