This section highlights key committee meetings, delegation visits, international conferences, and side events, showcasing important discussions and engagements at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters and around the world.
Working Group Event: Briefing on the situation of detained children in the occupied Palestinian territory
The Working Group of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People is organizing a briefing on Wednesday, 27 April, at 10:00 a.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber, at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters in New York, on the situation of Palestinian child detainees. It will be followed by a Q&A session. The invited speakers are Ms. Sahar Fra [...]
376th Committee Meeting – 7 April 2016
Overview Summary of the Meeting ? ? The meeting was chaired by Amb. Mar¨ªa Rubiales de Chamorro (Nicaragua). ? Adoption of the agenda. ? The Committee adopted the agenda of the meeting. ? The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and developments in the political process. ? T [...]
Screening of the film “Giraffada” with director Rani Massalha
A Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and New York premiere of the award-winning French-German-Italian-Palestinian production, to be followed by a conversation with director Rani Massalha, moderated by Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, correspondent and producer for VICE on HBO and an Emmy nominated journalist. Interview with the director? Film Synopsis ? Yacine is the veterinarian of the onl [...]
Panel discussion “Women’s role in the search for Israeli-Palestinian peace” on the margins of CSW 60
Overview Monday 14 March 2016, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters, New York The side event organised by the Working Group of the Palestinian Rights Committee on the first day of the 60th session of the?Commission on the Status of Women?will inform civil society about the role and the impact of women and women's groups in promoting peace between Israel and Pal [...]
375th Committee Meeting – 27 Jan 2016
Overview The 2016 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People was opened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Committee elected the members of its Bureau: Amb. Fod¨¦ Seck (Senegal) as Chairman; Amb. Mahmoud Saikal (Afghanistan), Amb. Rodolfo Reyes Rodr¨ªguez (Cuba), Amb. Desra Percaya (Indonesia) [...]
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem, United Nations Civil Society Forum on the Question of Palestine, 14 – 16 Dec 2015
Overview International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem,?¡°Addressing the present and shaping the future of Jerusalem¡± Jakarta, 14 and 15 December 2015 United Nations Civil Society Forum on the Question of Palestine,?"Civil society action in support of justice in Palestine, ending the occupation" Jakarta, 16 December 2015 The International [...]
374th Committee Meeting – 23 Nov 2015
Overview See: Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Video Resources Press Release (English | French) Message of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?(Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish) [...]
373rd Committee Meeting – 10 Nov 2015
Overview At its meeting on 10 November 2015, the Committee heard a briefing by Amb. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. The Committee also approved four draft resolutions for submission to the General Assembly under [...]
372nd Committee Meeting – 5 Oct 2015
Overview ¡®Rough and Confrontational Days Ahead¡¯, Palestinian Ambassador Tells Rights Committee, Urging Greater Efforts by World Community to Avoid Bloodshed Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ must step up its efforts to avoid further bloodshed following an escalation of violence and increased civilian casualties in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a senior Pal [...]
International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, Brussels, 7 and 8 September 2015
Overview ? The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States, will hold an International Meeting on the Question of Palestine in Brussels on 7 and 8 September 2015, under the theme ¡°Israeli settlements as an [...]
371st Committee Meeting – 22 July 2015
Overview In a brief session, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People approved the provisional work programme for the United Nations International meeting on the Question of Palestine, to be held in Brussels on 3?and 4?September. By organizing the meeting on the theme ¡°Israeli settlements as obstacles t [...]
United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Moscow, 1 and 2 July 2015, Lotte hotel
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370th Committee Meeting – 4 June 2015
Overview Palestinians in ¡®Catch 22¡¯ amid Doubts about Their Authority, Constraining Aid, But ¡®Collective Process¡¯ on Statehood Envisioned, Rights Committee Told Addressing the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Riyad Mansour said there had been no progress in alleviating the plight of the Palestinian peo [...]
United Nations Roundtable on Legal Aspects of the Question of Palestine, The Hague, 20 and 22 May 2015
Overview The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations Roundtable on Legal Aspects of the Question of Palestine. The theme of the Roundtable is?¡°Available mechanisms to ensure accountability for violations of international law¡±. The Roundtable will review the legal aspects and m [...]
369th Committee Meeting – 1 May 2015
Overview Palestinian Rights Committee Hears Call for Israel to Be Held to Account for Violations against Children during Gaza Conflict ¡°We appeal to all those involved including [Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict] Leila Zerrougui to include Israel on the list and to not cave to pressure to exclude Isra [...]
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, United Nations Office at Vienna/Vienna International Centre, 31 March and 1 April 2015
Overview Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People was convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at the United Nations Office at Vienna on 31 March and 1 April. The theme of the Seminar was ¡°Speeding up relief, recovery and reconstruction in post-war Gaza¡±. The Seminar r [...]
368th Committee Meeting ¨C 10 Feb 2015
Overview The 2015 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People was opened by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson. The Committee elected the members of its Bureau: Amb. Fod¨¦ Seck (Senegal) as Chairman; Amb. Zahir Tanin (Afghanistan), Amb. Rodolfo Reyes Rodr¨ªguez (Cuba), Amb. Desra Percaya (Indone [...]
International Conference of Local Governments and Civil Society Organizations in Support of Palestinian Rights, Seville, Spain, 2-3 December 2014
Overview Seville, Spain, 2-3 December 2014 OPENING SESSION Mr. Manuel Gracia Navarro, President, Parliament of Andalusia Mr. Diego Valderas Sosa, Vice-president, Junta of Andalusia Mr. Ignacio Caraballo, President, Andalusian Fund of Municipalities for International Solidarity Mr. Zahir Tanin, Vice-Chair, Committee on the Exercise of the Inaliena [...]
367th Committee Meeting ¨C 24 Nov 2014
Overview Special meeting of the Committee in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Resources Resolution A/RES/68/12 (26 Nov 2013) - The General Assembly decides to proclaim 2014 the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (IYSPP) Report on the International Year Official Website - [...]
United Nations International Meeting of Parliamentarians in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, 21 November 2014 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in the ECOSOC chamber
Overview The Meeting was convened under the auspices of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ?Palestinian Rights Committee. The Committee believes that efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict need to be grounded in international law and human rights in order to succeed. The tragic conflict in Gaza unfolding over this summer exposed protection [...]