The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene a vital discussion on the devastating impact of the destruction of the health system in Palestine, with a focus on its consequences for women and girls.
This 90-minute virtual event, held on the margins of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), will bring together high-level speakers, medical professionals, and human rights advocates to shed light on Gaza¡¯s ongoing health emergency and the broader humanitarian crisis.
- The event will be streamed live on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Web TV ?( https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lrsqfatx ), and the recording ?will be posted on www.un.org/unispal, the Committee¡¯s website.
Programme Highlights:
? Opening Remarks by H.E. Mr. Coly Seck and H.E. Ms. Feda Abdelhady
? Panel Discussion:
- Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health) on the impact of the crisis on vulnerable populations
- Dr. Mimi Syed, an emergency medicine physician in Gaza, on the ongoing health emergency
- Video Testimonial by Ms. Zaynab Al-Ghunaimi, Director General of the Palestinian Center for Legal Research, on the personal toll of war
- Dr. Adlah Sukkar, a pulmonary disease care physician, sharing professional reflections from collapsing healthcare in Gaza.