{"id":317349,"date":"2026-04-23T13:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=317349"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:27:08","slug":"statement-by-the-un-deputy-special-coordinator-for-the-middle-east-peace-process-ahead-of-palestinian-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-by-the-un-deputy-special-coordinator-for-the-middle-east-peace-process-ahead-of-palestinian-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process ahead of Palestinian local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>23 April 2026<\/p>\n<p>Jerusalem &#8211; As Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory prepare to go to the polls on 25 April, the United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, welcomes the efforts of the Central Elections Commission to organize local elections in the West Bank and the municipality of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSaturday\u2019s elections represent an important opportunity for Palestinians to exercise their democratic rights during an exceptionally challenging period. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ commends the Central Elections Commission for its sustained efforts to prepare for a credible process, given the significant challenges present in the West Bank and the extraordinarily difficult conditions prevailing in Gaza.\u201d<\/em> said Dr. Alakbarov.<\/p>\n<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ urges relevant authorities and stakeholders to ensure that the electoral process is conducted in a peaceful, orderly, and inclusive manner, that voters can exercise their right to participate freely and without intimidation, and that any disputes are resolved through established legal channels.<\/p>\n<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ reiterates its support for strengthening Palestinian institutions and promoting democratic governance, as part of broader efforts to advance a just and lasting peace in line with international law, relevant Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ resolutions, prior agreements and in pursuit of a viable Two-State Solution.<\/p>\n<p>Related content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-human-rights-and-palestinian-minister-of-interior-discuss-human-rights-concerns-en-ar\/\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Human Rights and Palestinian Minister of Interior discuss human rights concerns [EN\/AR] &#8211; Question of Palestine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 23 April 2026 Jerusalem &#8211; As Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory prepare to go to the polls on 25 April, the United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, welcomes the efforts of the Central Elections Commission to organize local elections in the West Bank and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-by-the-un-deputy-special-coordinator-for-the-middle-east-peace-process-ahead-of-palestinian-local-elections\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":299,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[1338],"document-source":[1877],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[2065,2005,6251],"entity":[1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-317349","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-statement","document-source-united-nations-special-coordinator-for-the-middle-east-peace-process-unsco","document-subject-electoral-issues","document-subject-gaza-strip","document-subject-west-bank","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/317349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/299"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/317349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317394,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/317349\/revisions\/317394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=317349"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=317349"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=317349"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=317349"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=317349"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=317349"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=317349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}