  {"id":214391,"date":"2019-04-04T08:57:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T12:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=214391"},"modified":"2020-10-06T12:43:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T16:43:37","slug":"united-nations-forum-on-the-question-of-palestine-4-april-2019-united-nations-headquarters-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/united-nations-forum-on-the-question-of-palestine-4-april-2019-united-nations-headquarters-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine, 4 April 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left 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src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Senator_Black_resized.png\" class=\"disable-lazyload ls-bg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Senator_Black_resized-200x110.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Senator_Black_resized-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Senator_Black_resized-400x219.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Senator_Black_resized-600x329.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Senator_Black_resized-800x438.png 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Senator_Black_resized-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Senator_Black_resized.png 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1165px) 100vw, 1165px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator slant fusion-section-separator-1\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-slant-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(246,246,246,1)\"><path d=\"M100 0 L100 100 L0 0 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) convened the United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine\u00a0<em>\u201cThe threat of de facto annexation \u2013 What next for Palestine?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0on 4 April 2019 at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum was organised to raise awareness and highlight the need to address creeping annexation in the occupied Palestinian territory including in and around East Jerusalem, its impact on the viability of the two-State solution and on the prospects to find a peaceful resolution to the Question of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>The Forum provided a platform for Palestinians, Israelis and international participants to discuss and exchange ideas on how to address the question of occupation and annexation, policies and measures in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, their impact on the viability of the two-State solution and on the prospects to find a peaceful resolution to the Question of Palestine<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:30.6666%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;\">Resources<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><ul>\n<li><strong>Curtain raiser: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Curtain-raiser-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Forum-2019-Arabic-002.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Curtain-raiser-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Forum-2019.pdf\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Curtain-raiser-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Forum-2019-French.pdf\">French<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Forum-Concept-Note.pdf\">Concept Note<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Programme: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Forum-Final-Programme_Arabic.pdf\">Arabic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Forum-Final-Programme1.pdf\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-Forum-Final-Programme_French.pdf\">French<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Press release: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/en\/2019\/gapal1424.doc.htm\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/fr\/2019\/agpal1424.doc.htm\">French<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Chair Summary: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CEIRPPCHAIRSUMNYFORUM2019a-1.pdf\">Arabic: \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/CHAIRSUM_041919.pdf\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CEIRPPCHAIRSUMNYFORUMf019f.pdf\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Final Report:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/united-nations-forum-on-the-question-of-palestine-the-threat-of-de-facto-annexation-what-next-for-palestine-chairs-summary-report\/\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CEIRPPMTGRPTNY4.4.19a_6.10.20.pdf\">Arabic<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div style=\"display: block;position: relative;max-width: 780px;max-height: 420px\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator slant fusion-section-separator-2\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-slant-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(246,246,246,1)\"><path d=\"M100 0 L100 100 L0 0 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><strong>OPENING SESSION<\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco &#8211; Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations<br \/>\nAmb. Cheikh Niang &#8211; Chair of the Committee on the Exercise\u00a0of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People,\u00a0PR of Senegal\u00a0to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ<br \/>\nAmb. Riyad Mansour &#8211;\u00a0Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine\u00a0to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ,\u00a0Member of the PLO Central Committee<br \/>\nMin. Retno Marsudi &#8211;\u00a0Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLENARY I<\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Raji Sourani &#8211;\u00a0Director,\u00a0Palestinian Centre for Human Rights<br \/>\nMr. Ilan Baruch &#8211;\u00a0Former Ambassador of Israel, Chairperson of the Policy Working Group of activists on Middle East Peace Process based on the two-state paradigm<br \/>\nMr. Michael Lynk &#8211;\u00a0Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"display: block;position: relative;max-width: 780px;max-height: 420px\"><div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator slant fusion-section-separator-3\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-slant-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(246,246,246,1)\"><path d=\"M100 0 L100 100 L0 0 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><strong>PLENARY II<\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Ziad AbuZayyad &#8211;\u00a0Former Minister of State of Palestine,\u00a0Co-editor and co-publisher of the Palestine-Israel Journal<br \/>\nMs. Frances Black &#8211;\u00a0Senator, Seanad \u00c9ireann (Ireland)<br \/>\nMr. Conor O\u2019Neill &#8211; Researcher and Policy Advisor,\u00a0Seanad \u00c9ireann<br \/>\nMs. Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man &#8211;\u00a0Human Rights Attorney,\u00a0Tel Aviv<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1685],"tags":[],"country":[],"committee-meeting":[],"class_list":["post-214391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-meetings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214391"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=214391"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=214391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}