Division for Palestinian Rights

  • The Division for Palestinian Rights was established by the General Assembly pursuant to  resolution 32/40.  The core functions of the Division are as follows: 
  • Providing substantive support and secretariat services for the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; 
  • Assisting the Committee in the exercise of  its mandate and the promotion and implementation of its recommendations;
  • Planning, organizing and servicing the Committee’s programme of  international meetings
  • Maintaining liaison with NGOs which are active on the issue;
  • Organizing the annual commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People;
  • Preparing studies and publications relating to the question of Palestine and the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and promoting their widest possible dissemination, including  in cooperation with the Department of  Public Information;
  • Maintaining and developing  the Web-based United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL).

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