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Conferences,
meetings and other events relevant to the question of Palestine
which are open to participation by NGOs and/or individuals. Rules of
participation may vary. Please contact the organizers of individual
events for more details.
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:: Special Meeting
to Mark 60 Years of Dispossession of Palestine Refugees
UN Headquarters, New York,
20 June 2008
 
The Meeting was held under the auspices of
the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the
Palestinian People. The objective of the Meeting was to draw the attention of
the international community to the fact that it had been 60 years since vast
numbers of Palestinians had been forced to leave their homes and property as a
result of the 1948 hostilities. Those Palestinians have remained refugees until
today. Their refugee status has been passed from generation to generation, yet
their plight has received little attention from the world community and the
issue remains unresolved. The Committee is convinced that without a just
solution of the question of Palestine refugees, lasting peace between Israelis
and Palestinians cannot be achieved.
The Chairman of the Committee opened the Meeting, followed by statements by
the representatives of Palestine and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Experts on the issue presented their views on the situation of Palestine refugees, and prospects and
modalities for finding a solution to the issue. All United Nations Members and
Observers were invited to participate in the Meeting. Civil society
organizations were invited to participate as observers.
• Programme
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Press release
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Statements by the
Chairman, Palestine, UNRWA, UN Members and Observers
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Presentations by experts
:: United Nations
International Meeting on the Question of Palestine
Qawra, Malta, 3 and 4 June 2008
 
The Meeting was held under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of
the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The objective of the Meeting
was to foster greater support by the international community for the creation of
a climate conducive to the advancement of the permanent status negotiations
between Israelis and Palestinians. Participants in the Meeting discussed the
impact of the settlement construction on the current political process and the
need for the parties to meet Road Map commitments. They also examined the
effects of the construction of the wall in the Occupied West Bank, and the
importance of finding a solution to the question of Jerusalem. Invited to
participate in the Meeting were experts on the question of Palestine, including
Israeli and Palestinian, representatives of United Nations Members and
Observers, United Nations system entities, parliamentarians, members of the
academic community, representatives of civil society organizations, as well as
the media.
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:: United Nations
International Conference on Palestine Refugees
Paris, 29 and 30
April 2008.
 
The
objective of the Conference, organized under the auspices of the Committee on
the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at UNESCO
Headquarters in Paris, was to assess the present situation of Palestine refugees
and examine the role of the UN in alleviating their plight. It also
examined efforts at finding an agreed, just and fair solution to the refugee
issue in keeping with relevant UN resolutions as a prerequisite for resolving
the question of Palestine and achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace
in the Middle East. Participating in the Conference were
experts on the Palestine refugee issue, including Israelis and Palestinians,
representatives of United Nations Member States and Observers,
intergovernmental organizations and United Nations agencies, parliamentarians,
members of the academic community, representatives of civil society
organizations, as well as the media.
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:: United Nations
Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People
Amman, 19 and 20
February 2008The
Seminar was held under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. By organizing this event, the
Committee wished to build on the positive momentum created by the Annapolis
Conference and the Paris Donors’ Conference and support all efforts to mobilize
international assistance to the Palestinian people. The Seminar provided
an opportunity to assess the scope of the socio-economic and humanitarian
emergency in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; discussed the United Nations,
international and regional response to the needs of the Palestinian people; and
exchanged views on the immediate and longer-term steps that needed to be taken on
the road to Palestinian economic recovery. Invited to the Seminar were
internationally renowned experts, including Israelis and Palestinians, as well
as representatives of United Nations Members and Observers, intergovernmental
organizations, the United Nations system, civil society and the media.
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