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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
:: 319th
meeting At its 319th meeting on 10 November 2009, the Committee was given a presentation by a representative of the Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) introducing a report entitled “Environmental Assessment of the Gaza Strip following the escalation of hostilities in December 2008 – January 2009”.
:: Opening
of the 2009 session
The 2009 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People was opened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 11 February 2009. At the meeting, the Committee elected members of its Bureau: Amb. Paul Badji (Senegal) as Chairman, Amb. Zahir Tanin (Afghanistan) and Amb. Abelardo Moreno Fernández (Cuba) as Vice-Chairmen, and Amb. Saviour F. Borg (Malta) as Rapporteur. The Committee also adopted its programme of work for the year. •
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The Committee heard a briefing on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, by Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour. Also, the Committee approved a request by Nicaragua, an observer in the Committee, for becoming its member and agreed to forward the request to the General Assembly for a decision. The Committee then approved the provisional programme for the United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace and a United Nations Public Forum on that issue, to be held in Santiago from 11 to 13 December 2008. The General Assembly, by Decision 553 of 11 September 2008, appointed Nicaragua to be a member of the Committee. :: Special Meeting
to Mark 60 Years of Dispossession of Palestine Refugees
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. :: Opening of the
2008 session
The 2008 opening session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People took place on 14 February 2008. At the meeting, the Committee elected members of the Bureau of the Committee: Amb. Paul Badji (Senegal) as Chairman, Amb. Zahir Tanin (Afghanistan) and Amb. Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz (Cuba) as Vice-Chairmen, and Amb. Saviour Borg (Malta) as Rapporteur. The Committee also adopted its programme of work for the year.
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