Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

15 February 2019

GA/PAL/1420

Efforts to Advance Two-State Formula Untenable amid Violence, Secretary-General Tells Palestinian Rights Committee, Warning ‘There Is No Plan B’

Marked by sporadic deadly violence, the current situation in Israel and Palestine is untenable in terms of advancing the agreed-upon two-State solution, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Palestinian Rights Committee today.

28 November 2018

GA/PAL/1418

Struggle of Palestinians Directed at Colonial Occupation of Land, People, Not Judaism, Permanent Observer Tells Solidarity Meeting

The Palestinian people’s struggle is not directed against Judaism as a religion, but against the colonial occupation of their land and people, the Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine said during a special observance today.

27 November 2018

GA/PAL/1417

Palestinian Rights Committee Will Hold Special Meeting to Observe International Day of Solidarity, 28 November

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will hold a special meeting on 28 November to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in the Trusteeship Chamber from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

15 November 2018

GA/PAL/1416

Palestinian Rights Committee Recommends 4 Draft Resolutions for Action during Upcoming General Assembly Debate on Question of Palestine

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People recommended four draft resolutions for action by General Assembly today, with its Vice-Chair saying they will be presented on 29 November, during its general debate on the question of Palestine, and on 30 November, when voting is expected.

4 September 2018

GA/PAL/1415

Refugee Agency Will Soon Lose Ability to Carry Out Most Critical tasks, Director of Its New York Office Tells Palestinian Rights Committee

Despite emergency support from dozens of partners, the United Nations agency charged with providing health care, education and other basic services to some 5 million Palestine refugees will soon lose its ability to carry out much of its critical work, the director of the agency’s New York office told the Palestinian Rights Committee today.

23 July 2018

GA/PAL/1414

Any Further Violence in Gaza, Occupied Territory, Risks Inflaming Already Fragile Situation, High Commissioner Warns in Briefing to Palestinian Rights Committee

The top United Nations human rights official voiced acute concern today over developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, warning that any further violence risks inflaming the already fragile situation and may pose threats “across a far broader region”.

28 June 2018

GA/PAL/1413

As International Conference Concludes, Speakers Stress Critical Need to Improve Prospects of Youth in East Jerusalem

On its concluding day, the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem focused on two issues: challenges faced by Palestinian youth in East Jerusalem, including in the realms of education, employment and entrepreneurship; and the international community’s support for Palestinian rights in the city.

27 June 2018

GA/PAL/1411

At Opening of International Conference on Question of Jerusalem, Speakers Say City Should Remain Final-Status Issue, International Law Protecting It Must Be Upheld

RABAT, Morocco, 26-27 June (United Nations Information Centre) — The fifth International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem opened in Rabat, Morocco, on 26 June with a call by King Mohamed VI of Morocco and Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee for a greater rallying of diplomatic efforts to secure binding international resolutions that protected the city and safeguarded its spiritual, cultural and legal character.

27 June 2018

GA/PAL/1412

Changing Realities Create Need to Give Jerusalem Priority in Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Say Speakers at International Conference

On the second day of the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem participants discussed the political status of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the question of Jerusalem in international law and the obligations of Member States.

22 June 2018

GA/PAL/1410

Palestinian Rights Committee to Convene International Conference on Question of Jerusalem in Rabat, Morocco, 26-28 June

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly, will convene, with the support of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem from 26 to 28 June in Rabat, Morocco.