Special Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York
As customary, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Solidarity Day) was marked on 29 November by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) in a Special Meeting held in the ECOSOC Chamber at UNHQ. The Special Meeting was presided over by the Chair of the Committee, Ambassador Cheikh Niang, and statements were made by several dignitaries as indicated below.
The International Day of Solidarity provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the fact that the question of Palestine remains unresolved and that the Palestinian people are yet to attain their inalienable rights as defined by the General Assembly, namely, the right to self-determination, the right to national independence and sovereignty and the right to return.
A virtual exhibit titled “Palestine through its People: Portraits of Palestinians,” consisting of videos depicting individual Palestinians’ stories of resilience, was also launched during the event.
Messages of Solidarity– 29 November 2022
Heads of State: Brunei Darussalam (English), China (English and Chinese), Egypt (Arabic), Indonesia (English and Indonesian), Iran (Arabic and English), Iraq (Arabic), Jordan (Arabic), Kuwait (Arabic, English), Lao People’s Democratic Republic (English), Maldives (English), Morocco (Arabic, English, French, and Spanish), Qatar (Arabic), Russia (Russian), Senegal (French), Sri Lanka (English), Tunisia (Arabic), Turkiye (Turkish, English), United Arab Emirates (Arabic), Venezuela (Spanish), Viet Nam (English and Vietnamese)
Heads of Government: Bangladesh (English), India (English), Lebanon (Arabic), Malaysia (English), Malta (English), Mauritius (English), Pakistan (English)
Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Argentina (Spanish), Botswana (English), Cuba, Ecuador (Spanish), Japan (English), Kazakhstan (English), Mexico (Spanish), Namibia (English), Nicaragua (English), Philippines (English), Saudi Arabia (Arabic), Syria (Arabic), Zimbabwe (English)
Government: Brazil (English), Guyana (English)
Organizations: League of Arab States, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, UNESCO
Observance at the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
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Observance at the UN Office in Geneva
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Observance at the UN Office in Nairobi
Observance at the UN Office in Vienna
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League of Arab States Solidarity Day Event in Cairo
The UN-CEIRPP Chair’s recorded statement was delivered during the LAS Solidarity Day event.