Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination – GA Third Cttee debate – Press release

IRAN WARNS OF RISING DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE AGAINST MUSLIMS,

DURING THIRD COMMITTEE DEBATE

Says Fear of Islam Intolerant, Destructive;
Committee Continues Discussion of Racism, Self-Determination

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Committee Work Programme

The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) met this morning to continue its consideration of issues related  to the elimination of racism and racial discrimination, and the right of peoples to self-determination.  (For background information on the documents before the Committee, see Press Release GA/SHC/3484 of 23 October.)

Statements

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SAMER NABER (Jordan) …

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Although many resolutions had been passed on the subject of self-determination,  the people were  still unable  to  express their just and inalienable right to self-determination on their national soil,  he said.  He welcomed  the positive development  in the Palestinian-Israeli  peace process, and hoped that it would be a significant step towards the  just resolution of the Palestinian problem, which would guarantee the Palestinian  peoples the right  to self-determination  and the creation of an independent State .

FATMA ASHOUR  (Libya) …

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The right to self-determination  of peoples  was a  widely accepted human right, yet many peoples were still denied the  enjoyment of that right,  she said.  That was the case  for the Palestinian people.   Since 1948, they had been living  under occupation or in  refugee camps, awaiting  implementation of United Nations resolutions that would grant them their statehood.

PAULETTE CORNETTE (Guyana), speaking on behalf  of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),  …

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It was an affront  to the international community  that 50 years after the establishment of the United  Nations, people were being denied the opportunity  to exercise their  right to  self-determination, she said.  In that regard, CARICOM supported the struggle of the Palestinian people for their right to self-determination and called  for an early settlement of the Palestinian question.  Furthermore, the use of mercenary activities to violate human rights and undermine the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination had been recognized and condemned by the  Special Rapporteur.  She joined  in condemning such activities and called on governments  to prevent their territories and citizens from being used in such acts.

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