2015 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Special Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York – 23 November 2015
Statements – 23 November 2015
- H.E. Mr. Desra Percaya, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations)
- H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly
- Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
- H.E. Mr. Matthew Rycroft, President of the Security Council (Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations).
- H.E. Mr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine, reading out a message from H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine [Arabic] [English]
- H.E. Mr. Amrith Rohan Perera, Chairman of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations).
- H.E. Mr. Gholamali Khoshroo, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, read out a message from His Excellency Mr. Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries
- H.E. Mr. Ufuk Gokcen, Permanent Observer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, read out a message from H.E. Mr. Iyad Ameen Madani, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
- H.E. Mr. Téte António, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, read out a message from H.E. Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union
- H.E. Mr. Ahmed Fathalla, Permanent Observer for the League of Arab States, read out a message from H.E. Mr. Nabil Elaraby, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
- Mr. Brad Parker, International Advocacy Officer and Attorney, Defense for Children International Palestine Statement
Messages – 23 November 2015
Governments: Afghanistan, Argentina (E, S), Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, China (C, E), Cuba, Ecuador,Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia (E, orig), Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait (A, E), Lao PDR, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mexico, Morocco (Arabic , English, French , Spanish), Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE, Viet Nam (E, orig)
IGO: European Union
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Opening ceremony for the photo exhibit “Palestinian Children: Overcoming Tragedies with Hope, Dreams, Resilience and Dignity”
UN Headquarters in New York, 23 November 2015
Observance at United Nations Office at Vienna
24 November 2015
Observance at United Nations Office at Geneva
30 November 2015
