UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese stands at a podium in front of a blue United Nations backdrop, holding a black bag. Text on the image reads “Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime” and “New report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.”
UN Humanitarian Chief' Tom Fletcher in a suit and red tie speaks at a press conference, gesturing with his hand. Large bold text on the left side reads: Famine Declared in Gaza.
Poster with a blue-toned background showing a watchtower and separation wall, with the United Nations Palestinian Rights Committee logo in the top left. A large yellow banner across the top reads, TORTURE AND GENOCIDE. White text on the right says: New Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese. In the lower left is a photo of a woman (Francesca Albanese) with gray streaked dark hair and black glasses speaking into a microphone and raising one hand. A dark speech-bubble style box contains the quote: "Genocide has become the ultimate form of torture…"
Event poster from the United Nations Palestinian Rights Committee. The headline reads Discriminatory laws and policies against Palestinian women and girls under Israeli occupation: justice demands accountability. Subtext notes the event is held on the margins of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Details list 10 a.m., Conference Room 6, UN Headquarters, New York, on 18 March. The background is light beige with abstract mosaic patterns, a UN emblem in the top left, and an image of a broken scale of justice on the right. The URL un.org/unispal appears at the bottom.

History of the Question of Palestine

Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, meets with Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority and Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization, in Geneva. 27 June 1988

Find out how the question of Palestine was brought before the United Nations shortly after the end of the Second World War.

International Court of Justice and the question of Palestine

The seat of the Court - the Peace Palace - in The Hague, Netherlands

The ICJ has played a pivotal role in addressing the complex and contentious issues surrounding the question of Palestine throughout history. Find out more about the ICJ cases.

United Nations Palestinian Rights Committee

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Background and the Mandate of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine

The New York Declaration outlines international commitments and proposed steps toward ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution.

Two-State Solution Conference and New York Declaration

Secretary-General António Guterres (on screen) speaks at the ministerial meeting ahead of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution. A wide view of the wrap up session and ministerial meeting entitled

High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution

UN Commission of Inquiry findings on Gaza

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“Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip”, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a new report.

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FEATURED RESOURCES

Torture and genocide – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 – Advance edited version (A/HRC/61/71)

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 examines the systematic use by Israel of torture against Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory since 7 October 2023.

“The essence of childhood has been destroyed”: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023 – Report (A/HRC/62/CRP.2)

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examines violations and crimes against and affecting Palestinian children, including serious physical and psychological harm by the Israeli security forces since 7 October 2023 resulting in the death of at least 20,179 and injury of 44,143 children.

Report: “Gaza Genocide: a collective crime” by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (A/80/492)

The report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese examines whether and how other states’ military, economic, diplomatic, and humanitarian policies have enabled or contributed to what she characterizes as “Israel’s genocide in Gaza” and considers their potential responsibilities under international law.

“The two-State solution must be preserved through action,” Palestinian Rights Committee Chair tells Security Council

This statement by the UN Palestinian Rights Committee Chair urges concrete international action to preserve a two-state solution, addressing the situations in Gaza and the West Bank and calling for progress toward an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.

Historical Resrouces