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05-Jun-2025 Request for the resumption of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly – Letter from the Chairs of the Arab Group and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Group to the President of the General Assembly (A/ES-10/1036) Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Refugees and displaced persons A/ES-10/1036
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Entity:

State, United Nations system

Type

Letter

Country:

Cameroon, Yemen

25-Nov-2024 Letter to the President of General Assembly by OIC, Arab Group and NAM – request for the resumption of 10th Emergency Special Session of General Assembly (A/ES-10/1016) Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, UNRWA A/ES-10/1016
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)(See also - Committee on Palestine), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Letter

Country:

Cameroon, Lebanon, Uganda

29-Oct-2024 Letter from the the Chair of the Arab Group to the President of the Security Council on the UNRWA crisis (S/2024/791) Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Occupying Power, Refugees and displaced persons, UNRWA S/2024/791
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Security Council

Entity:

State, United Nations system

Type

Letter

Country:

Mauritania

09-Sep-2024 Request for swift resumption of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly- Letter from Charis of Arab Group, OIC and Coordinating Bureau of the NAM at the UN (A/ES-10/1009) Agenda Item, Palestine question A/ES-10/1009
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)(See also - Committee on Palestine), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Entity:

Type

Letter

Country:

Mauritania, Syria, Uganda

26-Jul-2024 Any Attempt to Discredit UN Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Undermines Principles of International Cooperation, Delegate Tells Security Council Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons SC/15779
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Security Council, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Algeria, China, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Palestine (State of), Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

17-Jul-2024 ‘This Terrible War Must End’, Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet Urges Security Council, amid Growing Calls for Immediate Ceasefire to End Bloodshed in Gaza – Security Council’s 9687th Meeting – Press release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons SC/15767
Sources:

Arab Group (The), League of Arab States (LAS), Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Algeria, Bahrain, China, Ecuador, Egypt, European Union, France, Guyana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Palestine (State of), Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

30-Apr-2024 Request to reconvene 10th emergency special session of the General Assembly/Palestine’s request for UN membership – Letter from Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and Uganda (A/ES-10/991) Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/ES-10/991
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)(See also - Committee on Palestine), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Letter

Country:

Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Uganda

17-Apr-2024 UN Security Council Hears Briefing from UNRWA Commissioner-General – 9607th Security Council meeting Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Security Council, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Algeria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Guyana, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Mozambique, Norway, Palestine (State of), Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States of America

08-Apr-2024 Meeting Two Weeks after Russian Federation, China Veto Security Council Resolution on Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, General Assembly Debates Ramifications Access and movement, Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law
Sources:

Arab Group (The), European Union (EU), General Assembly, Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Algeria, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Palestine (State of), Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

05-Apr-2024 Speakers in Security Council Condemn Deadly Israeli Airstrikes on Aid Workers in Gaza, Urge Immediate Action to End Violations of International Humanitarian Law – Press release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, NGOs/Civil Society, Refugees and displaced persons, Women
Sources:

American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA), Arab Group (The), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Save the Children, Security Council, World Central Kitchen

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Australia, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Israel, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Palestine (State of), Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

05-Mar-2024 Veto of Security Council Resolution Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza Emboldens Israel to Continue Crimes against Palestinian people, Speakers Tell General Assembly – General Assembly – Meeting Coverage Access and movement, Armed conflict, Convention: Genocide, Gaza Strip, Hostages, War crimes
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, Gulf Cooperation Council, League of Arab States (LAS), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Israel, Jordan, Namibia, Nicaragua, Palestine (State of), Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates

04-Mar-2024 Amid ‘Catastrophic, Unconscionable, Shameful’ Situation in Gaza, General Assembly President Underlines Need for Immediate Ceasefire – General Assembly- Meeting Coverage Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire
Sources:

Arab Group (The), European Union (EU), General Assembly, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting report

Country:

Algeria, Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Guyana, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palestine (State of), Qatar, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Yemen

20-Feb-2024 Security Council Again Fails to Adopt Resolution Demanding Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza on Account of Veto by United States – Meeting Coverage – UN Access and movement, Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Terrorism, Women, human rights violations
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Gulf Cooperation Council, Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting report, Press Release

Country:

Algeria, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Guyana, Israel, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Palestine (State of), Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States of America

08-Dec-2023 Request for the resumption of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly – Letter from Egypt and Mauritania Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, Violence, Women A/ES-10/974
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Entity:

State

Type

Letter

Country:

Egypt, Mauritania

08-Dec-2023 Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Call for Ceasefire in Gaza, Declaring That Humanitarian Situation Is Now at ‘Breaking Point’ – Security Council- Meetings Coverage Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Jerusalem, Settler violence, Terrorism, West Bank
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Gulf Cooperation Council, Secretary-General, Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Egypt, European Union, France, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Palestine (State of), Qatar, Russian Federation, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

28-Nov-2023 Appreciating the humanitarian relief efforts of the United Nations and its agencies operating in Gaza – Letter from Libya, Chair of the Arab Group for November 2023 Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief S/2023/919
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Letter

Country:

Libya

20-Oct-2023 Letter from Jordan (Arab Group) and Mauritania (OIC Group) to the President of the General Assembly Requesting Resumption of the Tenth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory A/ES-10/958
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Entity:

Type

Letter

Country:

Jordan, Mauritania

12-Jan-2023 UN Secretary-General’s Comments to Media after his Meeting with the Permanent Representatives of the Extended Troika of the Arab Group Holy places, Jerusalem, Legal issues, Settlements, Terrorism, Two State solution, Violence
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Secretary-General

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral, United Nations system

Type

Comments, Press Conference

Country:

09-Nov-2022 Violence Reaching Unprecedented Levels in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Fourth Committee Hears, as Israeli Practices Come Under Spotlight – Press Release (GA/SPD/769) Access and movement, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Living conditions, Occupation, Settlements, Violence, West Bank
Sources:

Arab Group (The), European Union (EU), General Assembly, General Assembly 4th Emergency Special Session, Gulf Cooperation Council, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)(See also - Committee on Palestine), Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices, United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Video, Webcast

Country:

Azerbaijan, Cuba, Democratic People Republic of Korea, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Maldives, Oman, Palestine (State of), Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, United Arab Emirates

07-Nov-2022 Palestine Refugee Agency Appeals for Substantial Funding Boost as Fourth Committee Speakers Support its Mandate Renewal – Press Release (GA/SPD/768) Assistance, Education and culture, Food, Funding needs, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), European Union (EU), General Assembly, General Assembly Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), Gulf Cooperation Council, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Organization of la Francophonie, League of Arab States (LAS), Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)(See also - Committee on Palestine), United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Video, Webcast

Country:

Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Holy See, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine (State of), Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Viet Nam, Yemen

19-May-2021 Islamic and Arab Groups call for an Extraordinary Session of UN General Assembly to Discuss Developments in OPT and East Jerusalem – OIC Press Release (Non-UN document) Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Internally displaced persons, Jerusalem, Legal issues, Population, Protection
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Security Council

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral

Type

Press Release

Country:

Palestine (State of)

18-May-2021 Press Conference: Amb. Sofiane Mimouni (Algeria) and Chair of the Arab Group; Along with Amb. Abdou Abarry (Niger) and Chair of OIC; and Amb. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN Armed conflict, Gaza Strip
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral, State, United Nations system

Type

Press Conference, Video, Webcast

Country:

Algeria, Palestine (State of)

30-Jun-2020 Action by UN System and IGOs Relevant to Question of Palestine (June 2020 Monthly Bulletin) Annexation, Assistance, Children, Covenant: Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Economic issues, Fourth Geneva Convention, Gender, Health, House demolitions, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Incidents, Jerusalem, Legal issues, Living conditions, Occupation, Peace process, Peace proposals and efforts, Population, Quartet, Refugees and displaced persons, Security issues, Settlements, Violence, West Bank, Women
Sources:

Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), Arab Group (The), Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization), General Assembly Sixth Committee (Legal), Human Rights Council, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Secretary-General, Security Council, Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the OPT, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral, Palestine/PLO/Palestinian Authority, State, United Nations system

Type

Bulletin, Monthly Bulletin

Country:

Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Palestine (State of), United Kingdom

12-Jun-2020 In Letters to Sixth Committee Chair, Secretary-General, and President of the GA, Arab Group Opposes Election of Israel as Sixth Committee Vice Chair Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues A/C.6/74/2
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, General Assembly Sixth Committee (Legal), Secretary-General

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral, State, United Nations system

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, Letter, Russian text, Spanish text

Country:

Israel

11-Jun-2018 Letter from Algeria and Turkey to GA President Requesting Resumption of 10th Emergency Special Session Agenda Item, Gaza Strip, Population, Protection, Protests A/ES/10/786
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), State

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral, State, United Nations system

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, Letter, Russian text, Spanish text

Country:

Algeria, Türkiye

01-Jun-2018 Amid Middle East Violence, Security Council Fails to Adopt Competing Resolutions on Israeli Force, Hamas Role in Conflict – Press Release Casualties, Gaza Strip, Security issues
Sources:

Arab Group (The), Security Council, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

French text

Country:

Kuwait, United States of America

18-Dec-2017 Letter From Turkey (OIC) and Yemen (Arab Group) to the President of the GA Re. Status of Jerusalem Agenda Item, Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jerusalem A/ES-10/769
Sources:

Arab Group (The), General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral, United Nations system

Type

Arabic text, Chinese text, French text, Letter, Russian text, Spanish text

Country:

Türkiye, Yemen

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