Secretary-General Archives - Question of Palestine

UN Secretary-General Appalled by Reports of Palestinians Killed and Injured while Seeking Aid in Gaza

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02-Jun-2025

Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Ceasefire, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Food, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Refugees and displaced persons

SG/SM/22669

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Press Release, Statement	Country:

31-May-2025

Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (May 2025 Monthly Bulletin)

Access and movement, Accountability, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Disease, Education and culture, Food, Gaza Strip, Gender, Genocide, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Internally displaced persons, Jerusalem, Nakba, Occupying Power, Refugees and displaced persons, Settlements, Two State solution, UNRWA, West Bank, Women

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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), General Assembly, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Secretary-General, Security Council, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Health Organization (WHO)

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Secretary-General’s press encounter on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

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23-May-2025

Armed conflict, Assistance, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Multimedia, Press Conference, Press briefing, Press statement, Statement, Video	Country:

20-May-2025

Assistance to the Palestinian people : Report of the Secretary-General (A/80/86-E/2025/71)

Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Economic issues, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Jerusalem, Refugees and displaced persons, Social issues, West Bank

A/80/50

Sources: Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), General Assembly, Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Annual report, Report	Country:

17-May-2025

“Only a two-State solution can deliver sustainable peace” UN Secretary-General’s remarks at the League of Arab States Summit

Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Jerusalem, Refugees and displaced persons, UNRWA, Violence, West Bank

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Multimedia, Remarks, Speech, Statement, Video	Country:

17-May-2025

Secretary-General’s press encounter at the League of Arab States (excerpt on the situation in Gaza)

Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Two State solution

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Press Conference, Press briefing	Country:

12-May-2025

Welcoming Release of Edan Alexander from Gaza, Secretary-General Renews Call for Immediate Permanent Ceasefire, Release of All Remaining Hostages

Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Press Release, Statement	Country:

07-May-2025

Written reply of the Secretary General of the United Nations to the questions put by Vice-President Sebutinde and Judge Gómez Robledo at the end of the hearing held on 2 May 2025 – Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues

Sources: International Court of Justice (ICJ), Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Document, Reply, Statement	Country:

01-May-2025

NGO Action News – 01 May 2025

Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, NGOs/Civil Society

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Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association, Agence Média Palestine, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, B'Tselem, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Gisha - Legal Centre for Freedom Movement (NGO), J Street, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Palestinian Return Centre Ltd., Secretary-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

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Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (April 2025 Monthly Bulletin)

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30-Apr-2025

Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Legal issues, Palestine question, Refugees and displaced persons

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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Secretary-General, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, UNDP Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP), United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO)

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“The two-State solution is near a point of no return” UN Secretary-General briefs the Security Council

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29-Apr-2025

Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, Settler violence, Two State solution, West Bank

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Briefing, Remarks, Security Council Briefing, Statement	Country:

28-Apr-2025

ICJ hearing statement on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations by H.E. Ms. Elinor Hammarskjöld, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel

Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Legal issues, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank

Sources: International Court of Justice (ICJ), Office of Legal Affairs, Secretary-General, United Nations, United Nations Secretariat	Entity: United Nations system
Type Statement	Country:

14-Apr-2025

UN Secretary-General alarmed by hospital strike in Gaza, urged for renewed ceasefire and humaintarian access

Access and movement, Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Hospitals, Human rights and international humanitarian law

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Statement	Country:

08-Apr-2025

“Time to end the dehumanization, protect civilians, release the hostages, ensure lifesaving aid, and renew the ceasefire” – Secretary-General’s Press Encounter on Gaza

Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Press Conference, Press briefing, Press statement, Statement	Country:

31-Mar-2025

Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (March 2025 Monthly Bulletin)

Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Hostages, House demolitions, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Jerusalem, Legal issues, Occupying Power, Palestine question, Refugees and displaced persons, Settlements, UNRWA, West Bank, Women

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Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), League of Arab States (LAS), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Secretary-General, Security Council, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, UN Women, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), 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), World Food Programme (WFP)

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NGO Action News 27 March 2025

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27-Mar-2025

NGOs/Civil Society

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Al-Haq, Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Diakonia, Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP), Human Rights Watch, Institute for Palestine Studies, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Palestinian Return Centre Ltd., Physicians for Human Rights, Secretary-General, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

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Letter and Joint Statement from Arab – Islamic Ministerial Committee on the resumption of ceasefire negotiations and civilian casualties in Gaza

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24-Mar-2025

Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law

A/79/832

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity: United Nations system
Type Letter, Statement	Country: Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, Palestine (State of), Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates

24-Mar-2025

UN Scales Down Gaza Operations After Israeli Strikes Hit Compound – Note to Correspondents by Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity:
Type Note	Country:

21-Mar-2025

Security Council – 9883rd meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question – 33rd report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) – Verbatim record (S/PV.9883)

Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, House demolitions, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Israeli settlements, Two State solution

S/PV.9883

Sources: Secretary-General, Security Council	Entity: United Nations system
Type Meeting record, Secretary-General Report, Verbatim Record	Country:

21-Mar-2025

UNSCO SecCo briefing on Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of SCR 2334 (2016), 21 March 2025

Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Hostages, House demolitions, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Incidents, Internally displaced persons, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Prisoners and detainees, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Security Council Briefings, Settlements, Settler violence, Terrorism, Violence, West Bank, Women, human rights violations

Sources: Secretary-General, Security Council, United Nations Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories (UNSCO)	Entity:
Type Briefing, Report, Secretary-General Report, Security Council Briefing, Statement	Country:

19-Mar-2025

Secretary-General Condemns Attacks on United Nations Personnel, Calls for Full Investigation as Staff Member Killed in Gaza

Casualties, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Humanitarian relief

SG/SM/22594

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity:
Type Statement	Country:

18-Mar-2025

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Gaza

Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity:
Type Statement	Country:

07-Mar-2025

NGO Action News – 6 March 2025

NGOs/Civil Society

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7amleh (NGO), Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq, Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Columbia University Center for Palestine Studies, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), Human Rights Watch, Law For Palestine, New Jewish Narrative, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Secretary-General, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

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Serious Negotiations Must Resume for Gaza Ceasefire, UN Chief Tells Arab League Summit, Calls for Political Framework for Reconstruction

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04-Mar-2025

Assistance to the Palestinian people, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Security issues, Self-determination, Two State solution, West Bank, human rights violations

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity:
Type Press Release, Remarks, Statement	Country:

04-Mar-2025

Serious Negotiations Must Resume for Gaza Ceasefire, UN Chief Tells Arab League Summit, Calls for Political Framework for Reconstruction

Assistance to the Palestinian people, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Incidents, Security issues, Self-determination, Two State solution, West Bank, human rights violations

Sources: Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications	Entity:
Type Press Release, Remarks, Statement	Country:

03-Mar-2025

Gaza Ceasefire Must Hold, Secretary-General Urges at Launch of Berlin Initiative – Message

Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Humanitarian relief, Peace proposals and efforts, Self-determination, Two State solution, West Bank

Sources: Berlin Initiative, Secretary-General	Entity:
Type Remarks, Statement	Country:

01-Mar-2025

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Gaza ceasefire

Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Humanitarian relief

Sources: Secretary-General	Entity:
Type Statement	Country:

28-Feb-2025

Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (February 2025 Monthly Bulletin)

Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Gender, Health, Hospitals, Hostages, Human Rights Council, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Incidents, Internally displaced persons, Jerusalem, Legal issues, Protection of civilians, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Shelter, Social issues, Two State solution, UNRWA, Water, West Bank, Women, human rights violations

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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly, Human Rights Council, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Secretariat, Secretary-General, Security Council, UN News, United Nations Department of Global Communications, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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NGO Action News – 27 February 2025

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27-Feb-2025

NGOs/Civil Society

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Al-Haq, Amnesty International, B'Tselem, Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Diakonia, Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP), Gisha - Legal Centre for Freedom Movement (NGO), Human Rights Watch, Institute for Palestine Studies, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Peace Now, Save the Children, Secretary-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

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