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21-Feb-2025 Compilation of UN Resolutions and Decisions on Question of Palestine Adopted in 2024 – DPR publication (A/AC.183/L.2/Add.46) Absentee property, Armed conflict, Assistance, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Ceasefire, Closures/Curfews/Blockades, Fourth Geneva Convention, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Human Rights Council, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, Land, Legal issues, Occupation, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Peace process, Peace proposals and efforts, Protection of civilians, Public information, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Self-determination, Settlements, Statehood-related, UNRWA, Water A/AC.183/L.2/Add.46
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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), General Assembly, Human Rights Council, Security Council, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

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United Nations system

Type

Compilation UN Resolutions, Decision, General Assembly resolution, Resolution, Security Council resolution, Voting record

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02-Oct-2024 The status of Palestine in the ILO and its participation rights in ILO meetings – ILO Governing Body – Draft decision PLO/Palestine, Palestine's Application for UN Membership GB.352/INS/9
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International Labour Organization (ILO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Decision, Draft decision, Report

Country:

28-Sep-2024 As I speak now more than 41 thousand people in Gaza have been killed, said Indonesia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs at UN General Debate Armed conflict, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership
Sources:

Entity:

United Nations system

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Multimedia, Remarks, Speech, Statement, Video

Country:

Indonesia

27-Sep-2024 Speakers Join UN Secretary-General in Urgent Calls on Divided Security Council to Pursue Diplomacy, Support Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon Access and movement, Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Jerusalem, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank SC/15836
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Multimedia, Press Release, Video

Country:

31-Aug-2024 2024 Annual Report of Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People to the General Assembly (A/79/35) Armed conflict, Assistance, Expulsions and deportations, Gaza Strip, Health, Holy places, House demolitions, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, Jerusalem, Legal issues, NGOs/Civil Society, Nakba, Occupation, PLO/Palestine, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Peace process, Refugees and displaced persons, Right of return, Self-determination, Settlements, Settler violence, Violence, West Bank, Women, malnutrition A/79/35
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Annual report, Publication, Report

Country:

16-Jul-2024 Additional rights and privileges of participation of the State of Palestine – Implementation of General Assembly resolution ES-10/23, entitled “Admission of new Members to the United Nations” – Note by Secretary-General Armed conflict, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/ES-10/1003
Sources:

General Assembly, Secretary-General

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Note

Country:

26-Jun-2024 As More Governments Recognize State of Palestine, Crucial to Keep Focus on Political Horizon, Implementing Ceasefire, Palestine’s Permanent Observer Tells UN Palestinian Rights Committee Access and movement, Armed conflict, Fourth Geneva Convention, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, Israeli settlements, Legal issues, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Refugees and displaced persons GA/PAL/1469
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

21-Jun-2024 Republic of Armenia recognizes the State of Palestine – Letter from Armenia to the UN Secretary-General (A/78/939-S/2024/489) Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, PLO/Palestine, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Recognition of Palestine A/78/939
Sources:

General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council

Entity:

State

Type

Letter

Country:

Armenia

03-Jun-2024 UN experts urge all States to recognise State of Palestine – Press Release Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on international order, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Working Group on the use of mercenaries

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

31-May-2024 Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (May 2024 Monthly Bulletin) Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Convention: Genocide, Convention: Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Disabilities, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Living conditions, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Prisoners and detainees, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Torture, Violence, human rights violations
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), General Assembly, Independent Expert on foreign debt, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on international order, Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Secretary-General, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association, Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the OPT, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Special Rapporteur on truth, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Special Representative (SecCo resolution 242 (1967)), UN Women, UNDP Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP), United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances, Working Group on the use of mercenaries

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Bulletin, Monthly Bulletin

Country:

Israel, Palestine (State of), South Africa

10-May-2024 At Emergency Special Session, General Assembly Overwhelmingly Backs Membership of Palestine to United Nations, Urges Security Council Support Bid Access and movement, Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Refugees and displaced persons GA/12599
Sources:

United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Press Release

Country:

Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Pakistan, Palestine (State of), Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

10-May-2024 Admission of new Members to the United Nations – General Assembly Resolution (A/RES/ES-10/23) Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/RES/ES-10/23
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

Country:

09-May-2024 Admission of new Members to the United Nations – GA Draft Resolution (A/ES-10/L.30/Rev.1) Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/ES-10/L.30/Rev.1
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Draft resolution, General Assembly draft resolution, General Assembly resolution, Resolution

Country:

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Guyana, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

06-May-2024 UN General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session – Draft Resolution: Admission of new Members to the United Nations (A/ES-10/L.30) Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Self-determination A/ES-10/L.30
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Draft resolution, General Assembly draft resolution

Country:

06-May-2024 GA 78th Session – Use of the Veto – Special Report of the Security Council, debate on Palestine’s admission as a full member of the UN – 79th Plenary Meeting – Verbatim Record (A/78/PV.79) Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/78/PV.79
Sources:

General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Verbatim Record

Country:

01-May-2024 GA 78th Session – Use of the veto – debate on Palestine’s full UN membership – 75th Plenary Meeting – Verbatim Record (A/78/PV.75) Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/78/PV.75
Sources:

General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Verbatim Record

Country:

01-May-2024 GA 78th Session – Use of the Veto – Special Report of the Security Council, debate on Palestine’s admission as a full UN member – 74th Plenary Meeting – Verbatim Record (A/78/PV.74) Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/78/PV.74
Sources:

General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Verbatim Record

Country:

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

30-Apr-2024 Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (April 2024 Monthly Bulletin) Access and movement, Armed conflict, Arms control and regional security issues, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Economic issues, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Golan Heights, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Hunger, NGOs/Civil Society, Nakba, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Refugees and displaced persons, Self-determination, Terrorism, Women
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly, Human Rights Council, Independent Expert on foreign debt, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Secretary-General, Security Council, 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 Central Kitchen

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Bulletin, Monthly Bulletin

Country:

Colombia, Israel, Palestine (State of), Senegal, South Africa

23-Apr-2024 Special report on the use of the veto at the 9609th meeting of the Security Council entitled “Admission of new members” [Palestine]- Letter from SC President to GA President Access and movement, Armed conflict, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/78/856
Sources:

General Assembly, Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Letter, Report

Country:

18-Apr-2024 Security Council – 9608th Meeting – The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question [S/PV.9608 (Resumption 1)] Access and movement, Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Refugees and displaced persons S/PV.9608 (Resumption 1)
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Provisional verbatim record, Verbatim Record

Country:

Algeria, Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Guyana, Indonesia, Japan, Libya, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Malta, Mozambique, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

18-Apr-2024 Palestine’s status at the UN explained – News Item Palestine's Application for UN Membership, UN Charter
Sources:

General Assembly, Security Council, Security Council Committee on Admission of New Members, United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

Type

News item, Update

Country:

18-Apr-2024 Security Council 9608th Meeting – The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (S/PV.9608) Access and movement, Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Refugees and displaced persons S/PV.9608
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Provisional verbatim record, Verbatim Record

Country:

Algeria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Japan, Jordan, Malta, Mozambique, Palestine (State of), Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

18-Apr-2024 Recommendation to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership in the United Nations – SecCo Draft Resolution (S/2024/312) – Vetoed Palestine's Application for UN Membership S/2024/312
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

Type

Draft resolution, Vetoed draft resolution

Country:

Algeria

18-Apr-2024 Security Council 9609th Meeting – The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (S/PV.9609) Palestine's Application for UN Membership S/PV.9609
Sources:

Security Council, Security Council Committee on Admission of New Members

Entity:

Type

Meeting record

Country:

Algeria, China, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Japan, Mozambique, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

18-Apr-2024 CEIRPP Chair’s Statement at the Security Council Quarterly Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question – 18 April 2024 Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, Occupation, Palestine's Application for UN Membership, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Security Council Briefings, Self-determination, UNRWA, West Bank, Women
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Statement

Country:

17-Apr-2024 Report of the Security Council Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the application of the State of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations Palestine question, Palestine's Application for UN Membership S/2024/313
Sources:

Security Council, Security Council Committee on Admission of New Members

Entity:

Type

Letter, Report

Country:

Palestine (State of)

08-Apr-2024 GA 78th Session – Use of the Veto – Special Report of the Security Council, debate on Palestine’s admission as a full UN member – 67th Plenary Meeting – Verbatim Record (A/78/PV.67) Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/78/PV.67
Sources:

General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Verbatim Record

Country:

08-Apr-2024 GA 78th Session – Use of the Veto – Special Report of the Security Council, debate on Palestine’s admission as a full UN member – 66th Plenary Meeting – Verbatim Record (A/78/PV.66) Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Palestine's Application for UN Membership A/78/PV.66
Sources:

General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Verbatim Record

Country:

08-Apr-2024 Security Council Refers Renewed Consideration of State of Palestine Application for United Nations Membership to Committee on Admissions – Press release PLO/Palestine, Palestine's Application for UN Membership SC/15655
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Palestine (State of)

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