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30-Oct-2024 “This is not an “evacuation” but forced displacement and ethnic cleansing” says UN Palestinian Rights Committee Chair at the Security Council Quarterly Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question – 30 October 2024 Armed conflict, Arms control and regional security issues, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Legal issues, Occupation, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Security issues, Self-determination, Two State solution, UN Charter, UNRWA, Violence, West Bank, Women, human rights violations
Sources:

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

Entity:

Type

Statement

Country:

29-Oct-2024 Briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, UNRWA
Sources:

Security Council, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Briefing, Security Council Briefing

Country:

29-Oct-2024 Comment by UN OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence on deadly Gaza strike Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Women
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

29-Oct-2024 Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on Beit Lahia attack – northern Gaza Armed conflict, Atrocities, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Incidents, Internally displaced persons, Protection, Protection of civilians
Sources:

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

29-Oct-2024 We Are ‘At the Most Dangerous Juncture in the Middle East in Decades’, Warns Special Coordinator, Urging All Efforts to De-escalate Situation – Security Council open debate – Press release Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons SC/15871
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

25-Oct-2024 UN Human Rights Chief Türk says world must act as darkest moment of Gaza conflict unfolds Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Convention: Genocide, Fourth Geneva Convention, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, War crimes
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Multimedia, Press Release, Statement, Video

Country:

22-Oct-2024 Post by Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process after Visit to Gaza Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Humanitarian relief, Protection, Protection of civilians
Sources:

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Social media post, Statement

Country:

20-Oct-2024 Palestinian children under siege – UNICEF supporting a generation of children longing for peace – Report Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Women, Youth
Sources:

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Report

Country:

20-Oct-2024 Tor Wennesland condemns ongoing attacks on civilians in Gaza – Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians
Sources:

United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Statement

Country:

20-Oct-2024 OHCHR is concerned over the potential destruction of the Palestinian population in north Gaza Armed conflict, Expulsions and deportations, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Internally displaced persons, Protection, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

16-Oct-2024 Security Council – 9750th Meeting – Middle East situation/Palestinian question – Briefing by Ms. Joyce Msuya, Acting USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Verbatim record (S/PV.9750) Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Protection, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, malnutrition S/PV.9750
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Verbatim Record

Country:

08-Oct-2024 One-year of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians – Letter from the State of Palestine – (A/ES-10/1012-S/2024/719) Armed conflict, Arms control and regional security issues, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians, Public information, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank A/ES-10/1012
Sources:

General Assembly, Security Council

Entity:

Palestine/PLO/Palestinian Authority, United Nations system

Type

Letter, Palestine letter (Situation in the OPT since 29 September 2000)

Country:

Palestine (State of)

06-Oct-2024 Statement by the President of the General Assembly to mark one year since the attacks on 7 October 2023 Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

General Assembly

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

03-Oct-2024 Security Council’s 10 elected members (E10) address the situation in the Middle East, reaffirming strong support for the UN Secretary-General – Statement Armed conflict, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Protection of civilians, Violence
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Multimedia, Statement, Video

Country:

30-Sep-2024 UN human rights experts alarmed by Israel-Lebanon conflict, strongly condemn escalation and urge immediate protection for civilians Armed conflict, Extrajudicial killings, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Situation in Lebanon, Violence
Sources:

Independent Expert on foreign debt, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on international order, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, 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 independence of judges and lawyers, 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 peaceful assembly and association, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, Working Group on the use of mercenaries

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

Lebanon

30-Sep-2024 Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (September 2024 Monthly Bulletin) Access and movement, Apartheid, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Economic issues, Expulsions and deportations, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Internally displaced persons, Israeli settlements, Jerusalem, Legal issues, Occupation, Palestine question, Protection, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Self-determination, Settlements, Settler violence, UNRWA, Violence, West Bank, Women, sexual violence
Sources:

Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Secretary-General, Security Council, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Country Team (UNCT), 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

Bulletin, Monthly Bulletin

Country:

23-Sep-2024 “The number of aid workers killed in Gaza in the past year is the highest ever in a single crisis.” Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Palestine question, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, West Bank, Women
Sources:

CARE, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC), International Organization for Migration, Mercy Corps, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Save the Children, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, UN Habitat, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO)

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

10-Sep-2024 Eleven months of genocide, Israeli attack on designated Gaza “humanitarian zone” – Letter from Palestine – (A/ES-10/1011-S/2024/668) Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Genocide, Human rights and international humanitarian law, NGOs/Civil Society, Protection, Protection of civilians A/ES-10/1011
Sources:

General Assembly, Security Council, State

Entity:

State, United Nations system

Type

Letter, Palestine letter (Situation in the OPT since 29 September 2000)

Country:

Palestine (State of)

22-Aug-2024 Mass evacuations in Gaza choke survival and severely constrain aid operations – OCHA Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Health, Protection, Protection of civilians, Water
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

06-Aug-2024 Independent experts condemn escalating violence in the Middle East, urge ceasefire and accountability – Press Release Ceasefire, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on international order, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

31-Jul-2024 Detention in the context of the escalation of hostilities in Gaza (October 2023 – June 2024) – Thematic Report by OHCHR Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Prisoners and detainees, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, detainees
Sources:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Report

Country:

19-Jul-2024 CEIRPP Chair’s Statement at the Security Council Quarterly Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question – 19 July 2024 Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, International Court of Justice, Legal issues, Occupation, Palestine question, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Security issues, Self-determination, Settlements, Two State solution, UN Charter, UNRWA, Violence, West Bank, Women, human rights violations
Sources:

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

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Statement

Country:

19-Jul-2024 Gaza: Killing of Hind Rajab and her family – a war crime too many, warn human rights experts Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, War crimes
Sources:

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

10-Jul-2024 Gaza Humanitarian Response Update – (Reporting period: 24 June-7 July 2024) – OCHA Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Education and culture, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Protection, Protection of civilians, WASH, Water
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Situation Report

Country:

11-Jun-2024 Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza – Keynote by UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem Access and movement, Armed conflict, Education and culture, Gaza Strip, Gender, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Women, sexual violence
Sources:

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Remarks

Country:

06-Jun-2024 Despite Our Differences, ‘Those Who Serve Under the UN Flag Are Entitled to Protection’, Says Secretary-General, at Memorial Service for Fallen Staff Access and movement, Armed conflict, Assistance, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons SG/SM/22256
Sources:

Secretary-General

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

31-May-2024 Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip – OCHA Armed conflict, Assistance, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Situation Report

Country:

17-May-2024 Chair Summary of Panel Discussion on “1948-2024: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba”  Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Nakba, Palestine question, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Statehood-related
Sources:

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), League of Arab States (LAS)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Chair summary

Country:

China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Palestine (State of), Senegal, South Africa, Türkiye

01-May-2024 Protecting Civilians from the Risk of Explosive Ordnance in the Gaza conflict – UNMAS Press Release Armed conflict, Gaza Strip, Mine action, Protection of civilians
Sources:

United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)

Entity:

Type

Press Release

Country:

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