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Date Title Subject Symbol
20-Dec-2023 General Assembly Tenth Emergency Special Session – Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory – 48th Meeting (p.m.)– Meeting Record (A/ES-10/PV.48) Access and movement, Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Protection, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons A/ES-10/PV.48
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Verbatim Record

Country:

17-Dec-2023 Amid war in Gaza, vital that Switzerland upholds its humanitarian values by funding UNRWA aid operations Casualties, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians
Sources:

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Statement

Country:

Switzerland

16-Dec-2023 UN OCHA- Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #71 Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Education and culture, Energy, Food, Funding needs, Gaza Strip, Health, Hospitals, Hostages, Humanitarian relief, Living conditions, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Settler violence, Shelter, Violence, WASH, Water, Women
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Situation Report

Country:

15-Dec-2023 Bearing witness: No safety for children in Gaza-UNICEF spokesperson James Elder gives a firsthand account of the impact of the war on children and families Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians, Shelter, Violence
Sources:

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)

Entity:

Type

Blog post

Country:

14-Dec-2023 UN experts call for permanent ceasefire to protect rights and futures of women and girls in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Shelter, Violence, Water, Women
Sources:

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural 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 independence of judges and lawyers, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, 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 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

Press Release

Country:

14-Dec-2023 Killings of journalists and their family members in Gaza – OHCHR press release Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Media/Journalists, Protection of civilians
Sources:

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

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

14-Dec-2023 Joint Statement – Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNRWA) – Non-UN Document Armed conflict, Casualties, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians, Settlements, Settler violence, Violence, West Bank
Sources:

European Union (EU)

Entity:

Intergovernmental organization or multilateral

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

13-Dec-2023 Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Lynn Hastings briefs the press in Geneva Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Jerusalem, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Shelter, Violence, Water, West Bank
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press briefing

Country:

12-Dec-2023 General Assembly Tenth Emergency Special Session – Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory – 45th Meeting – Gaza ceasefire – debate, vote on draft resolution and amendments – Meeting Record (A/ES-10/PV.45) Access and movement, Agenda Item, Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians A/ES-10/PV.45
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Meeting record, Verbatim Record, Voting record

Country:

12-Dec-2023 WHO calls for protection of humanitarian space in Gaza following serious incidents in high-risk mission to transfer patients, deliver health supplies Assistance to the Palestinian people, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians
Sources:

World Health Organization (WHO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release, Statement

Country:

12-Dec-2023 General Assembly Adopts Resolution Demanding Immediate Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza, Parties’ Compliance with International Law, Release of All Hostages Armed conflict, Ceasefire, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians, Shelter, Violence, Water
Sources:

United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Release

Country:

Austria, Egypt, Israel, United States of America

12-Dec-2023 ‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO Armed conflict, Children, Gaza Strip, Health, Living conditions, Protection of civilians
Sources:

United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

UN news item

Country:

11-Dec-2023 Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations- GA 10th Emergency Special Session – Amendment to Draft Resolution (Austria) (not adopted) Assistance, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians A/ES-10/L.28
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Entity:

Type

Amendment, Draft resolution, Resolution

Country:

Austria

11-Dec-2023 Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations- GA 10th Emergency Special Session- Amendment to Draft Resolution (United States) (not adopted) Assistance, Ceasefire, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians, Terrorism A/ES-10/L.29
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Entity:

Type

Amendment, Draft resolution, Resolution

Country:

United States of America

10-Dec-2023 Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations – GA 10th Emergency Special Session Draft Resolution (adopted) Assistance, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians A/ES-10/L.27
Sources:

General Assembly, General Assembly 10th Emergency Special Session

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Draft resolution, General Assembly draft resolution, Resolution

Country:

10-Dec-2023 WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the Special Session of the Executive Board on the health situation in the occupied Palestinian territory Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Hostages, Protection of civilians, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Shelter, Violence, Water, Women
Sources:

World Health Organization (WHO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Statement

Country:

08-Dec-2023 Secretary-General’s remarks to the Security Council – on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Hostages, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Protection, Protection of civilians, Shelter, Violence
Sources:

Secretary-General, Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Remarks, Speech, Statement

Country:

08-Dec-2023 US vetoes resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection, Protection of civilians, Security issues, Violence, West Bank, Women
Sources:

Secretary-General, Security Council, UN News

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

News item, UN news item

Country:

08-Dec-2023 Immediate humanitarian ceasefire, release of hostages – Security Council Draft Resolution (S/2023/970) – Vetoed Ceasefire, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Protection of civilians S/2023/970
Sources:

Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Draft resolution, Vetoed draft resolution

Country:

07-Dec-2023 Israeli Practices Affecting the Human rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem – GA Resolution (A/RES/78/78) Children, Convention: Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, Convention: Rights of the Child, Covenant: Civil and Political Rights, Covenant: Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, Hague Convention IV, House demolitions, Human Rights Council, Human rights and international humanitarian law, International Court of Justice, Israeli settlements, Jerusalem, Middle East situation, Natural resources, Occupation, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Occupying Power, Protection of civilians, Quartet, Settlements, Two State solution, Universal Declaration of Human Rights A/RES/78/78
Sources:

General Assembly

Entity:

Type

General Assembly resolution, Resolution

Country:

07-Dec-2023 Transcript of Press Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Gaza by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Protection of civilians
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press briefing

Country:

07-Dec-2023 Letter From UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini to the UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis Armed conflict, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Living conditions, Nakba, Negotiations and agreements, Peace process, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Shelter, Violence, Women
Sources:

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Letter

Country:

06-Dec-2023 Secretary-General under Chapter 99 urges Security Council to act over Israel-Palestine crisis as threat to international peace and security Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Middle East situation, Occupation, Protection of civilians, Violence S/2023/962
Sources:

Secretary-General, Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Letter, Secretary-General press release

Country:

06-Dec-2023 UN’s Türk urges probe into alleged sexual violence during Hamas terror attacks Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Living conditions, Protection of civilians, Shelter, Terrorism, Violence, Women, sexual violence
Sources:

United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Press Conference

Country:

30-Nov-2023 Action by UN System and Intergovernmental Organizations Relevant to the Question of Palestine (November 2023 Monthly Bulletin) Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Protection of civilians, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Shelter, Violence, Water, Women
Sources:

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, UN Women, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO)

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Bulletin, Monthly Bulletin

Country:

28-Nov-2023 Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel – OCHA Flash Update #52 Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Education and culture, Energy, Food, Gaza Strip, Health, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Protection of civilians, Refugees and displaced persons, Security issues, Shelter, Violence, Water, West Bank, Women
Sources:

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Entity:

Type

Situation Report

Country:

28-Nov-2023 UNRWA Situation Report #41 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Energy, Food, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Protection of civilians, Refugee camps, Refugees and displaced persons, Security issues, Shelter, Water
Sources:

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Entity:

Type

Situation Report

Country:

28-Nov-2023 An Urgent Call for Justice and Peace: Marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Amid Escalating Violence in Gaza – CEIRPP Chair’s article in the UN Chronicle Armed conflict, Assistance to the Palestinian people, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Internally displaced persons, Protection of civilians, Solidarity day, Violence
Sources:

United Nations Department of Global Communications

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Article

Country:

28-Nov-2023 Position paper of the People’s Republic of China on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict – Letter from China Casualties, Ceasefire, Humanitarian relief, Palestine question, Protection of civilians S/2023/925
Sources:

General Assembly, Security Council

Entity:

United Nations system

Type

Letter

Country:

China

27-Nov-2023 UN experts call for full and independent investigations into all crimes committed in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Armed conflict, Casualties, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Protection of civilians, Torture, War crimes
Sources:

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

Entity:

Type

Press Release

Country:

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