International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People – United Nations Office at Geneva – Press release

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE TO BE COMMEMORATED AT PALAIS DES NATIONS ON 29 NOVEMBER 2011

24 November 2011

A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Tuesday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Day traditionally provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the question of Palestine.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory remarks and will then read out the statement for the Day which will be delivered by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in New York.

Speaking at the Special Meeting will be representatives of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories; the League of Arab States; the Organization of Islamic Cooperation; the Non-Aligned Movement; the African Union; Non-Governmental Organizations accredited to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; and Palestine. Messages or statements for the Day received from Heads of State or Government will be announced at the end of the meeting.

The Special Meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Palais des Nations in Conference Room XIX. It is being organized in observance of General Assembly resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977.

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