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Contents

  1. UN Security Council Authorizes Stabilization Force in Gaza
  2. UN Commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
  3. UN General Assembly Committees Deliberate on the Question of Palestine
  4. UN Palestinian Rights Committee strengthens engagement in Chile and Brazil
  5. Gaza & OPT Humanitarian Situation Updates 4

I. UN Security Council Authorizes Stabilization Force in Gaza

The UN Security Council on 17 November endorsed the United States-backed “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict”, welcomed its establishment of the Board of Peace and authorized the Board and Member States working with it to establish a temporary International Stabilization Force in Gaza. Adopting resolution S/RES/2803 (2025) by a vote of 13 in favour to none against, with 2 abstentions (China, Russian Federation), the Council also authorized the Board and Member States participating therein to enter arrangements necessary to achieve the Comprehensive Plan’s objectives. The UN Secretary-General stated that the Security Council resolution on Gaza is an important step in the consolidation of the ceasefire.

Addressing the press following the adoption of the resolution, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations said that “today marks a turning point—not just for Gaza, not just for the Middle East, but for what international cooperation under President Trump’s leadership can achieve when we choose diplomacy over destruction, when we choose stability over suffering, and peace over perpetual conflict. Today, the United Nations proved it can be great again.” Meanwhile, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, expressed serious concern, warning that the resolution “runs counter to the Palestinian right to self-determination, consolidates Israel’s unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, including ongoing unlawful policies and practices, and therefore risks legitimating ongoing mass violence.”

Related Content:

  1. Security Council Resolution on President Donald J. Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict [S/RES/2803 (2025)] (17 November)
  2. Meeting record of Security Council 10046th meeting – Vote on USA’s draft resolution S/2025/748 (S/PV.10046) (17 November)
  3. Mike Waltz (USA) Remarks at the UN Security Council Stakeout Following the Adoption of a U.S. Drafted UN Security Council Resolution on the Situation in the Middle East (17 November)
  4. The Security Council resolution on Gaza is an important step in the consolidation of the ceasefire, says UN Secretary-General (17 November)
  5. Security Council Authorizes Stabilization Force in Gaza, Adopting Resolution 2803 (2025) (17 November)
  6. UN Deputy Emergency Relief Chief urges the Security Council to use leverage to address hunger in conflict (17 November)
  7. State of Palestine letter calling for the extension of the ceasefire in Gaza to the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (A/ES-10/1049-S/2025/753) (18 November)
  8. UN Security Council resolution a violation of Palestinian right of self-determination and UN Charter, UN expert warns (19 November)
  9. Security Council Briefing: Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (24 November)

II. UN Commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

On 25 November 2025, the international community, led by the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, gathered to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. In his message on the occasion, the UN Secretary-General called on listeners to “draw inspiration from the Palestinian people themselves, whose resilience and hope are a testament to the human spirit.” In her address, the President of the UN General Assembly stated that “78 years long we have denied the Palestinian people their inalienable rights, in particular their right to self-determination.” The Chair of the UN Palestinian Rights Committee called for action, stressing that “the time to act decidedly is now. We must collectively and decisively end this humanitarian, political, legal, and moral catastrophe that remains a stain on the international community.” “The Palestinian people do not need a peace plan, what we need is a justice plan”, Mosab Abu Toha, poet, founder of the Edward Said Library and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, told the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.

Messages of Solidarity received from UN Member states on this occasion:

Heads of State: Algeria (Arabic), Brazil (English), Brunei Darussalam (English), China (English, Chinese), Cuba (Spanish), Egypt (Arabic), Indonesia (English, Indonesian), Iran (English), Jordan (Arabic), Kuwait (Arabic, English), Lao People’s Democratic Republic (English), Indonesia (English), Lebanon (Arabic), Maldives (English), Morocco (Arabic, English, French), Nicaragua (Spanish), Qatar (Arabic), Russia (Russian, English), Senegal (French), Sri Lanka (English), Tunisia (Arabic), Türkiye (English, Turkish), United Arab Emirates (Arabic), Viet Nam (English, Vietnamese)

Heads of Government: Bangladesh (English), Barbados (English), India (English), Malaysia (English), Malta (English), Mauritius (English), Pakistan (English)

Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Bahrain (Arabic), Cambodia (English), Guyana (English), Japan (English), Kazakhstan (English), Mexico (Spanish), Namibia (English), South Africa (English)

Government Officials: Guinea (French), Dominican Republic (Spanish), Tanzania (English)

Organizations: European Union (English), League of Arab States (Arabic), Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (English), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (English).

Visit the dedicated webpage for more details.

Related content:

  1. From Solidarity to Action: Ending the Injustice Against the Palestinian People – UN Palestinian Rights Committee Chair’s statement (25 November)
  2. Palestinians Need ‘Justice Plan’, Not More Peace Processes, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer Tells Palestine Rights Committee on International Solidarity Day (25 November)
  3. Secretary-General Message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People [EN, AR, DE, ES, FR, RU, ZH] (25 November)
  4. President of the UN General Assembly “78 years long we have denied the Palestinian people their inalienable rights” (25 November)
  5. UN Movie Society – Global Event featuring Palestine’s Oscar submission – PALESTINE 36 (29 November)
  6. UNRWA Commissioner-General: Today we mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November)

III. UN General Assembly Committees Deliberate on the Question of Palestine

The UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories warned on 17 November, that “Israel’s genocidal practices in Gaza have inflicted unimaginable pain and suffering.” Presenting its latest report to the General Assembly, the Committee said that Israel continues to expand its presence and control of territory in Palestine, Syria and Southern Lebanon. “Israel’s constant claims to a borderless “Land of Israel” are incompatible with a just and lasting peace and will bring nothing but more suffering and dispossession to the Middle East region if not reined in by the international community,” the Committee said.

The Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on 19 November on assistance to Palestinian refugees and the renewal of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) mandate, with 149 countries voting in favour, 10 against, and 13 abstaining.  By the terms of the draft resolution on “Assistance to Palestine refugees” (document A/C.4/80/L.17), the Assembly commended UNRWA for its provision of vital assistance to the Palestine refugees and its role as a stabilizing factor in the region and decided to extend its mandate until 30 June 2029. Prior to the vote, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini highlighted the importance of renewing the agency’s mandate to protect and assist Palestinian refugees until a just and lasting solution is achieved.

Related Content:

  1. Draft Resolution: Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination (A/C.3/80/L.53) (6 November)
  2. Draft Resolution: Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (A/C.4/80/L.16) (11 November)
  3. Draft Resolution: Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (A/C.4/80/L.19) (11 November)
  4. Draft Resolution: Assistance to Palestine refugees (A/C.4/80/L.17) (11 November)
  5. Draft Resolution: Palestine refugees’ properties and their revenues (A/C.4/80/L.18) (11 November)
  6. Draft Resolution: Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan (A/C.4/80/L.20) (11 November)
  7. Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini to the United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee (13 November)
  8. Press Conference: UNRWA Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, on UNRWA’s services across the occupied Palestinian territories and UNRWA’s ongoing operations (13 November)
  9. UN Special Committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories warns of Israel’s continued expansionist agenda under the so-called “Greater Israel” project (17 November)
  10. General Assembly draft resolution: Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (A/80/L.16) (25 November)

IV. UN Palestinian Rights Committee strengthens engagement in Chile and Brazil

On 10 November, a delegation of the Bureau of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People visited Brasília, Brazil. During the visit, the delegation held bilateral meetings with Brazilian counterparts to strengthen cooperation and advance efforts toward a just and lasting solution to the Question of Palestine.

On 12 November, the second consultations in 2025 between the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and civil society organizations was held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Government authorities and representatives of civil society organizations and the Palestinian diaspora in Latin America reaffirmed during the event their commitment to and solidarity with the Palestinian people, and called on the international community to ensure the ceasefire and the comprehensive recovery of Gaza, urging for an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territory and for resolute progress to be made on implementing the two-State solution as the surest path towards peace and security in the Middle East. In the margins of the CSO consultations, the Committee Delegation also held a number of bilateral meetings with  Chilean counterparts to strengthen cooperation and advance efforts toward a just and lasting solution on the question of Palestine.

More details:

  1. Committee Delegation Visits Brasília, Brazil, 10 November 2025
  2. Committee Delegation Visits Santiago, Chile, 11-13 November 2025
  3. Engagement with Latin American Civil Society & Palestinian Diaspora – Santiago, Chile
  4. UN Palestinian Rights Committee Holds Second 2025 Consultations with Civil Society in Santiago, Chile (12 November)
  5. UN Palestinian Rights Committee Strengthens Engagement in Chile to Advance a Just and Lasting Solution for the Question of Palestine (21 November)

V. Gaza & OPT Humanitarian Situation Updates

On 7 November, the UN Human Rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Israel to immediately halt the mass demolition orders issued on 28 October 2025 targeting 11 homes and vital community infrastructure in the Bedouin community of Umm Al Khair, South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on 10 November that one month into the ceasefire, efforts to ramp up aid in the Gaza Strip were still “being held back by red tape, ongoing bans on key humanitarian partners, too few crossings and routes, and insecurity that persists despite the ceasefire”.

“Israel’s continuing violations of the ceasefire in Gaza are threatening the fragile truce”, 27 UN experts warned on 24 November, urging all States to ensure “attacks against civilians cease immediately and unhindered delivery of aid, including medical aid, is allowed into the area.” A new report by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) found that the prolonged military operation and long-standing restrictions have driven the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory into its most severe contraction on record, wiping out decades of development gains and deepening fiscal and social fragility.

More details:

  1. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
  2. Video: Unexploded ordnance in Gaza – UNMAS (3 November)
  3. One million people in Gaza receive WFP food parcels but more crossings needed for continued scale-up (4 November)
  4. Joint Press Release: Catch-up Immunization Campaign Launched in the Gaza Strip (5 November)
  5. Israel has rejected over 100 aid requests since Gaza ceasefire, UN says (6 November)
  6. OHCHR: Mass demolition orders threaten forced displacement in Umm Al Khair–South Hebron Hills (7 November)
  7. UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Displaced people are now facing a harsh winter without the basics to protect them from the rain and cold (15 November)
  8. Video: Gaza’s Hidden Threats – UNMAS Clears Unexploded Ordnance After Conflict (19 November)
  9. UNRWA Commissioner-General tells the Advisory Commission that “the situation in Gaza remains precarious” (19 November)
  10. Video: Gaza children’s unprecedented mental health crisis (20 November)
  11. Video: War-wounded Amputee Football Players in Hope Championship in Gaza (21 November)
  12. UN experts urge States to act as Israeli violations threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire (24 November)
  13. UNMAS OPT: October Monthly Newsletter (25 November)
  14. Remarks by UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp following her visit to Gaza (25 November)
  15. A battle for breath in Gaza: Al-Awda Hospital’s lifesaving work for children (25 November)
  16. UNCTAD report warns of economic collapse in the occupied Palestinian territory, calls for urgent reconstruction (25 November)
  17. UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Throughout the war in Gaza, UNRWA colleagues have relentlessly found ways to assist the population (27 November)
  18. Human Rights Council President appoints Members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (27 November)
  19. Malnutrition persists as winter sets in, threatening children’s lives and wellbeing in Gaza (28 November)


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Document Type: Monthly Bulletin
Document Sources: Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR), General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Israeli settlements, Jerusalem, Palestine question, Peace proposals and efforts, Refugees and displaced persons, Violence, West Bank
Publication Date: 15/12/2025