Contents

  1. UN Palestinian Rights Committee Releases its Annual Report
  2. Findings of the Commission of Inquiry Regarding Allegations of Genocide in Gaza
  3. Resumption of the High-Level Conference on Two-State Solution, and Recognitions of Palestine by Ten Countries
  4. Famine in Gaza
  5. Israeli takeover of Gaza City
  6. Gaza & OPT Humanitarian Situation Updates

I. UN Palestinian Rights Committee Releases its Annual Report

The United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People has released its 2025 Annual Report (A/80/35), detailing its work over the past year to uphold Palestinian rights and promote a just resolution. The report reviews achievements and highlights significant challenges, ranging from restricted humanitarian access to stalled diplomatic initiatives, while offering concrete recommendations to reinvigorate international engagement. The Committee urges renewed political resolve, increased funding for relief and development, and stronger institutional support to advance the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.

  1. 2025 Annual Report of Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People to the General Assembly (A/80/35) (1 September)

II. Findings of the Commission of Inquiry Regarding Allegations of Genocide in Gaza

“Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip”, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a new report on 16 September. The Commission urged Israel and all States to fulfil their legal obligations under international law to “end the genocide and punish those responsible for it”. On 17 September, Brazil filed a declaration of intervention in the ICJ case concerning “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).” Speaking at the Security Council on 23 September, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said: “We are confronting one of the darkest chapters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

More details:

  1. Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel:
  2. Brazil files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute – Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) (19 September)
  3. Seize Two-State Momentum amid Darkest Chapters of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Secretary-General Tells Security Council (23 September)
  4. Security Council Debates Gaza Crisis as UN Chief Sees ‘Glimmer of Hope’ in Two-State Momentum (23 September)

III. Resumption of the High-Level Conference on Two-State Solution, and Recognitions of Palestine by Ten Countries

On 5 September 2025, the General Assembly, acting without a vote, decided to resume the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Ahead of the Conference, on 12 September, by 142 votes in favour to 10 against (12 abstained) the General Assembly endorsed the “New York Declaration”.

On 22 September, the Conference concluded with groundbreaking momentum as Heads of State and Government and other senior officials from 10 countries announced their recognition of an independent State of Palestine. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, opened the summit, declaring recognition of the State of Palestine as “a way of affirming that the Palestinian people is not a people too many”.  While “some might say it’s too late, others might say it’s too early” for recognition, he stressed “we can no longer wait,” he said. Welcoming the Conference, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that “without two States, there will be no peace in the Middle East, and radicalism will spread around the world.”

Detailed information on this topic:

  1. UN General Assembly Decided to Resume the High-Level Conference on Palestine Statehood on 22 September 2025 (5 September)
  2. UN experts urge US to grant visas to Palestinian officials, uphold diplomacy for peace (9 September)
  3. Security Council condemns the Israeli strikes in Doha (11 September)
  4. General Assembly Endorses New York Declaration, Charting Path to Palestinian Statehood (12 September)
  5. General Assembly Resolution: Participation by the State of Palestine during the eightieth session (A/RES/80/1) (19 September)
  6. One year after ICJ ruling, UN experts urge States to confront inaction over Israel’s unlawful occupation (19 September)
  7. General Assembly Approves Palestine’s Virtual Participation after Visa Denial (19 September)
  8. Australia recognises the State of Palestine (21 September)
  9. UK PM statement on the recognition of Palestine (21 September)
  10. Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada’s recognition of the State of Palestine (21 September)
  11. Portugal formally recognises the Palestinian State (21 September)
  12. PGA Remarks at the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two State Solution (22 September)
  13. France Leads Wave of New Recognitions of Palestine at UN Summit – Member States Rally to Salvage Two-State Solution (22 September)
  14. Two-State Solution ‘Only Credible Path’ to Peace in Middle East, Says Secretary-General, at High-level International Conference [EN,AR,FR] (22 September)
  15. Israel’s Ambassador on Gaza – General Assembly Media Stakeout – United Nations (22 September)
  16. Türkiye Statement at The High-Level International Conference 22 September 2025 (22 September)
  17. Déclaration du Sénégal: Intervention du Président de la République à la conférence sur la question palestinienne et la solution à deux Etats – 22 Sep 2025 (22 September)
  18. Republic of Angola Statement: High-Level International Conference 22 September 2025 (22 September)
  19. South Africa: Statement at the High-Level Conference on Two-State Solution (22 September)
  20. Norway: Statement at the High-level Conference on the Two-State Solution (22 September)
  21. Germany: Statement at the High-level Conference on the Two-State Solution (22 September)
  22. Explanation of Position on the “State of Palestine” regarding Convention on Cluster Munitions – submitted by the Czech Republic, Germany, and the Netherlands (22 September)
  23. Intervention of UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the Meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution (24 September)
  24. Palestinian Authority ‘Ready to Work’ with All Partners to Implement Peace Plan, President Tells General Assembly, amid Calls for Reset of United Nations Agenda (25 September)

IV. Famine in Gaza

Following the confirmation of famine in Gaza Governorate on 22 August 2025, 45 UN experts issued a joint statement on 5 September emphasizing the famine in Gaza, “deliberately engineered and perpetuated by Israel – and enabled by private and security actors – is an affront to humanity.” In a statement on 7 September, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher demanded urgent action to halt the spread of famine and suffering in Gaza. On 9 September, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child stressed that the “malnutrition among children is accelerating at a catastrophic pace.” The Committee echoed the multiple UN agencies’ warning that, without immediate and unhindered humanitarian access, the “manmade famine will spread, and more children will die”.

Detailed information on this issue:

  1. Gaza: UN experts urge General Assembly to respond to famine and genocide (5 September)
  2. Joint Statement from the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group on the Famine in Gaza: Women and girls are starving while the world watches (5 September)
  3. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
  4. UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: Condemns using starvation of children as weapon of war (9 September)
  5. UNICEF: Devastating rate of child malnutrition in the Gaza Strip in August surpasses July record (11 September)

V. Israeli takeover of Gaza city

As military operations in Gaza city escalate further, UNICEF warned that it is having “devastating consequences for over 450,000 children, already traumatized and exhausted by nearly two years of unrelenting war. They are teetering on the edge of survival as both famine and deadly violence spread.” Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General, posted on his official X account that “no place is safe in Gaza. No one is safe. Airstrikes in Gaza City and the north are intensifying.” In addition, the UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory condemned the Israeli military’s “wanton destruction of civilian infrastructure” in Gaza City. Meanwhile, in its 10,000th  meeting, the Security Council on 18 September failed to adopt a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and for Israel to immediately and unconditionally lift all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into the enclave, as the United States vetoed the measure despite affirmative votes by the other 14 members of the 15-nation organ.

More details:

  1. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:
  2. UNICEF: the deadly risks for over 450,000 children in Gaza City as military attacks increase (12 September)
  3. UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: No place is safe in Gaza, No one is safe (14 September)
  4. UNFPA: Attacks on Gaza City are destroying health and protection services for pregnant women and survivors of violence (15 September)
  5. Security Council Fails to Adopt Resolution on Gaza Ceasefire (18 September)
  6. Security Council draft resolution: US votes against resolution on Gaza ceasefire (S/2025/583) (18 September)
  7. Security Council – 10000th meeting – US vetoed draft resolution on Gaza ceasefire – Verbatim Record (S/PV.10000) (18 September)
  8. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:

VI. Gaza & OPT Humanitarian Situation Updates

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) issued a report on the situation of women and girls in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2024, focusing on their political, social, economic and human rights. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned on 3 September that further intensification of the continued offensive on Gaza city, amid ongoing famine, will push civilians – already battered and bereaved – into an even deeper catastrophe that world leaders must act decisively to prevent. On 5 September, the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories also issued its annual report. On 8 September, in his remarks at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said “Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza; its infliction of indescribable suffering and wholesale destruction; its hindering of sufficient lifesaving aid and the ensuing starvation of civilians; its killing of journalists, UN staff and NGO workers; and its commission of war crime upon war crime, are shocking the conscience of the world. I am horrified by the open use of genocidal rhetoric, and the disgraceful dehumanization of Palestinians by senior Israeli officials.”

Furthermore, on 24 September, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said that the children of Gaza are “trapped in a graveyard,” having been bombed, maimed, starved, burned alive, buried in the rubble of their homes, and separated from their parents. Meanwhile, on 26 September, the UN Human Rights Office issued an update to its database of businesses involved in certain activities in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, listing a total of 158 business enterprises from 11 countries.

More details:

  1. UNRWA updates:
  2. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs updates:
  3. UN Human Rights Experts:
  4. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:
  5. ESCWA: Social and economic situation of Palestinian women and girls: July 2022 – June 2024 (1 September)
  6. UN disability rights committee publishes findings on State of Palestine (3 September)
  7. UNICEF: The unthinkable in Gaza City has already begun (4 September)
  8. Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (A/80/365) (5 September)
  9. WFP State of Palestine Emergency Response External Situation Report #64 (5 September)
  10. UNFPA: Bringing life under fire: Gaza’s midwives deliver a glimmer of hope (7 September)
  11. Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Terror Attack in Jerusalem (8 September)
  12. With no safe place left in Gaza, UN and NGOs demand ceasefire and protection from forced displacement (10 September)
  13. UNICEF Humanitarian Situation Report No. 42 ( 01 – 31 August 2025) (16 September)
  14. High Commissioner Türk: Israel’s strike on negotiators in Doha a shocking breach of international law (16 September)
  15. Statement by UNICEF on the theft of lifesaving therapeutic food for thousands of children in Gaza (19 September)
  16. Holding space for hope: Mobile health teams are a lifeline for survivors of gender-based violence in Hebron – UNFPA (19 September)
  17. UN Relief Chief warns that Gaza’s children are “trapped in a graveyard” (24 September)
  18. Secretary-General Urges Support for UNRWA at Pledging Conference (25 September)
  19. UNSCO’s “Note on the Occasion of the Ministerial Meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC)” (25 September)
  20. Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of UN SCR 2334 (As delivered by DSC Alakbarov) (29 September)
  21. WFP Palestine Food Security Analysis: Market Monitor – Palestine (30 September)
  22. UNCTAD Report: Economic costs of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people: the post-October 2023 shocks compounding the historical cumulative cost of the occupation of the West Bank (A/80/356) (29 August)


Document Type: Monthly Bulletin
Document Sources: Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)
Subject: Armed conflict, Assistance, Casualties, Ceasefire, Children, Economic issues, Famine, Food, Gaza Strip, Gender, Genocide, Health, Hospitals, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, Humanitarian relief, Hunger, Jerusalem, Occupying Power, PLO/Palestine, Palestine question, Peace process, Protection of civilians, Recognition of Palestine, Refugees and displaced persons, Self-determination, Settlements, Settler violence, Social issues, Statehood-related, Terrorism, Two State solution, UNRWA, Violence, West Bank, Women, malnutrition
Publication Date: 09/10/2025