Below is an excerpt of Secretary-General’s Remarks to the Human Rights Council on 24 February 2025 [as delivered]
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Conflicts inflict human rights violations on a massive scale.
In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, violations of human rights have skyrocketed since the horrific Hamas attacks of October 7 and the intolerable levels of death and destruction in Gaza.
And I am gravely concerned by the rising violence in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers and other violations, as well as calls for annexation. We are witnessing a precarious ceasefire. We must avoid at all costs a resumption of hostilities. The people in Gaza have already suffered too much.
It’s time for a permanent ceasefire, the dignified release of all remaining hostages, irreversible progress towards a two-State solution, an end to the occupation, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, with Gaza as an integral part.
Document Sources: Human Rights Council, Secretary-General
Subject: Ceasefire, Gaza Strip, Hostages, Human rights and international humanitarian law, West Bank, human rights violations
Publication Date: 24/02/2025
URL source: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2025-02-24/secretary-generals-remarks-the-human-rights-council-delivered