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Q: What is the mandate and core functions of the Division for Palestinian Rights?

The Division for Palestinian Rights serves as the Secretariat of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) and provides the following core functions: Organizes the meetings of the Committee and its Bureau at UN Headquarters. Monitors political and other relevant developments. Organizes the Committee’s programme of events, international meetings and conferences . Implements a publications programme. Develops and maintains the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL). Liaises with civil society organizations active on the issue and publishes the weekly “NGO Action News” . Organizes the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People . Conducts an annual training programme for Palestinian civil servants at UN Headquarters and several other capacity building activities . Read more.

Q: What are the areas of activities of the Committee?

The Committee convenes international meetings and conferences, including meetings with civil society, in all regions of the world, on the question of Palestine. The Committee cooperates with a wide network of civil society organizations active on the issue. It also maintains a programme of publications covering United Nations activities with regard to the question of Palestine. To commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people the Committee holds annual special meetings and other events at United Nations Headquarters and elsewhere. The Committee reports to the General Assembly. Read more.

Q: What is the Composition of the Bureau of the Committee?

The day-to-day work of the Committee is conducted by the Bureau composed of Permanent Representatives of UN Member States serving in their personal capacity and elected by the Committee. The following are the current representatives of Member States serving on the Bureau: Senegal (Chair). Afghanistan, Cuba, Indonesia, Namibia, and Nicaragua (Vice-Chairs). Afghanistan (Acting Rapporteur). The State of Palestine participates in the work of the Bureau as an observer. Read more.

Q: What is the composition of the Committee?

The Committee is composed of 25 Member States . To serve on the Committee Member States put forward their candidacy which is then endorsed by the General Assembly. Afghanistan, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, and Venezuela. In addition, 24 Observers participate in the work of the Committee: Algeria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam, Yemen, State of Palestine, African Union, League of Arab States, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Read more.

Q: Where can I find the Programme of Work of the Committee?

Towards the beginning of each calendar year, the Committee adopts a Programme of Work for the year. Programmes of work Annual reports of the Committee

Q: What is the mandate and objectives of the Committee?

The Committee is the only body within the United Nations exclusively devoted to the question of Palestine. Its mandate has been annually renewed by the General Assembly, most recently in resolution /75/20 of 8 December 2020. The Committee’s work aims at: Promoting a just and peaceful settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and end to Israeli occupation which began in 1967. Realizing the two-State solution: Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side within secure and recognized borders. Supporting the exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people including self-determination, sovereignty and right to return. Read more.

Q: When was the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) established?

In 1975, by its resolution 3376 , the UN General Assembly established the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), and requested it to recommend a programme of implementation to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights to self-determination without external interference, national independence and sovereignty; and to return to their homes and property from which they had been displaced. The Committee is a subsidiary body of, and reports to the General Assembly. Read more on the background of the Committee.

What is the mandate and core functions of the Division for Palestinian Rights?

What are the areas of activities of the Committee?

What is the Composition of the Bureau of the Committee?

What is the composition of the Committee?

Where can I find the Programme of Work of the Committee?

What is the mandate and objectives of the Committee?

When was the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) established?

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