Assisted by the Division for Palestinian Rights, the Committee organizes international meetings and conferences in various regions and to encourage the participation of all sectors of the international community. They are held to promote constructive analysis and discussions of the various aspects of the question of Palestine and to mobilise international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people.
In recent years, the programme of international meetings and conferences has placed special emphasis on promoting the exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, providing support for the political process and encouraging international efforts towards a peaceful solution of the conflict.
Since 1993, the Committee has convened annual seminars on assistance to the Palestinian people, in either Europe or the Middle East. These events are organised to address the various aspects of the socio-economic and humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to promote wide support by the international community for the Palestinian economy and development.
Calendar of Events
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem “Forced demographic change in Jerusalem – grave breaches and a threat to peace”
UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People with support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem “Forced demographic change in Jerusalem – grave breaches and a threat to peace” Thursday, 1 July 2021, 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (NY Time) On 1 July 2021, the Committee held the annual International C [...]
“International Parliamentarian Support to the Question of Palestine” – Virtual Event
UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People VIRTUAL EVENT “International Parliamentarian Support to the Question of Palestine” Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (NY Time) The UN Palestinian Rights Committee organized the Virtual Event on “International Parliamentarian Support to the Question of Palestine”. The event was also livestreamed on UN Web [...]
“Delivering Critical Assistance for Palestine Refugees: Challenges and Opportunities in a Complex Context” – Virtual Event
UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People VIRTUAL EVENT “Delivering Critical Assistance for Palestine Refugees: Challenges and Opportunities in a Complex Context” Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (NY Time) The UN Palestinian Rights Committee organized the Virtual Event on “Delivering Critical Assistance for Palestine Refugees: Challenges an [...]
“Women, Peace and Security and Beijing+25: Progress and Challenges for Women and Girls in Palestine” – Virtual Event
UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People VIRTUAL EVENT On the margins of CSW “Women, Peace and Security and Beijing+25: Progress and Challenges for Women and Girls in Palestine” Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (NY Time) The UN Palestinian Rights Committee organized the Virtual Event on the margins of the sixty-fifth session of the Co [...]
International Parliamentarians and the Palestine Question, 12 November 2020 – Virtual Event
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International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem Part 2 “Annexation in Practice – Palestinian Youth in Jerusalem”, 27 August 2020, United Nations Headquarters, New York
UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People co-organized with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem Part 2 “Annexation in Practice – Palestinian Youth in Jerusalem” Thursday, 27 August 2020, 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (NY Time) The UN Palestinian Rights Committee and the Organization of Islamic Coop [...]
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem Part 1 “Annexation in Practice – Palestinian Lives in Jerusalem”, 28 July 2020, United Nations Headquarters, New York
UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People co-organized with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem, Part 1 “Annexation in Practice – Palestinian Lives in Jerusalem” Tuesday, 28 July 2020 The UN Palestinian Rights Committee, in collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), hel [...]
United Nations Forum “The Question of Palestine: Threats of Annexation and the Prospects for Peace”, 4 June 2020, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The UN Palestinian Rights Committee held the United Nations Forum on “The Question of Palestine: Threats of Annexation and the Prospects for Peace” on 4 June 2020 from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. (New York Time). Three prominent speakers – Ms. Hanan Ashrawi, Member of the PLO Executive Committee and former member of the Palestinian team in the Middle East Peace Process; Mr. Yossi Beilin, Former [...]
In conversation with Palestinian civil society: “The COVID-19 pandemic under occupation – national resilience and international support”
The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a virtual conversation on “The COVID-19 pandemic under occupation – national resilience and international support”. The event took place on 21 April 2020 and was livestreamed on the Committee Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UN.palestinianrights/. Viewers posed questions via the Committee's Faceboo [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Gaza and ways to mitigate its impact on Palestine refugees – conversation with Matthias Schmale, UNRWA Director of Operations in Gaza
UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People In conversation with Matthias Schmale, UNRWA Director of Operations in Gaza “The COVID-19 pandemic in Gaza and ways to mitigate its impact on Palestine refugees” Tuesday, 14 April 2020 The Chair of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People Mr. Cheikh Niang (Permanent [...]
International Conference on the Question of Palestine, Kuala Lumpur
Overview The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), in cooperation with the Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) convened an international conference under the theme “Southeast Asian Support for the Rights of the Palestinian People” in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall 6, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 28-29 February 2020. The event [...]
Briefing Session for Delegates on the Mandate of the Committee and its Programme of Work
On 14 February, the Division for Palestinian Rights held its annual interactive “Briefing session for delegates” on the mandate of the Committee and its programme of work, implemented by the Division. Open to all Permanent Missions, it was attended this year by 35 participants - 28 Member States and 3 Observer Missions. A presentation was made also on the “Special Information Programme on the Ques [...]
International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, 11-12 September, Ankara Turkey
On 11 and 12 September, the CEIRPP Chair participated in the 2019 United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, held in Ankara, Turkey. The event was organized by the Palestine Programme of the UN Department of Global Communications, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, and brought together diplomats, journalists, media experts and youth rep [...]
Visit to the Palestine Museum, 13 July 2019, Woodbridge, Connecticut
On 13 July 2019, Members and Observers of the Committee visited the Palestine Museum, established in 2018 in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The visit contributed to highlighting among UN diplomats the richness of Palestinian cultural and artistic achievements. The visit featured a lecture by Ms. Samia Halaby, a renowned Palestinian artist and scholar on the history of Palestinian painting and the i [...]
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem, 27-28 June 2019, United Nations Office at Geneva
Overview The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), with support from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), convened the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem” on 27-28 June 2019 at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). The Conference addressed [...]
United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine, 4 April 2019, United Nations Headquarters, New York
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) convened the United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine “The threat of de facto annexation – What next for Palestine?” on 4 April 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The Forum was organised to raise awareness and highlight the need to address creeping annexation in the occupied Palestinian te [...]
Screening of the documentary film “Naila and the Uprising”
On 7 March at UNHQ, on the margin of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People hosted a side event featuring the screening of a documentary film titled “Naila and the Uprising” on the role of Palestinian women during the first intifada, followed by a discussion. Ambassador Feda Abdelhady-Nasser, Deputy Permanent [...]
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem in Rabat, Morocco, 26-28 June 2018
Overview The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will jointly convene an international conference under the theme “The Question of Jerusalem after 50 years of Occupation and 25 years of the Oslo Accords” in Rabat, Morocco from 26-28 June 2018. The event will convene Palestinian, Israeli and i [...]
United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 17-18 May 2018
Overview The United Nations Forum on the Question of Palestine “70 Years after 1948 –Lessons to Achieve a Sustainable Peace” was convened in New York on 17 and 18 May 2017, under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP). Ahead of the public Forum, on 16 May the Committee held closed consultations with representatives of civil soc [...]
Committee Delegation visit to Panama, 9 – 10 April 2018
The visit took place as part of the Committee outreach to Latin America to promote the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and recognition of the State of Palestine by all countries of the region. The visit also served to share information about the Committee’s mandate and its programme of work both at the United Nations headquarters in New York and abroad and to inform the publi [...]
Committee Delegation Visit to Uganda, 26-28 February 2018
The purpose of the Delegation that visited Uganda was to: • enhance the support by Uganda for the two-State solution to the Question of Palestine; • inform about the conditions of life for the Palestinian people under fifty years of Israeli occupation; • share information about the Committee’s mandate and its programme of work and activities, both at the United Nations headquarters in New [...]
100 years of the Balfour Declaration and its impact on the Palestinian People
On 2 November 2017, the United Nations Palestinian Rights Committee organized a lecture on the Balfour Declaration and the impact it has had on the Palestinian people. In this lecture, Professor Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and Director of the Middle East Institute of Columbia‚ School of International and Public Affairs, reflects [...]
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem, 20 and 21 July 2017, Baku, Azerbaijan
Overview The Conference was jointly organized by the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The theme of the meeting is “Jerusalem and the international community: providing political and economic support”. The International Conference aims at informing about the realities of life for the Palestinian pe [...]
United Nations Forum to Mark Fifty Years of Occupation, 29-30 June 2017, United Nations Headquarters, New York
Overview The United Nations Forum to Mark Fifty Years of Occupation was convened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 29 and 30 June 2017, under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP). A day-long event entitled “Ending the Occupation: The Path to Independence, Justice, and Peace for Palestine” was [...]
United Nations Capacity Building Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals for Staff of the State of Palestine, 23 to 24 April 2017, Beirut, Lebanon
Overview The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (UN-ESCWA) will jointly organise the United Nations Capacity Building Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Staff of the State of Palestine on 27-28 April 2017 in Beirut, Lebanon. The theme of the Workshop is “Partnerships for [...]