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, 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 [...]
In Conversation with Dr. Hanan Ashrawi. CSW61 Side-Event, 17 March 2017, New York, NY
Overview The United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People hosted Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Member of the Executive Committee of the PLO, for an interactive briefing on the margins of the 61st. Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The briefing was moderated by Prof. Anne-Marie Goetz from NYU's Center for Global Affairs and took place on 17 M [...]
United Nations Roundtable on the Question of Palestine, 4 February 2017, Managua, Nicaragua
Overview The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People convened the United Nations Roundtable on the Question of Palestine on 4 February 2017 in Managua, Nicaragua. The theme of the roundtable wasl "Building Bridges with Palestinian Diaspora in Central America". The roundtable brrought together prominent Palestinians, including Mayors of Bethlehem and Beit [...]
Briefing on the human rights situation in the OPT including use of excessive force by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty, Al Haq – UNHQ 18 October 2016
The Working Group of CEIRPP organised a briefing on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 on the current human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the use of excessive force by Israeli security forces, and the need for accountability. The briefing was followed by a Q&A session. The briefing was held in the ECOSOC Chamber, at United Nations Headquarters in New York between. Rea [...]
United Nations International Conference in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Geneva, 29-30 June 2016
“Peace is possible – frameworks for a way forward” Experienced peace negotiators, international experts including from Israel and the State of Palestine, as well as from the United Nations, civil society, and academics gathered at the Palais des Nations to discuss lessons learned from past initiatives related to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and assessed recent initiatives by key actors. [...]
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, Stockholm, 19-20 May 2016
The United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People is taking place on 19 and 20 May 2016 at the 7A Odenplan Conference Centre in Stockholm, Sweden, organized under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The theme of the Seminar will be “Agenda 2030: Paving the way toward a peaceful, independent and sustainable State of Pa [...]
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem, Dakar, 3-4 May 2016
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem “Jerusalem at the heart of the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine”. The Conference, to be convened in cooperation with the OIC at the King Fahd hotel, will provide up-to-date information on the current situation in East Jerusalem under occupation; identify opportunities to intensify international support for resilience [...]
Working Group Event: Briefing on the situation of detained children in the occupied Palestinian territory
The Working Group of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People is organizing a briefing on Wednesday, 27 April, at 10:00 a.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber, at the UN Headquarters in New York, on the situation of Palestinian child detainees. It will be followed by a Q&A session. The invited speakers are Ms. Sahar Francis, Director of Addameer Prisoner Support and Hu [...]
Screening of the film “Giraffada” with director Rani Massalha
A UN and New York premiere of the award-winning French-German-Italian-Palestinian production, to be followed by a conversation with director Rani Massalha, moderated by Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, correspondent and producer for VICE on HBO and an Emmy nominated journalist. Interview with the director Film Synopsis Yacine is the veterinarian of the only zoo remaining in the Palestinian West Bank. He l [...]
Panel discussion “Women’s role in the search for Israeli-Palestinian peace” on the margins of CSW 60
Overview Monday 14 March 2016, UN Headquarters, New York The side event organised by the Working Group of the Palestinian Rights Committee on the first day of the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will inform civil society about the role and the impact of women and women's groups in promoting peace between Israel and Palestine. Video Resources Agenda [...]
International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem, United Nations Civil Society Forum on the Question of Palestine, 14 – 16 Dec 2015
Overview International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem, “Addressing the present and shaping the future of Jerusalem” Jakarta, 14 and 15 December 2015 United Nations Civil Society Forum on the Question of Palestine, "Civil society action in support of justice in Palestine, ending the occupation" Jakarta, 16 December 2015 The International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem was held i [...]
International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, Brussels, 7 and 8 September 2015
Overview The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States, will hold an International Meeting on the Question of Palestine in Brussels on 7 and 8 September 2015, under the theme “Israeli settlements as an obstacle to peace – possible ways forward”. On 9 S [...]
United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Moscow, 1 and 2 July 2015, Lotte hotel
Overview “The two-State solution: a key prerequisite for achieving peace and stability in the Middle East”. Международное совещание под эгидой ООН в поддержку палестино-израильского мира 1-2 июля Москве. Тема встречи: «Осуществление принципа двух государств: ключевая предпосылка для достижения мира и стабильности на Ближнем Востоке". Opening session Mr. Alexander Pankin, Director, Depa [...]
United Nations Roundtable on Legal Aspects of the Question of Palestine, The Hague, 20 and 22 May 2015
Overview The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene the United Nations Roundtable on Legal Aspects of the Question of Palestine. The theme of the Roundtable is “Available mechanisms to ensure accountability for violations of international law”. The Roundtable will review the legal aspects and mechanisms to ensure accountability for violations [...]
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, United Nations Office at Vienna/Vienna International Centre, 31 March and 1 April 2015
Overview The United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People was convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at the United Nations Office at Vienna on 31 March and 1 April. The theme of the Seminar was “Speeding up relief, recovery and reconstruction in post-war Gaza”. The Seminar reviewed the pressing immediate and longer-term hum [...]
International Conference of Local Governments and Civil Society Organizations in Support of Palestinian Rights, Seville, Spain, 2-3 December 2014
Overview Seville, Spain, 2-3 December 2014 OPENING SESSION Mr. Manuel Gracia Navarro, President, Parliament of Andalusia Mr. Diego Valderas Sosa, Vice-president, Junta of Andalusia Mr. Ignacio Caraballo, President, Andalusian Fund of Municipalities for International Solidarity Mr. Zahir Tanin, Vice-Chair, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (English) Mr. [...]
United Nations International Meeting of Parliamentarians in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, 21 November 2014 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in the ECOSOC chamber
Overview The Meeting was convened under the auspices of the UN Palestinian Rights Committee. The Committee believes that efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict need to be grounded in international law and human rights in order to succeed. The tragic conflict in Gaza unfolding over this summer exposed protection gaps and underscored the necessity to hold perpetr [...]
Palestinian Fashion Show, UNHQ in New York, 10 November 2014
Overview The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine, organized a fashion show by Jamal Taslaq, a Palestinian-Italian designer, as a cultural event in the framework of the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Resources UN New Centre story Video story U [...]
Lecture by Prof. Noam Chomsky, 14 October 2014, General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters
Overview UN Photo/Amanda Voisard Within the framework of the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People organized a lecture by the world-renowned intellectual and linguist, Prof. Noam Chomsky, on the prospects for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in the General Assembly Hall at United [...]
Special Meeting to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 9 July 2014, UN Headquarters, New York
Overview H.E. Amb. Hussein Haniff, Permanent Representative of Malaysia and the Vice-President on behalf of the President of the General Assembly Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Tarranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, reading out a message of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (English) H.E. Amb. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the [...]
United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People,1-2 July 2014, United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
Overview The Seminar will review the socio-economic and humanitarian impact of the Israeli occupation. It will look at the financial, developmental, and environmental challenges and long-term strategies of the State of Palestine for sustainable economic development and growth. Finally, the Seminar will also address the role of the international and regional donor community in mobilizing and coor [...]
Screening of “Flying Paper”, a documentary on Palestinian youth in Gaza UN Headquarters, 21 May 2014
Overview The Working Group of the Palestinian Rights Committee organized a special event - a briefing by Mr. Robert Turner, UNRWA Director of Operations in Gaza, on the situation in Gaza, followed by a screening of "Flying Paper", a documentary on Palestinian youth in the Gaza Strip. The screening was followed by a Q&A session with Mr. Nitin Sawhney, Co-Director of the film. Mr. Robert Tur [...]
Public Forum on the Question of Jerusalem – Ankara, 14 May 2014
Overview The event is organized by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at the University of Economics and Technology, in cooperation with the Centre for Middle Eastern and Strategic Studies in Ankara. Dr. Ihsan Sezal, Dean of Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Economics and Technology (TOBB) Mr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, President, Pal [...]