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 [...]

The objective of the Meeting is to raise awareness of the international community for the significance of a just solution of the question of Jerusalem for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and for achieving peace in the Middle East. The Organizers (UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Government of [...]

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 March 2017 in [...]

All Members and Observers of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People have been invited to participate in this Roundtable. Mr. Michael Møller, Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, delivering a message of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (English) (Arabic | French). UN Photo/Violaine Martin Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo [...]

Reunión de las NN. UU. sobre el apoyo de la sociedad civil a la paz israelí-palestina Hacer intervenir a la sociedad civil de América Latina y el Caribe para la solución biestatal Quito, 27 de marzo de 2014 Unir a la sociedad civil para promover la paz palestino-israelí Cómo llegar a los tomadores de decisiones; cuál es la labor de los partidos políticos, los sindicatos, las fundaciones y otros a [...]

“2014 - The International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People” The Joint Meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People with the League of Arab States was held in Cairo on 10 March 2014. The meeting was convened to reinforce the critical support of all Arab States for the International Year. It also served to provide support to the State of [...]

Mr. Brad Parker, International Advocacy Officer & Attorney for Defence for Children International Palestine, briefed the Working Group of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on 24 February 2014. Video available here. [...]

On the occasion of the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Working Group of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People organized a screening of the Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary “5 BROKEN CAMERAS” at UN Headquarters in New York. The screening was followed by a conversation with co-director Emad Burnat. The c [...]

On the occasion of the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Working Group of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People organized a screening of Fida Qishta’s documentary Where Should The Birds Fly?on Gaza. The screening was followed by a conversation between Fida Qishta and Laila El-Haddad, Palestinian journalist and co-author o [...]

Working Group special event The Working Group of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People organized a presentation of the book "Our Harsh Logic: Israeli soldiers' testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2010-2013" by Mr. Avner Gvaryahu of "Breaking the Silence", an NGO of Israeli Defence Forces veterans documenting their experiences. Webcast archive [...]

Under the theme “Reviving the collective international engagement towards a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”, the Meeting reviewed the current situation on the ground, including the main obstacles to the realization of the two-State solution, such as continued Israeli settlement expansion, and the latest international efforts to end such illegal practices. It examined actio [...]

The United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine was dedicated in 2013 to reviewing the support provided by African States in the achievement of Palestinian independence and sovereignty, while drawing on their experience in anti-colonial and anti-apartheid struggles, as well as in post-colonial efforts to build effective governments and sustainable economies. The meeting brou [...]

Over 160 representatives from 56 governments, 16 UN and other international institutions and 24 civil society organizations gathered in Rome at the end of February 2013 for a two-day UN Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People. The future of Palestinian institutions was closely linked to concrete achievements towards the two-State solution, and as such, failure to make tangible progress to [...]

The Meeting, convened under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, looked at obstacles and opportunities on the road to achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and encouraged broad international action in this respect. It considered ways in which Governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society can be instrumenta [...]

Réunion des Nations Unies pour l’appui de la société civile à la paix Israélo-Palestinienne L’action de la société civile pour mettre fin à l’occupation: Utilisation du pouvoir des jeunes et des femmes Siège de l’UNESCO, Paris, 1er juin 2012 The Meeting looked into ways in which civil society organisations serve as a platform for empowering youths and women. Through discussions in break-out group [...]

Réunion internationale des Nations Unies sur la question de Palestine Le rôle des jeunes et des femmes dans le règlement pacifique de la question de Palestine Siège de l’UNESCO, Paris, 30 et 31 mai 2012 Overview The Meeting was convened under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Its aim was to mobilize the international community in [...]

The Meeting was convened under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and follows the event held in March 2011 at the United Nations Office in Vienna on the same topic. It aimed at raising awareness on the situation of Palestinian political prisoners and at mobilizing the international community to bring this issue to a solution by ensuri [...]

The Seminar convened under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People examined the impact of Israeli policies and practices on the socio-economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza.  It furthermore looked at the cost of the Israeli occupation incurred by the Palestinians in various sectors of the economy, and examined the ways of sustaining [...]

The Meeting aimed at contributing to international efforts at achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians by looking at the role of Europe in advancing a two-State solution. It took stock of 20 years of European efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking; examined current efforts at resuming direct negotiations for a permanent settlement; and look at alternatives to the negotiating [...]

The purpose of the Seminar was to review the progress of the Palestinian Authority’s state-building programme and garner further support for it. Seminar participants, including representatives of governments, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations system entities, and civil society, listened to expert assessments of the achievements and challenges of that programme, discussed approaches [...]

The Meeting of Civil Society examined perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Latin America and the Caribbean and the related roles of the media, academic institutions, think tanks, political parties, trade unions and foundations. It also focused on bringing civil society together to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, including through reaching decision-makers, pursuing com [...]

The purpose of the Meeting was to raise awareness of the plight of Palestinian political prisoners and to strengthen the support of the international community for a solution to this issue, namely their speedy release and reintegration into Palestinian society. The Meeting, among other things, looked into the current situation and conditions of imprisonment of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and [...]

The Public Forum addressed, among other things, the situation in the city: the issues of home demolitions, forced evictions and settlements; the revocation of residency rights and IDs; and security concerns, including rising crime rates, in the Holy City. The Public Forum also looked at approaches to promoting a just and lasting solution to the question of Jerusalem, including through internation [...]

The Meeting’s goal was to provide a forum for exchanging views on the current state of the peace process, and for discussing how to advance the Palestinian State-building agenda. Among other things, the Meeting looked at: lessons learned from previous negotiations and other conflict situations; the role of third-party mediation; Jerusalem as a key to Israeli-Palestinian peace; the Palestinian Aut [...]