{"id":224924,"date":"2019-11-20T12:24:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=224924"},"modified":"2020-12-16T11:04:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T16:04:13","slug":"palestinian-rights-committee-recommends-4-drafts-for-adoption-by-general-assembly-as-humanitarian-coordinator-denounces-underfunding-of-gaza-health-system-press-release-ga-pal-1426","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/palestinian-rights-committee-recommends-4-drafts-for-adoption-by-general-assembly-as-humanitarian-coordinator-denounces-underfunding-of-gaza-health-system-press-release-ga-pal-1426\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Rights Committee Recommends 4 Drafts for Adoption by General Assembly, as Humanitarian Coordinator Denounces Underfunding of Gaza Health System – Press Release (GA\/PAL\/1426)"},"content":{"rendered":"
397TH MEETING (PM)<\/strong>
\nGA\/PAL\/1426<\/strong>
\n20 NOVEMBER 2019<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People today recommended four draft resolutions for adoption by the General Assembly, with Member States scheduled to debate and vote on these drafts on 3 December.<\/p>\n

Vice\u2011Chair Neville Melvin Gertze (Namibia) said the first three drafts deal with the work of the Committee, the Secretariat\u2019s Division for Palestinian Rights and the Department of Global Communications Special Information Programme.\u00a0 The fourth draft concerns peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, he added.<\/p>\n

Introducing the drafts, Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine, said the first three are a technical rollover from previous years, but the fourth was overhauled to remove certain examples to make it shorter while keeping the key principles intact.<\/p>\n

He expressed his appreciation for the support Member States provided to draft resolutions related to the question of Palestine in the Assembly\u2019s main committees.\u00a0 In particular, the draft to extend the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East\u00a0(UNRWA) for three years received 170\u00a0votes in favour, up from 161\u00a0three years ago.\u00a0 Other drafts also received overwhelming support, votes which could be interpreted as \u201ca collective defence of multilateralism,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

Turning to the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and developments in the political process, he recalled the Security Council debate earlier in the day, in which he rejected the recent unilateral statement by the United States that Israel\u2019s settlements do not violate international law.\u00a0 Following that meeting, the Council President spoke to the media, while European Council members issued a common press statement on that matter.\u00a0 Along with the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Indonesia and Kuwait, his delegation also spoke to the media to represent the international community.<\/p>\n

He demanded an independent investigation into Israel\u2019s latest aggressions in Gaza, during which 34\u00a0Palestinians were killed, urging the occupying Power to end the blockade of the enclave, where 2\u00a0million Palestinians have lived in misery for 12\u00a0years.\u00a0 \u201cPalestine will never surrender or raise the white flag,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

Also briefing the Committee was James McGoldrick, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Humanitarian Coordinator, who provided an update on the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, highlighting the health sector.<\/p>\n

He said humanitarian assistance for the people of Gaza is severely underfunded, severely impacting the health sector.\u00a0 Thousands of people were injured by live ammunition during the \u201cGreat March of Return\u201d protests, which began on 30\u00a0March\u00a02018.\u00a0 These patients put a strain on an already overburdened health system, with doctors dealing with overwhelming caseloads of gunshot wounds.\u00a0 Due to a lack of equipment, doctors cannot perform operations, leaving patients at risk of losing their limbs.<\/p>\n

Psychosocial problems are among the other alarming issues, he said, noting that gender\u2011based domestic violence, drug dependence and suicide rates are all up.\u00a0 Many children must leave Gaza for treatment without their parents accompanying them because permits are denied.\u00a0 While electricity supplies recovered to 13\u00a0hours a day, hospitals experience a 50\u2011second delay in switching to self\u2011generated power.\u00a0 During that short time span, medical staff must manually operate life support devices for children who cannot breathe on their own.\u00a0 \u201cThis happens every day,\u201d he said, underscoring the need for political commitment to increase funding.\u00a0 With limited funding, \u201cthe future is extremely bleak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Also delivering statements were representatives of the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Cuba, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, all condemning the United States for the reversal of its position to endorse Israel\u2019s settlements.<\/p>\n

Adela Raz (Afghanistan), Vice\u2011Chair and Rapporteur ad interim, reported on the Committee\u2019s activities since its last meeting on 4\u00a0September.<\/p>\n

Committee Vice\u2011Chair Gertze then announced that the Special Meeting in observance of Solidarity Day will be held on Wednesday, 27\u00a0November, and called on Member States to offer their messages of solidarity by Thursday, 21\u00a0November.<\/p>\n

For information media. Not an official record.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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