{"id":292412,"date":"2024-01-18T14:12:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=292412"},"modified":"2024-01-18T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:32:09","slug":"ngo-action-news-18-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-18-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 18 January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><em><strong>Scroll down for the .PDF file.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations working on the question of Palestine. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the UN Secretariat provide the information \u201cas is\u201d without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may find issues of the NGO Action News in Spanish\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fun.mdinbx.com%2Ftrack%2Flink%2Fkey%2F84424-1624-12530-0-0-0%2Fsignature%2Fb46738dbf08caa4f08cd5aceb839d9d2%2FcontactInfo%2FY29uSWQ9MH5%252BZW1haWw9aGVhbmV5QHVuLm9yZ35%252BZW1wSWQ9fn5tb3ZpbD0tfn5zdWJJZD0xNjI0fn5lbnZJZD0yODl%252Bfmxpc3RJZD0wfn5zbmFwSWQ9MH5%252BbWRQYXJ0cz0xfn5tZERDU3ViamVjdD1%252Bfm1kRW1haWxNRDU9NTI5NDk4OThjYzA2YWE0MzRjNDM1NGM5MWM2MGIzNWF%252Bfm1kRW1haWxTSEEyNTY9NGU5MWM3MmFhZjcwZTI4OWNlMWI4YzgxMGFlZTM4YmU2OGVlNzZhOTlhYjg3MGEwYWEzNmNlYTc4NjFiODE2NH5%252BcmVnaXN0ZXJEYXRlPX5%252BbWREZWxpdmVyeURhdGU9MjAyMy0wOC0wMyAyMToxMjo1M35%252BY29uX21kNT03N2MyNDc1OTIwMzIyNDljMjYyMDBhNWIwOTAyODVjMA%253D%253D%2Fuserid%2F52949898cc06aa434c4354c91c60b35a&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cheaney%40un.org%7Cb05eb8ca87b8403aaa7608db9455a392%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638266867755145766%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fEJwD9pnS3t9G1zIfDCv%2Fjvl%2Fu4vZat7NlFmkfjlGVk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-linkid=\"link_64cbfc2059a88\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may find issues of the NGO Action News in French\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/fr\/data-collection\/civil-society\/ngo-action-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-linkid=\"link_64cbfc2059a88\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may find issues of the NGO Action News in Arabic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/data-collection\/civil-society\/ngo-action-news\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Middle East<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 17 January, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel published a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.english.acri.org.il\/post\/suppression-of-protests-during-wartime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">list of actions<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> it has taken regarding the suppression of protests during wartime. The actions relate to dispersal of protests and demonstrations, unnecessary license requirements, and the refusal to allow demonstrations that have already been approved.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 14 January, Al Mezan, Al-Haq, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/22509.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">press release<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> marking the 100<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> day of Israel\u2019s military campaign against Gaza. They called on the international community to do more to protect the Palestinian people, noting that the daily death rate in Gaza was higher than any other twenty-first-century armed conflict.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 11 January, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al Mezan, and Al-Haq issued a joint <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mezan.org\/public\/en\/post\/46356\/Israel%E2%80%99s-Continued,-Deliberate-Targeting-of-Journalists-in-Gaza-Warrants-Investigation-as-Crime-Against-Humanity-of-Persecution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">statement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> condemning the killing and targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. arguing that it warrants investigation as a war crime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 11 January, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cihrs.org\/palestine-icj-genocide-hearing-an-opportunity-to-prevent-further-israeli-atrocities-in-gaza\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">statement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> welcoming the International Court of Justice hearing on provisional measures under the Genocide Convention following South Africa\u2019s application instituting proceedings against Israel on 29 December 2023, and Israel\u2019s acceptance to appear before the court. The statement considers the ICJ hearing an opportunity to prevent further Israeli atrocities in Gaza.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 10 January, Al-Shabaka published a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/al-shabaka.org\/focuses\/whats-required-to-revive-the-plo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">collection of articles and studies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> titled \u201cWhat\u2019s Required to Revive the PLO?\u201d which focus on issues related to reviving the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and future political scenarios for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 9 January, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/en\/settlers-establish-a-new-outpost-near-beit-awwa-and-the-idf-blocks-the-roads-for-palestinians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Peace Now<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> published an article noting that settlers established a new outpost near Beit \u2018Awwa (west of Hebron), and that Israeli soldiers blocked the roads for Palestinians. The municipality of Beit \u2018Awwa, along with a group of residents and Peace Now, submitted a petition to the Supreme Court demanding the opening of the road and removal of the blockade on the residents. The court will hear the case on 29 January.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asia and Europe<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 21 January, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.association-belgo-palestinienne.be\/%C3%A9v%C3%A8nement\/manifestation-nationale-justice-pour-la-palestine-cessez-le-feu-maintenant\/?instance_id=977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Association Belgo-Palestinienne<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and other civil society organizations will hold a demonstration in Brussels titled \u201cJustice for Palestine\u201d to call on the government of Belgium to\u2014among other things\u2014take the lead in imposing a comprehensive international military embargo on Israel, and support the proceedings brought by South Africa against Israel before the International Court of Justice.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 16 January, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prc.org.uk\/en\/post\/4592\/in-letter-to-human-rights-council-member-states-prc-calls-for-support-of-south-africa-s-genocide-application-to-icj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Palestinian Return Center<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> said it had sent a letter to Member States of the UN Human Rights Council, urging them to support South Africa in its application to the International Court of Justice invoking the Genocide Convention against Israel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 16 January, Agence M\u00e9dia Palestine published an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agencemediapalestine.fr\/blog\/2024\/01\/16\/la-plainte-de-lafrique-du-sud-contre-israel-devant-la-cij-est-un-appel-a-se-liberer-de-loccident-imperial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (in French) noting that South Africa\u2019s complaint against Israel at the International Court of Justice was not only a challenge against Israel, but also an attempt to challenge the hegemony of the imperial West, including the West\u2019s claim to moral superiority.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551500&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 10 January, the Norwegian Refugee Council issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.no\/news\/2024\/january\/100-days-of-hell-in-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">statement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> titled \u201c100 days of hell in Gaza\u201d detailing the grave humanitarian crisis faced by civilians in Gaza due to Israel\u2019s ongoing military offensive.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">North America<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 23 January, The Jerusalem Fund will hold an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thejerusalemfund.org\/2024\/01\/digital-rights-under-siege-combating-online-censorship-of-palestinians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">event<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> titled \u201cDigital Rights Under Siege: Combating Online Censorship of Palestinians,\u201d featuring a discussion with Nadim Nashif, Executive Director of 7amleh- The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 18 January, Americans for Peace Now is holding a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org\/entry.php?id=42733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">webinar<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on how Palestinians envision the future of Gaza. The webinar will feature a discussion with Khaled Elgindy, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute whose most recent article \u201cA Palestinian Revival: How to Build a New Political Order After Israel\u2019s Assault on Gaza\u201d was published in Foreign Affairs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 17 January, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights published an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uscpr.org\/senate-kills-resolution-for-basic-oversight-of-u-s-military-funding-to-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> condemning the US Senate\u2019s move to stop a resolution calling for basic oversight of US military funding to Israel. The article suggested the Senate\u2019s action would \u201cgo down in history as enabling genocide.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:270,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 11 January, Jewish Voice for Peace published an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/2024\/01\/11\/israels-war-textbook-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> titled \u201cWhy Israel\u2019s war on Gaza is textbook genocide\u201d and urged readers to sign a petition in support of South Africa\u2019s case at the International Court of Justice and telling US President Biden to end US support for Israeli atrocities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:270,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United Nations<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 16 January, several UN human rights experts including Mr. Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/over-one-hundred-days-into-the-war-israel-destroying-gazas-food-system-and-weaponizing-food-say-un-human-rights-experts-un-human-rights-office-press-release\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">joint press release<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> noting that 100 days into the war, Israel was destroying Gaza\u2019s food system and weaponizing food.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 15 January, WFP, UNICEF and WHO issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/preventing-famine-and-deadly-disease-outbreaks-in-gaza-requires-faster-safer-aid-access-and-more-supply-routes-wfp-unicef-and-who-press-release\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">joint press release<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> highlighting a growing risk of famine and disease in Gaza and urging a change in the flow of humanitarian aid involving the opening of new entry routes, more trucks being allowed per day, greater safety guarantees for those accessing and distributing aid, and fewer restrictions of movement of humanitarian workers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 15 January, Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres gave a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unsco.unmissions.org\/sites\/default\/files\/secretary-generals_statement_to_the_press_-_on_the_middle_east_150124.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">statement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> noting that more than 100 days since the 7 October attacks by Hamas, the hostages had still not been released and the humanitarian situation in Gaza was \u201cbeyond words.\u201d He reiterated his call for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and the need to ensure 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