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This is a non-United Nations document. The United Nations provides these documents only as a convenience for reference purposes, and the inclusion of a document does not imply the endorsement of its content by the United Nations.<\/em><\/p>\n 18 September, 2025<\/p>\n The Hague Group \u2014 a global bloc of states committed to \u201ccoordinated legal and diplomatic measures\u201d in defense of international law and solidarity with the people of Palestine \u2014 will gather at the United Nations this month in a multilateral effort to rescue the system of international law from the risk of impunity for the crimes committed during Israel\u2019s 700-day assault on Gaza.<\/p>\n The Hague Group\u2019s arrival in New York City coincides with an unprecedented attack on the United Nations itself. The Trump administration has barred senior Palestinian officials from participating in the UN General Assembly, through non-issuance and revocation of visas. This obstruction of Palestinian participation constitutes a flagrant violation of the 1947 UN headquarters agreement \u2014 and represents yet another assault on the system of international law that The Hague Group was founded to defend.<\/p>\n Throughout a week-long series of activities, the Group and its member states will deliberate, articulate, and champion concrete actions to end Israeli impunity:<\/p>\n The Hague Group\u2019s New York interventions build on its recent Emergency Conference for Palestine, held in Bogot\u00e1 on 15-16 July, which brought together representatives from more than 31 countries across Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, marking the most coordinated diplomatic effort yet by a coalition of states opposing Israel’s ongoing genocidal onslaught in Gaza. Representatives of over 31 countries, including Brazil, China, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Spain, and Turkey, attended the meeting.<\/p>\n The Bogot\u00e1 conference resulted in a landmark agreement on six measures, namely, to prevent the provision or transfer of arms and munitions to Israel, prevent the servicing of vessels destined to Israel at ports, ensure deflagging of vessels carrying arms to Israel, commence an urgent review of all public contracts supporting Israel\u2019s illegal occupation, and to comply with obligations to ensure accountability, including universal jurisdiction mandates.<\/p>\n Signed by 13 participating governments, these measures represent the most comprehensive coordinated response to Israeli impunity to date. The conference agreed to set a deadline for states\u2019 final decisions by September 2025, in line with the 12-month timeframe mandated by United Nations General Assembly Resolution A\/RES\/ES-10\/24 for Israel to comply with the International Court of Justice\u2019s provisional measures.<\/p>\n Since the Bogot\u00e1 conference, T\u00fcrkiye, Colombia, and Norway have each taken significant measures\u2014including trade and financial restrictions\u2014in line with the Group\u2019s objectives.<\/p>\n The Hague Group was established on 31 January 2025 \u2014 by the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Republic of Colombia, the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Honduras, Malaysia, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of Senegal, and the Republic of South Africa \u2014 in response to the grave violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It is currently co-chaired by Colombia and South Africa, and its six measures announced in Bogot\u00e1 can be accessed here: thehaguegroup.org<\/p>\n Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa<\/strong>, said: Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia<\/strong>, said: Varsen Aghabekian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine<\/strong>, said: \u201cAny state that is serious about the fate of the Palestinian people, the peoples of the region and the world at large and who are serious about saving the international order from total collapse will come to New York with action plans and the needed enforcement of measures. Countries and coalitions of the willing like The Hague Group, provide admirable examples of active, constructive solidarity, not simply words of condemnation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a non-United Nations document. 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\n\u201cThe Hague Group \u2014 which South Africa co-chairs \u2014 brings together states coordinating legal and diplomatic measures to uphold international law and protect civilians in Gaza. As it makes its first appearance at the UN General Assembly, what began as a small club of states seeking to defend international law is today achieving a consensus that international law is an instrument that binds us all. It is the Hague Group\u2019s aspiration to ensure that the UN is at the centre of promoting international law.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe Hague Group, of which Malaysia is a founding member, comes to the United Nations General Assembly to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners in charting a course out of the moral, legal and humanitarian abyss of the Gaza genocide. It was for this solemn purpose that The Hague Group was born, and it is for this higher calling that it will continue to grow in stature, influence, and the force of its collective conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe real substance of this year\u2019s UN General Assembly will not be found in the speeches delivered at its great podium. It will be found in the concrete actions that states will take to halt the genocide of our people and the illegal occupation of our land in line with their humanity and in compliance with their legal obligations under international law.<\/p>\n