{"id":258140,"date":"2021-09-02T11:01:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=258140"},"modified":"2021-09-10T11:15:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:15:26","slug":"ngo-action-news-2-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ngo-action-news-2-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 2 September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-60px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:34;line-height:1.4;\"><h1 class=\"main-title blue\">Civil Society and the <span class=\"secondline\">Question of Palestine<\/span><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center notice fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed alert-shadow\" style=\"--awb-background-color:#edf2fc;--awb-accent-color:#a0a0a0;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\" role=\"alert\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\" fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\">This page may contain links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the United Nations and the United Nations is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The United Nations provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations. This newsletter is a project of the Division for Palestinian Rights, and is intended to provide information on NGO activities relevant to the question of Palestine . NGOs interested in contributing information on their activities should communicate it by email.The Division reserves the right to make the final selection with regard to material to be included in this newsletter. It cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/span><\/div><button style=\"color:#a0a0a0;border-color:#a0a0a0;\" type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Middle East<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 2 September, the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations Special Procedures on the critical need to immediately release nine-month pregnant Palestinian woman Anhar Al-Deek from Israeli prison, where according to PHROC she \u201ccontinues to suffer from inhuman living conditions, deliberate medical neglect \u2013 notably including lacking prenatal care \u2013 deteriorating health conditions, and high-risk pregnancy.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 31 August, <u>Al-Haq<\/u> informed that a coalition of 120 CSOs from around the world, joined by an equal number of individuals, had sent an open letter to the States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) on the need to \u201cimpose a comprehensive two-way arms embargo on Israel\u201d because the latter was using arms and military equipment \u201cfor the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights against Palestinian civilians\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 27 August, <u>Al Mezan<\/u> issued the press release \u201cIsrael continues to withhold the bodies of seven Palestinians who died in custody, among hundreds of Palestinian bodies held and denied proper burial\u201d with which the NGO marked the National Day for the Recovery of Palestinian and other Arab War Victims\u2019 Bodies and the Disclosure of the Fate of the Missing. In the statement, Al Mezan \u201cstrongly condemns Israel\u2019s routine violation of Palestinian rights and stresses that its policy of withholding Palestinian bodies for use as leverage in political negotiations is an inhumane act that violates international legal standards and should be investigated by the International Criminal Court.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>North America<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 9 September, the <u>Foundation for Middle East Peace<\/u> will hold the event \u201cPalestinian Protests and the Future of the Palestinian Struggle\u201d with Hanan Ashrawi (Palestinian leader, legislator, activist, and scholar) and Fadi Quran (Avaaz), co-moderated by Khaled Elgindy (Middle East Institute) &amp; Lara Friedman (FMEP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 7 September, <u>The Jerusalem Fund<\/u> will organise the event \u201cTaking Direct Action For Palestine\u201d with Huda Ammori, an activist of Palestinian &amp; Iraqi descent, to talk about the work of the Palestine Action network, in particular against Elbit, Israel\u2019s largest private arms manufacturer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 30 August, <u>\u00a0Americans \u00a0for Peace Now (APN)<\/u> issued a press release welcoming IsraeliPalestinian re-engagement, stating that \u201ca resumption of high-level dialogue and measures that address the dwindling power of the Palestinian government and which accommodate Palestinian human rights \u2013 however slightly \u2013 should not be taken lightly.\u201d The NGO further urged both sides and all stakeholders in the conflict \u201cto use the Israeli-Palestinian reengagement to generate diplomatic momentum toward meaningful peace negotiations.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>United Nations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 30 August, the <u>UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process<\/u>, Tor Wennesland, briefed the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question. In his statement, Mr. Wennesland urged the parties to the conflict and the international community that \u201cno positive, hopeful step should be wasted\u201d in order to restart the peace process and called for serious political efforts to return to meaningful negotiations\u202fthat will address all final status issues, achieve a negotiated end to the occupation, and the vision of two States living side-by-side. He also voiced his concern over \u201cthe dire financial situation facing the Palestinian Authority and its ability to withstand the ongoing fiscal and health crises\u201d and asked both sides, Israel and Palestine, to \u201cabide by the signed agreements and avoid unilateral actions that change the reality on the ground and undermine the horizon toward a two-State solution.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><em>This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the UN Secretariat provide the information &#8220;as is&#8221; without warranty of any <\/em>kind,<em> and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1239,1512],"tags":[],"country":[],"committee-meeting":[],"class_list":["post-258140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-ngo-action-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258140\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258140"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=258140"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=258140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}