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Statement on Australia's Decision to Reinstate Funding to UNRWA
The General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific welcomes the decision of the Australian Government to resume funding to UNRWA, announced by Australian Foreign Minister Senator the Hon Penny Wong today.
Statement on the Cancellation of Australian Visitor Visas
The General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific has been informed by members of the Australian Palestinian community about the sudden cancellation of their relatives’ Australian visitor visas while they were en route from Gaza to Australia.
Factsheet: International Women's Day
Factsheet on International Women's Day
Statement of the Commissioner-General of UNRWA to the General Assembly
"In a period of just 5 months, more children, more journalists, more medical personnel & more UN staff have been killed than anywhere in the world during a conflict" - Commissioner-General of UNRWA delivers an official statement to the UN General Assembly
Israel Massacres Starving Palestinian Civilians Waiting for Humanitarian Aid
The GDOP condemns in the strongest terms the horrific massacre in which Israeli occupation forces deliberately opened heavy fire and shelling towards thousands of starving Palestinian civilians as they waited to collect desperately-needed, life-saving humanitarian aid near al-Rashid Street in Gaza.
UN experts: Arms exports to Israel must stop immediately
Any transfer of weapons or ammunition to Israel that would be used in Gaza is likely to violate international humanitarian law and must cease immediately, UN experts warned today.
Opening Statement of the State of Palestine at the ICJ
Opening statement of the ICJ hearing on the request for an advisory opinion on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
UN experts appalled by reported human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls
UN experts today expressed alarm over credible allegations of egregious human rights violations to which Palestinian women and girls continue to be subjected in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Identical Letter from the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations: Stop the Forced Transfer of Palestinian Civilians
Today, the Israeli Prime Minister announced that he has commanded the Israeli occupying forces to “evacuate the population” in Rafah and to destroy the “battalions” that Israel claims are present there. The manifestation of these dangerous threats is upon us as, undeterred, Israel pushes forward with its criminal plans to once again force the Palestinian people out of their land.
Statement: Presidency rejects Netanyahu's remarks vowing to extend ground offensive into Rafah
The Palestinian Presidency vehemently expresses its rejection and condemnation of the statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding plans to extend the ground Israeli onslaught to the overcrowded province of Rafah, in the farthest south of the Gaza Strip.