2024
UN General Assembly adopts resolutions demanding immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, and affirming full support for UNRWA
The UN General Assembly adopted two draft resolutions during its 10th emergency special session on Gaza. The first demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire and full humanitarian access in Gaza, and the second called for Israel to lift restrictions on UNRWA operations.
Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Vote with International Consensus to End Israel’s Unlawful Occupation
The General Delegation of Palestine welcomes the positive votes of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in favour of two significant United Nations resolutions pertaining to the question of Palestine.
Statement by H.E. President Abbas on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Presidential Statement marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, 2024
Press Release: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
Press Release from the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the issuance of warrants of arrest for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli 'Defense' Minister Yoav Gallant.
UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war
New report released by UN Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices says Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, with mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palestinians there.
The long human tragedy of the Nakba and Israel's settler colonial genocide – UN expert
While the wholesale destruction of Gaza continues unabated, other parts of the land have not been spared, reports UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, demanding decisive international action to end the bloodshed and settler colonial genocide of the Palestinian people.
MOFAE Welcomes statement issued by UNSC expressing deep concern over Israeli Knesset's legislation against UNRWA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomes the statement issued by the UN Security Council expressing deep concerns over the legislation adopted by the Israeli "Knesset" against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), affirming that it’s a step in the right direction.
Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs Urges Urges Global Churches and Christian Institutions to Act Against Israel’s Ban on UNRWA, Citing Catastrophic Impact on Refugee Rights
Letter from the Head of the Higher Presidential Committee of Churches Affairs in Palestine urgently appealing to to church leaders and Christian institutions worldwide, calling attention to the profound and harmful impact of two recent Israeli Knesset laws targeting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). These laws ban the activities of UNRWA and prohibit any engagement with the agency, severely impacting millions of Palestinian refugees’ rights and welfare.
Security Council Press Statement on UNRWA
United Nations Security Council Press Statement on United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East (UNRWA)
MOFAE Denounces Israeli Knesset's legislation against UNRWA as a profound violation of international law
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemns the Israeli Knesset’s recent legislation aimed at undermining the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a profound violation of international law, representing an additional offense against the international system, as well as a targeted attack on Palestinian rights and those who support them.