On 12 November 2025, the 2nd 2025 Civil Society Consultations was organized by the Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The theme of the Consultations was ¡°Engagement with Latin American Civil Society & Palestinian Diaspora:?¡°A Call for Action to Ensure Recovery and Healing in Gaza and to End Israel¡¯s Illegal Occupation¡±.

Speaking at the opening session of this event in Santiago were Alberto van Klaveren, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile; Vera Baboun, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Chile; Jos¨¦ Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, representing the Â鶹APP Secretary-General, Ant¨®nio Guterres; and Ambassador Coly Seck, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the Â鶹APP and Chair of the Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Participating in the meeting¡¯s two plenary sessions are civil society representatives and experts from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.?

¡°It is the duty of the international community, and of our societies, to support the recovery and healing in Gaza and pave a way that would enable the two peoples to live in peace and with equal rights. In that effort, civil society and the Palestinian community are vital allies, and the Committee that joins us today is a key partner for keeping this issue on the agenda and translating international law into effective protection,¡± the Foreign Minister of Chile, Alberto van Klaveren, stated.?

Delivering the remarks of UN Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres, Jos¨¦ Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC¡¯s Executive Secretary, stressed that ¡°we now have a glimpse of hope with the ceasefire in Gaza, the release of hostages, and the scaling-up of humanitarian aid.¡± ?¡°We urgently need to restart a credible political process that can deliver two independent, sovereign and democratic States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within their secure and recognized borders on the basis of pre-1967 lines, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States ¨C in line with international law, UN resolutions and other relevant agreements,¡± he stated.?

Ambassador Coly Seck, in his capacity as Chair of the Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, said that ¡°as a comprehensive plan to end the war in Gaza is to be discussed at the Security Council, we reiterate our call for an immediate, safe, unconditional and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance through all crossings and throughout Gaza and the opening of all border crossings by Israel for the resumption of power supplies, entry of fuel, medical supplies, food and water. Gaza is an integral part of a Palestinian State.¡±?

¡°The world is watching Gaza and the whole of Palestine. States must step up to their responsibilities. There are obligations each one of us must uphold,¡± he emphasized.?

Read the press release of the event.?

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