{"id":281409,"date":"2018-09-28T10:59:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T14:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=281409"},"modified":"2022-09-01T10:48:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:48:05","slug":"ngo-action-news-27-september-2018","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-27-september-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 28 September 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the Â鶹APP 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 \u201cas is\u201d without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NGO Action News<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>28 September 2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><u>Middle East<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 26 September,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mezan.org\/en\/post\/23228\/On+the+International+Day+of+Solidarity+with+Palestinian+Journalists%2C+Al+Mezan+Reiterates+Condemnation+of+Continued+Targeting+of+Journalists\">Al Mezan Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0issued a statement to mark the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Journalists, declared by the International Federation of Journalists in 1996. Al Mezan condemned the continued targeting of Palestinian journalists by Israeli forces while covering incidents and clashes in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, noting that since the start of the \u201cGreat Return March\u201d demonstrations in Gaza on 30 March, 130 violations have been perpetuated against Palestinian journalists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 23 September,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mezan.org\/en\/post\/23226\/Four+Palestinians+Held+by+Israeli+Authorities+in+Administrative+Detention+Start+Hunger+Strikes+\">Al Mezan Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0expressed concern about the excessive use of administrative detention by Israeli authorities against Palestinian detainees, in violation of International Humanitarian Law. Al Mezan stated that detainees endured lengthy stays in solitary confinement without trial prompting some detainees to start open-ended hunger strikes and called on the international community to intervene and ensure protection and dignity of detainees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Europe<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 26 September, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinecampaign.org\/labour-conference-votes-for-freeze-of-arms-sales-to-israel\/\">Palestine Solidarity Campaign<\/a>\u00a0(PSC) reported that the Labour Party conference in Liverpool had voted in support of a freeze on arms sales to Israel after debating a motion on Palestine for the first time in history. The unprecedented motion called for an \u201cindependent international investigation into Israel\u2019s use of force against Palestinian demonstrators\u201d, an \u201cimmediate and unconditional end to the illegal blockade and closure of Gaza\u201d and \u201ca freeze of UK Government arms sales to Israel.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Â鶹APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 25 September the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsco.unmissions.org\/un-report-calls-urgent-steps-prevent-violent-confrontation-gaza-support-return-legitimate\">office of the Â鶹APP Special Coordinator<\/a>\u00a0for the Middle East Peace Process issued a report for the bi-meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) held in New York on 27 September. The report noted further deterioration in the overall humanitarian and economic situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in Gaza, with an unemployment rate of over 53%, a breakdown in service delivery, and increased violence and tensions. The situation was compounded by UNRWA\u2019s unprecedented funding crisis, Hamas\u2019 continued control of Gaza and its militant activity, as well as Israel\u2019s continued closure regime. This was further exacerbated by internal Palestinian divisions and lack of progress on reconciliation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 26 September, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsco.unmissions.org\/middle-east-quartet-envoys%E2%80%99-joint-press-statement\">Middle East Quartet<\/a>\u00a0(the Russian Federation, the United States, the European Union and the Â鶹APP) met on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York and discussed the prospects for peace negotiations and the situation on the ground, in particular in Gaza. The Quartet expressed deep concern over the continued escalation in Gaza and reiterated its support for Â鶹APP efforts to prevent further escalation, empower the legitimate Palestinian authorities in Gaza, and address all humanitarian needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On 27 September, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/ministerial-meeting-unrwa-raises-remarkable-us122-million\">Foreign Ministers<\/a>\u00a0of Jordan, Sweden, Turkey, Japan and Germany, as well as the High Representative and Vice-President of the European Union, hosted a Ministerial Meeting in New York, to mobilize financial and political support for the Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The event raised US$122 million, with Kuwait, the European Union, Germany, Norway, France, Belgium and Ireland announcing additional funding commitments to overcome the Agency\u2019s US$ 186 million shortfall to sustain its operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations affiliated with the Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. 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