{"id":296033,"date":"2024-05-16T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=296033"},"modified":"2024-05-17T17:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T21:00:02","slug":"ngo-action-news-16-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-16-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 16 May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Scroll down for the PDF file.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations working on the question of Palestine. 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. Translations of the NGO Action News in other languages will be available in due course.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You may find previous issues of the NGO Action News in Spanish <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fun.mdinbx.com%2Ftrack%2Flink%2Fkey%2F84424-1624-12530-0-0-0%2Fsignature%2Fb46738dbf08caa4f08cd5aceb839d9d2%2FcontactInfo%2FY29uSWQ9MH5%252BZW1haWw9aGVhbmV5QHVuLm9yZ35%252BZW1wSWQ9fn5tb3ZpbD0tfn5zdWJJZD0xNjI0fn5lbnZJZD0yODl%252Bfmxpc3RJZD0wfn5zbmFwSWQ9MH5%252BbWRQYXJ0cz0xfn5tZERDU3ViamVjdD1%252Bfm1kRW1haWxNRDU9NTI5NDk4OThjYzA2YWE0MzRjNDM1NGM5MWM2MGIzNWF%252Bfm1kRW1haWxTSEEyNTY9NGU5MWM3MmFhZjcwZTI4OWNlMWI4YzgxMGFlZTM4YmU2OGVlNzZhOTlhYjg3MGEwYWEzNmNlYTc4NjFiODE2NH5%252BcmVnaXN0ZXJEYXRlPX5%252BbWREZWxpdmVyeURhdGU9MjAyMy0wOC0wMyAyMToxMjo1M35%252BY29uX21kNT03N2MyNDc1OTIwMzIyNDljMjYyMDBhNWIwOTAyODVjMA%253D%253D%2Fuserid%2F52949898cc06aa434c4354c91c60b35a&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cheaney%40un.org%7Cb05eb8ca87b8403aaa7608db9455a392%7C0f9e35db544f4f60bdcc5ea416e6dc70%7C0%7C0%7C638266867755145766%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fEJwD9pnS3t9G1zIfDCv%2Fjvl%2Fu4vZat7NlFmkfjlGVk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-linkid=\"link_64cbfc2059a88\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may find issues of the NGO Action News in French\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/fr\/data-collection\/civil-society\/ngo-action-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-linkid=\"link_64cbfc2059a88\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may find issues of the NGO Action News in Arabic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/data-collection\/civil-society\/ngo-action-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the <\/strong><strong>Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>NGO Action News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>16 May 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Middle East<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 15 May, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestine-studies.org\/en\/node\/1655552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Institute for Palestine Studies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> published the article \u201cA Price on Palestinian Life: The Struggle to Evacuate Families from Gaza\u201d. This article describes how thousands of Palestinians from Gaza are trying to leave the Strip for other countries to find shelter from the destruction and constant threats against the lives of their families caused by the ongoing Israeli military campaign.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 15 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mezan.org\/public\/en\/post\/46443\/Testimonies-from-Gaza:-A-1948-Nakba-Survivor-Re-lives-Past-Trauma-Amid-Today%27s-Forced-Displacement-in-Gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Al Mezan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> published the article \u201cTestimonies from Gaza: A 1948 Nakba Survivor Re-lives Past Trauma Amid Today\u2019s Forced Displacement in Gaza\u201d. To mark the anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, Al Mezan had compiled a collection of testimonies from survivors of the 1948 Nakba who continue to face an ongoing Nakba in Gaza. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.badil.org\/press-releases\/14941.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Badil<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> marked this anniversary as well by publishing a statement from 123 civil society organisations calling for the realisation of the Palestinian people\u2019s inalienable rights to self-determination and return.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 12 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addameer.org\/news\/5350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Addameer<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> published a statement calling on the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to conduct a special investigation into alleged crimes committed by Israeli forces against prisoners in Gaza and to take the necessary measures to hold accountable all those responsible for these crimes. Addameer asserts that there is a reasonable basis to the claim that the Israeli forces are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against prisoners from the Gaza Strip.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 10 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/en\/following-peace-nows-petition-the-police-will-investigate-illegal-construction-in-settlements-for-the-first-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Peace Now<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> informed that the Israeli High Court of Justice ordered the prosecutor\u2019s office and the police to open a criminal investigation into the construction of an illegal residential neighbourhood in the \u201cHayovel\u201d outpost near the Eli settlement, in the occupied West Bank. The NGO further reported that after six years of court hearings and repeated postponement requests by the state, which sought to avoid investigating the funding, initiation, and construction of illegal outposts and neighbourhoods in the West Bank, the judges of the High Court took a precedent-setting decision to oblige the Israeli authorities to investigate the issue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asia and Europe<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 15 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2024\/05\/world-leaders-fail-to-act-as-israeli-invasion-of-rafah-worsens-humanitarian-catastrophe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Amnesty International<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> accused world leaders of failing to act as the Israeli military operation in Rafah worsened a humanitarian catastrophe, and disrupted the humanitarian response, in breach of UN Security Council resolutions as well as the International Court of Justice\u2019s provisional measures. The organisation stated that Third States have the responsibility to urgently act in bringing to an end, and pursue accountability for, the grave breaches of International Humanitarian Law taking place in Gaza.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 14 May, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prc.org.uk\/en\/post\/4697\/press-statement-as-israeli-genocide-goes-unabated-in-gaza-palestinian-return-centre-commemorates-76th-nakba-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Palestinian Return Centre<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (PRC) commemorated Nakba Day recalling the cataclysmic events of 1948, which forcibly displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes, leading to a persistent legacy of dispossession, suffering, and injustice. PRC stated that seventy-six years on, the Nakba continues to reverberate throughout Palestine, nowhere more acutely felt than in the Gaza Strip. Many other organizations, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diakonia.se\/ihl\/news\/nakba-day-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Diakonia<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agencemediapalestine.fr\/blog\/2024\/05\/15\/gaza-rafah-bombardee-en-proie-aux-chars-israeliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Agence M\u00e9dia Palestine<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, also published articles on this commemoration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">North America<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 19 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thejerusalemfund.org\/2024\/04\/save-the-date-the-jerusalem-funds-47th-anniversary-gala-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Jerusalem Fund<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> will be celebrating its 47th Anniversary Gala in Chicago, Illinois. The keynote speaker, Lara Elborno, is a Palestinian-American international lawyer and activist. This year, the gala is devoted to supporting The Jerusalem Fund\u2019s Gaza Emergency Appeal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 14 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/05\/14\/gaza-israelis-attacking-known-aid-worker-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Human Rights Watch<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (HRW) stated that Israeli forces had carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers\u2019 convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities to ensure their protection. HRW also called on Israel to make public the findings of investigations into attacks that have killed and injured aid workers, and into all other attacks that caused civilian casualties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 14 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org\/entry.php?id=43155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Americans for Peace Now<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (APN) issued a statement to express disagreement with the U.S. administration\u2019s report on Israel\u2019s compliance with international and U.S. law in its conduct of the Gaza war. APN stated that the report denies the clear and unambiguous evidence that Israel is not in compliance. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jstreet.org\/press-releases\/j-street-on-nsm-20-report-biden-administration-falls-short\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">J Street<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> also reported on this issue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Â鶹APP<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 17 May, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/event\/panel-discussion-1948-2024-the-ongoing-palestinian-nakba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (CEIRPP) will organize the commemorative event \u201c1948 &#8211; 2024: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba\u201d, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The event, organized as a panel discussion will examine the historical context of the 1948 events and the ongoing process of the Nakba over the past 76 years, culminating in the current war on Gaza. It will also present testimony on the current conflict and highlight international obligations and responsibilities. The event will take place in person at the UN ECOSOC Chamber in New York and will also be broadcasted live on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1q\/k1qln4hbhb?_gl=1*1coglg7*_ga*MTkyMjc3MzE5OS4xNzEzODAzNDAy*_ga_TK9BQL5X7Z*MTcxNTc4MTc2Ni40My4xLjE3MTU3ODE3ODEuMC4wLjA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UN Web TV<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 14 May, the Spokesperson for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/content\/statement-attributable-spokesperson-secretary-general-gaza-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Secretary-General<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> issued a statement informing that the Secretary-General was appalled by the escalation of military activity in and around Rafah by the Israel Defence Forces. Secretary-General Guterres reiterated his urgent appeal for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and for the release of all hostages. He also called for the Rafah crossing to be re-opened immediately and for the UN to be given unimpeded humanitarian access throughout Gaza.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 14 May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-by-unicef-regional-director-14may24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UNICEF<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Adele Khodr, issued a statement raising alarm about the intensifying hostilities in Rafah and North Gaza. She stated that the escalation of hostilities in Rafah and throughout the Gaza Strip had deepened the suffering of hundreds of thousands of children, who have endured an unrelenting nightmare. Khodr added that she was also concerned about water infrastructure and access to clean water and sanitation across the Gaza Strip.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scroll down for the PDF file. This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations working on the question of Palestine. 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