{"id":297196,"date":"2024-05-23T12:46:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=297196"},"modified":"2024-06-20T09:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:45:30","slug":"ngo-action-news-23-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-23-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News \u2013 23 May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Scroll down for the PDF file.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div id=\"post-296527\">\n<div class=\"post-wrapper\">\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\u00a0<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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/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><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<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NGO Action News<\/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><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<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">23 May 2024<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Middle East<\/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<p><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><\/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\">Several organizations reacted to the announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he had filed applications for arrest warrants against representatives of the Israeli government and representatives of Hamas. Among many other organisations, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/23119.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Haq<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/en\/netanyahu-and-gallant-charged-with-international-crimes-of-extermination-persecution-and-starvation-in-the-situation-in-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>Palestinian Center for Human Rights Gaza<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mezan.org\/public\/en\/post\/46448\/Netanyahu-and-Gallant-Charged-with-International-Crimes-of-Extermination,-Persecution-and-Starvation-in-the-Situation-in-Palestine%C2%A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>al Mezan<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addameer.org\/news\/5356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addameer<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>,<\/em> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btselem.org\/press_releases\/20240520_the_era_of_impunity_for_israeli_decision_makers_is_over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B\u2019Tselem<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>,<\/em> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2024\/05\/20\/israel\/palestine-icc-prosecutor-requests-arrest-warrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>Human Rights Watch<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org\/entry.php?id=43173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>Americans for Peace Now<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2024\/05\/israel-opt-icc-applications-for-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-sinwar-and-other-senior-israeli-and-hamas-officials-crucial-step-towards-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diakonia.se\/ihl\/news\/icc-prosecutor-application-for-arrest-warrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diakonia<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apan.org.au\/media_release\/australia-must-support-icc-application-for-arrest-warrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>Australia<\/em> <em>Palestine Advocacy Network<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> reported on this issue.\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<\/ul>\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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 22 May, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/23129.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Haq<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> published an article commemorating the 76th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. Al Haq illustrated the continuation of the Nakba through the experiences lived by children residing in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, following the recent increase in extensive military operations in the north of the West Bank. Al Haq stated that at least 472 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, between 7 October 2023 and 20 May 2024, of whom 118 were children.<\/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<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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 22 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/en\/minister-gallant-paves-the-way-for-the-establishment-of-new-settlements-in-the-northern-west-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>Peace Now<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> informed that the Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced the cancellation of the order prohibiting Israelis from entering areas in the northern West Bank from which Israel withdrew after the adoption of the 2005 disengagement law. According to Peace Now, this decision is the first step towards potentially establishing future settlements in these areas.<\/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<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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 16 May, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gisha.org\/en\/volume-of-aid-to-gaza-plummets-as-israels-rafah-offensive-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gisha<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> informed that the volume of aid to Gaza plummeted in recent days as Israel\u2019s Rafah offensive continued. To address this issue, Gisha, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.english.acri.org.il\/post\/take-action-against-those-harming-humanitarian-aid-trucks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ACRI<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, along with Physicians for Human Rights Israel, and Hamoked sent a letter to Israeli authorities asking them to take immediate action against all parties involved in the blocking of aid trucks in transit to Gaza. In the letter, the organizations warned in particular against the prolonged hindrance to aid access caused by groups and individuals who had been blocking trucks, vandalizing and looting their contents.<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\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<p style=\"text-align: center\"><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,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\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 16 May, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prc.org.uk\/en\/post\/4699\/prc-hosts-panel-discussion-marking-76th-anniversary-of-palestinian-nakba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><em>Palestinian Return Centre<\/em><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (PRC) held a panel discussion entitled \u201cOngoing Nakba at 76: Palestinians Demand Right of Return\u201d focusing on the significance of the Nakba of 1948 and its ongoing manifestations, 76 years on. The speakers discussed in particular the historical roots of the Palestinian Nakba, making references to the mass displacement of hundreds of thousands of individuals from their residences.\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<\/ul>\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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 15 May, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2024\/05\/mass-forced-displacement-in-gaza-highlights-urgent-need-for-israel-to-uphold-palestinians-right-to-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> published an article calling on Israel to uphold the Palestinians\u2019 right to return following the mass forced displacement of civilian population in Gaza. Amnesty International stated that more than 150,000 Palestinians had been forcibly displaced from Rafah recently as Israel intensified its ground and air operations in the area putting thousands of lives at risk and blocking off crucial humanitarian aid. The article also informed that most of those who fled had already been displaced multiple times during this seven-month offensive on the Gaza Strip.\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<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&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=\"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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 22 May, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jstreet.org\/press-releases\/j-street-calls-european-recognition-of-palestinian-statehood-important-step-to-long-term-conflict-resolution-urges-us-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">J Street<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> issued a statement following the recognition of the State of Palestine by three European nations \u2013 Norway, Spain and Ireland. J Street considered this recognition an important step on the road to meaningful conflict resolution.\u00a0 <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org\/entry.php?id=43177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Americans for Peace Now<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> published a statement on this issue as well, considering the acknowledgement of the existence of a Palestinian people deserving of a sovereign state as a step in the right direction.<\/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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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<p style=\"text-align: center\"><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,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 21 May, Tor Wennesland, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/speakers-in-security-council-pr-20may24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Special Coordinator<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for the Middle East Peace Process, briefed the Security Council. Wennesland stated that more aid was needed to meet the enormous scale of the needs in Gaza and that there was no substitute for the full and increased operation of existing land crossings. He also warned that the failure to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and a large-scale military operation in Rafah could exacerbate the risk of escalating regional tensions. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ocha-appeals-to-the-sc-20may24\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">OCHA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, also briefed the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Rafah and called on all parties, as a matter of urgency, to make genuine progress towards a ceasefire, for the release of all remaining hostages, and for the Security Council and all Member States to use their influence to bring this humanitarian catastrophe to an end.<\/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<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=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 17 May, the <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/event\/panel-discussion-1948-2024-the-ongoing-palestinian-nakba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/a><\/em> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">(CEIRPP) organized the commemorative event \u201c1948 &#8211; 2024: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba\u201d. The event, organized as a panel discussion examined 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 also presented testimony on the current conflict and highlight international obligations and responsibilities. The video recording of the event is available in several languages on the <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL87igb1vaCC7k64USdhqyY8Xbq1Xa_W6K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Committee<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> YouTube account.\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<\/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. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-23-may-2024\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":299,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[6640],"document-source":[5943,5539,5435,6817,2541,6792,2677,1753,3093,2173,6656,2749,5942,3325,6047,2897,1877],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[5362],"entity":[2077,1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-297196","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-ngo-action-news","document-source-addameer-prisoners-support-and-human-rights-association","document-source-al-mezan-centre-for-human-rights","document-source-al-haq","document-source-americans-for-peace-now","document-source-amnesty-international","document-source-australia-palestine-advocacy-network","document-source-btselem","document-source-ceirpp","document-source-diakonia","document-source-division-for-palestinian-rights-dpr","document-source-gisha-legal-centre-for-freedom-movement-ngo","document-source-human-rights-watch","document-source-j-street","document-source-palestinian-centre-for-human-rights","document-source-palestinian-return-centre-ltd","document-source-peace-now","document-source-united-nations-special-coordinator-for-the-middle-east-peace-process-unsco","document-subject-ngo-civil-society","entity-non-governmental-organization","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/297196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/297196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":297203,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/297196\/revisions\/297203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=297196"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=297196"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=297196"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=297196"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=297196"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=297196"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=297196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}