  {"id":313756,"date":"2025-12-12T14:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=313756"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:33:33","slug":"unrwa-commissioner-general-12dec25","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-commissioner-general-12dec25\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Commissioner-General: UN Vote Backs ICJ Ruling, Urges Support for Gaza Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12 December 2025<\/p>\n<p><em>From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The UN General Assembly has given a strong endorsement to the ruling by the International Court of Justice that claims about UNRWA<\/p>\n<p>being infiltrated by Hamas are not substantiated, nor are allegations that UNRWA is not a neutral organisation.<\/p>\n<p>This vote is an important sign of support for UNRWA from the overwhelming majority of the international community.<\/p>\n<p>As the ICJ stressed, UNRWA is the key humanitarian actor in the occupied Palestinian territory, and everything must be done to facilitate our work, not hinder or prevent it.<\/p>\n<p>I urge Member States to continue supporting our efforts to respond to the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza and expand our critical public health and education services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/icj-and-question-of-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To learn more about all ICJ cases related to the question of Palestine, click here to visit the dedicated webpage.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related content:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/icj-press-release-22oct25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICJ Press Release: The Court gives its Advisory Opinion and responds to the question posed by the General Assembly \u2013 22 October 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/icj-advisory-opinion-22oct2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICJ Advisory Opinion \u2013 Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the Âé¶¹APP, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory [EN\/FR] \u2013 22 October 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-secretary-general-22oct25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary General \u2013 on the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/summary-advisory-opinion-icj-22oct25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary of the ICJ Advisory Opinion of 22 October 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-statement-22oct25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNRWA Press Statement on the Advisory Opinion delivered by the ICJ regarding the State of Israel\u2019s obligations in the occupied Palestinian territory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-statement-22oct25-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNRWA Commissioner-General on ICJ: I welcome the unambiguous ruling by the International Court of Justice today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ceirpp-bureau-press-release-24oct2025\/\">UN Palestinian Rights Committee Bureau Welcomes the Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/general-assembly-meeting-coverage-12dec25\/\">General Assembly Adopts Resolution Welcoming International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel\u2019s Obligations Related to Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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