{"id":314485,"date":"2026-01-02T14:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=314485"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:06:33","slug":"ngo-action-news-2-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-2-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO\u00a0Action\u00a0News\u00a0&#8211; 2 January 2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Middle\u00a0East<\/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><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 2 January, the\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/pchrgaza.org\/pchr-condemns-israels-suspension-of-humanitarian-organisations-in-the-opt-amid-ongoing-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian\u00a0Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued a press release\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">condemning\u00a0Israel\u2019s unlawful and arbitrary decision to suspend the licenses of<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">37 international humanitarian and aid\u00a0organizations\u00a0and ban them from operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).\u00a0The NGO\u00a0stressed that this decision is not administrative, nor security\u00a0but \u201ca deliberate and calculated act aimed at further worsening the conditions necessary for the survival of the Palestinian people on their land\u00a0[\u2026]\u201d.<\/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 1\u00a0January<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gisha.org\/en\/gisha-statement-on-israels-announcement-to-prohibit-the-operations-of-37-international-humanitarian-organizations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">,\u00a0Gisha \u2013 Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">statement on Israel\u2019s announcement to prohibit the operations of 37 international humanitarian organizations in the OPT. It said, \u201cThis decision will drastically exacerbate the already unconscionable harm caused to the lives of millions of Palestinians, including the two million residents of the Gaza Strip, who are particularly vulnerable after two years of relentless military attacks and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.\u201d It called on Israel to act in accordance with its obligations under international humanitarian law, reverse its decision, and allow international humanitarian organizations to continue providing services and assistance to the Palestinian population. <\/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\u00a031\u00a0December,\u00a0following Israel\u2019s\u00a0announcement\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0prevent 37 international humanitarian and aid\u00a0organizations,\u00a0(including\u00a0amongst others,\u00a0ActionAid, International Rescue Committee, M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res and Norwegian Refugee Council)\u00a0from operating in the OPT,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/27219.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al-Haq<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued a press release\u00a0to condemn the decision. It further\u00a0called\u00a0for\u00a0comprehensive diplomatic and economic sanctions on Israel, a full two-way arms embargo, and a ban on trade in goods and services that sustain the\u00a0illegal\u00a0occupation,\u00a0and to fully implement the recommendations of the International Court of Justice\u00a02024\u00a0Palestine\u00a0Advisory Opinion and\u00a02025\u00a0UNRWA\u00a0Advisory Opinion, among other recommendations.<\/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 29 December,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/en\/advancement-of-1033-hu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peace Now<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0warned that\u00a0Israel\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Higher Planning Council of the Civil Administration\u00a0was\u00a0set to discuss plans for 1,033 housing units across the\u00a0occupied\u00a0West Bank.\u00a0The discussion concerns the advancement of 126 housing units (Plan No. 108\/2) in the evacuated settlement of Sa-Nur,\u00a0whose\u00a0re-establishment\u00a0had been\u00a0approved by the Israeli Security Cabinet in May 2025.\u00a0Peace Now stated that\u00a0in recent weeks,\u00a0there was\u00a0a change where the Higher Planning Council meets every week and approves several hundred housing units in each meeting. In this way, the government seeks to normalize planning in settlements and attract less public and international attention and criticism.<\/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 27 December,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adalah.org\/en\/content\/view\/11465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adalah \u2013 The Legal Centre for Arab Minorities in Israel<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> informed that the Israeli Supreme Court had issued a late-night ruling on Christmas Eve, 24 December, rejecting a petition filed by Adalah on behalf 22 Palestinian residents from the Nur Shams Refugee Camp and surrounding areas in the occupied West Bank, whose homes are slated for demolition. The petition had challenged the Israeli Army order to demolish approximately\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">25 civilian homes in the camp, residences including particularly vulnerable individuals including persons with disabilities, parents of young children, and elderly people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&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 22 December,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesh-din.org\/en\/2025-olive-harvest-season_en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yesh Din<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued the report \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2025 Olive Harvest Season: Violence,\u00a0Denied\u00a0Harvest and\u00a0Olive\u00a0Tree\u00a0Destruction\u201d, denouncing the Israeli authorities\u2019\u00a0acts of violence and vandalism\u00a0that\u00a0occurred throughout the West Bank\u00a0\u2013\u00a0in Area C and, this year more than in previous years, also in areas defined as Area B\u00a0\u2013\u00a0against\u00a0Palestinian farmers\u00a0that\u00a0were unable to harvest their trees at all this\u00a0time.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0explained that\u00a0the\u00a0Israeli\u00a0military\u00a0had\u00a0prevented the harvest altogether by putting farmland under closure orders and denying landowners access to it for prolonged periods. In addition, oftentimes soldiers, Border Police officers, and settlement security personnel were present during incidents in which settlers physically prevented Palestinians from harvesting. Not only did the\u00a0Israeli security forces\u00a0fail to stop the settlers from attacking the harvesters;\u00a0in many cases,\u00a0they\u00a0also prevented the Palestinians from reaching their land and harvesting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&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 19 December,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btselem.org\/gaza_strip\/202512_no_place_under_heaven_forced_displacement_in_the_gaza_strip_2023_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B\u2019Tselem<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0published the report \u201cNo Place Under Heaven: Forced Displacement in the Gaza Strip, 2023-2025\u201d.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0stressed, \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ongoing displacement has harmed Gazans\u2019 physical and mental health, their family units, and the social fabric of the population. Given these foreseeable consequences, displacement must be understood as a central tool Israel used to destroy Palestinian society in Gaza as a group, in other words, to commit genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.\u201d<\/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\">On 16 December,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addameer.ps\/news\/5665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addameer\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued the latest update on Palestinian detainees in Israeli\u00a0prisons, and reported that there are currently\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9,300 Palestinian political prisoners and detainees, the majority of whom are held without trial or charge, or are awaiting trial and have not yet been charged.<\/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\">On 16 December,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dci-palestine.org\/no_safe_place_starvation_torture_and_the_killing_of_palestinian_children_in_2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defense\u00a0for Children International \u2013 Palestine<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued the report \u201cNo<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Safe\u00a0Place: The\u00a0Starvation,\u00a0Torture, and\u00a0Killing of Palestinian\u00a0Children in 2025\u201d.\u00a0DCI-Palestine lamented\u00a0that\u00a0\u201c2025 marked another devastating year in which Palestinian children endured genocide, starvation, torture, mass displacement, enforced disappearance, and relentless violence by Israeli forces and settlers.\u201d\u00a0The NGO informed\u00a0that in 2025\u00a0DCIP staff\u00a0had\u00a0led\u00a0briefing sessions, facilitated workshops, and hosted webinars on starvation, torture, and military detention, ensuring that the realities faced by Palestinian children remained at the center of public and policy discussions.<\/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\">On 14 December,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mezan.org\/public\/en\/post\/46815\/Severe-Flooding-Deepens-Gaza%E2%80%99s-Humanitarian-Crisis-Amid-Siege-and-Infrastructure-Destruction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al\u00a0Mezan\u00a0Centre\u00a0for Human Rights<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0warned that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">humanitarian conditions in Gaza have deteriorated to an unprecedented level following\u00a0the winter storm\u00a0Byron, which struck the territory on 10 December. The storm\u00a0had\u00a0unfolded as Gaza\u2019s infrastructure and essential services\u00a0were\u00a0already nearly\u00a0completely destroyed\u00a0by the war.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Al\u00a0Mezan\u00a0called\u00a0on the international community to take immediate action to ensure the protection of Palestinians in Gaza, including pressuring Israel to immediately open all the crossings and allow the entry of all equipment and materials required to address the impact of\u00a0the storm.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&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;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Africa,\u00a0Asia\u00a0and\u00a0Europe<\/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,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\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 2 January,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfamireland.org\/press\/oxfam-and-52-international-ngos-warn-israels-recent-registration-measures-will-impede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxfam and 52 international NGOs<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0warned that\u00a0Israel\u2019s recent registration measures will impede critical humanitarian action\u00a0at a time when civilians face acute and widespread humanitarian need, despite the ceasefire in Gaza.\u00a0It stressed that\u00a0INGOs are integral to the humanitarian response, working in partnership with the Â鶹APP and Palestinian civil society organizations to deliver lifesaving assistance at scale.\u00a0The group of INGOs called\u00a0call on the Government of Israel to immediately halt deregistration proceedings and lift measures obstructing humanitarian assistance.\u00a0They\u00a0urge donor governments to use all available leverage to secure the suspension and reversal of these actions.<\/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\u00a031 December,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/prc.org.uk\/en\/news\/7803\/msf-warns-bans-on-ingos-could-cut-hundreds-of-thousands-off-essential-care-in-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctors Without Borders (MSF)<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0warned that delays in renewing its authorization to operate in Gaza and the West Bank could have devastating consequences for Palestinian civilians, as the humanitarian and health systems continue to collapse under the weight of war and protracted displacement.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The NGO called for immediate action to ensure continued humanitarian access, stressing that lifesaving medical assistance must not be obstructed by administrative or political barriers.<\/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 18 December,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2025\/12\/israel-opt-states-must-not-assist-the-holger-gs-transportation-of-explosives-to-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued\u00a0a\u00a0call\u00a0for States to\u00a0prevent\u00a0the\u00a0Portuguese-flagged\u00a0ship \u201cHolger G\u201d\u00a0\u2013 which is carrying munition components bound for Israel \u2013 from docking at their ports, given the clear risk that its cargo would contribute to the\u00a0\u201congoing genocide\u201d\u00a0in the occupied Gaza Strip, as well as to war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians said.\u00a0According to the NGO,\u00a0States that facilitate the transfer of arms to Israel are acting in contravention of their obligations under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions and Article 6 of the Arms Trade Treaty and must act to prevent all such transfers with urgency.<\/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,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\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,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">North\u00a0America<\/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,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\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\u00a013 January,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mei.edu\/events\/israeli-formal-and-de-facto-west-bank-annexation-regional-consequences-and-us-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Middle East Institute (MEI)<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will host the\u00a0webinar conversation\u00a0\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Israeli Formal and De Facto West Bank Annexation: Regional Consequences and US Policy Implications\u201d,\u00a0with Ms. Zaha Hassan, Ambassador (ret.) Yael Lempert, and Colonel (res.) Ron Shatzberg,\u00a0to unpack the consequences of Israeli annexation of the West Bank and its implications for US regional policy.<\/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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 12 December, the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/fmep.org\/resource\/from-apartheid-to-democracy-a-blueprint-for-peace-in-israel-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP)<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0hosted the webinar \u201cFrom Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine\u201d, featuring Sarah Leah Whitson and Michael Omer-Man of DAWN, an organization supporting human rights and democracy in the Middle East &amp; North Africa. They discuss the recently published book that Whitson and Omer-Man co-authored,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>United\u00a0Nations\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\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\u00a031\u00a0December,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/newsletter-on-un-palestinian-rights-committee-activities-no-26-october-december-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0published its quarterly newsletter\u00a0covering the period of October- December 2025.\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=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 31 December,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/secretary-general-statement-31dec25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0condemned\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the adoption by the\u00a0Israeli parliament\u00a0on 29 December of amendments to the Law to Cease the Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Operations.\u00a0He stated that these amendments seek to further impede UNRWA\u2019s ability to operate and carry out its mandated activities. The Law and its amendments are inconsistent with the status and international legal framework applicable to UNRWA and must be immediately repealed. He\u00a0reiterated\u00a0his strong support for UNRWA, which plays an indispensable role in serving the Palestinian people\u00a0\u2013\u00a0in Gaza and elsewhere in the region.<\/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=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 30 December,\u00a0the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/official-statements\/unrwa-commissioner-general-new-anti%E2%80%91unrwa-legislation-passed-israeli-Parliament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNRWA Commissioner-General<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued a statement on the new anti-UNRWA legislation passed by the Israeli parliament.\u00a0He said,\u00a0\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yesterday\u2019s\u00a0vote\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Israeli parliament passing new legislation against UNRWA is outrageous. It is a direct affront to the mandate granted to the Agency by the UN General Assembly and contrary to findings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which oblige Israel to fulfil its responsibilities as a UN Member State to UNRWA and the broader UN system\u00a0[\u2026].\u201d<\/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,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-2-january-2026\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":299,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[6640],"document-source":[5595,5943,5539,5435,2541,2677,1753,2173,6659,5958,6735,3385,3325,2897,6680],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[2005,5362,6891],"entity":[2077,1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-314485","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-ngo-action-news","document-source-adalah-legal-center-for-arab-minority-rights-in-israel","document-source-addameer-prisoners-support-and-human-rights-association","document-source-al-mezan-centre-for-human-rights","document-source-al-haq","document-source-amnesty-international","document-source-btselem","document-source-ceirpp","document-source-division-for-palestinian-rights-dpr","document-source-foundation-for-middle-east-peace-fmep","document-source-medecins-sans-frontieres","document-source-middle-east-institute","document-source-oxfam-international","document-source-palestinian-centre-for-human-rights","document-source-peace-now","document-source-yesh-din-ngo","document-subject-gaza-strip","document-subject-ngo-civil-society","document-subject-unrwa","entity-non-governmental-organization","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/314485","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":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/314485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314490,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/314485\/revisions\/314490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=314485"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=314485"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=314485"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=314485"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=314485"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=314485"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=314485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}