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<\/span>A wide view of the wrap up session and ministerial meeting entitled\n\"Delivering on Peace: Consolidating Outcomes and Charting the Path Forward\" during the Conference. \nCredit: UN Photo\/Manuel El\u00edas; Production Date: 28 Jul 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span>Emmanuel Macron (centre), President of the Republic of France and Co- Chair of the Conference, gavels in the Conference (resumed). At left is Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia and Co-Chair of the Conference and at right is Movses Abelian, UN Under-Secretary-General. 22 September 2025, UN Photo\/Loey Felipe<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Origins and Mandate<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nThe High-level International Conference, held from 28-30 July 2025, was a UN Member State-led conference, mandated through two resolutions of the General Assembly.<\/p>\n
\n- Resolution <\/strong>ES-10\/24<\/strong><\/a> (adopted at the Tenth Emergency Special Session on 18 September 2024)<\/strong> decided to convene an international conference during the General Assembly\u2019s 79th<\/sup> session for the implementation of the UN resolutions pertaining to the question of Palestine and the two-State solution for the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.<\/li>\n
- Resolution <\/strong>79\/81<\/strong><\/a> (adopted on 3 December 2024)<\/strong> provided the modalities for and officially adopted the title and format of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution<\/strong>. It designated the French Republic <\/strong>and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia <\/strong>as co-chairs<\/strong> of the Conference and requested the Secretary-General to provide substantive and logistical support. The resolution also encouraged Member States to participate at the highest possible level<\/strong>, and invited observer entities, relevant UN bodies, and international institutions to contribute substantively to both the plenary and roundtable discussions. The resolution also envisaged that the Conference would adopt an action-oriented outcome document<\/a> entitled \u201cPeaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and Implementation of the Two-State Solution<\/em>\u201d, to urgently chart an irreversible pathway towards the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-State solution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
According to the concept note prepared by the Co-Chairs – France and Saudi Arabia – the goal of the Conference was not only to reaffirm international consensus on the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine but to catalyze concrete, timebound and coordinated international action toward the implementation of the two-State solution. They also underlined the need to support Palestinian statehood, reinforce regional and international cooperation, and ensure respect for international law.<\/p>\n
Format and Structure<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nOn 12 April 2025, the two Co-Chairs, Saudi Arabia and France, held the first briefing session for UN Member and Observer States. On 23 May 2025, a preparatory meeting<\/a> was held at Â鶹APP Headquarters, followed by informal consultations of the eight working groups (see below) from 2-6 June, during which Member States and international organizations submitted proposals to support the substantive outcome of the Conference. The preparatory session<\/a> brought together UN Member States to align expectations and finalise arrangements for eight thematic roundtables that will help shape the conference\u2019s outcome. General Assembly President Phil\u00e9mon Yang urged countries to seize the crucial opportunity to finally make progress. \u201cThe horrors we have witnessed in Gaza for over nineteen months should spur us to urgent action to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The devastating cycles of death, destruction, and displacement cannot be allowed to continue,\u201d he said. In her concluding remarks<\/a>, Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, stated “There are no shortcuts, and there is no substitute for a negotiated two-State solution: a viable, sovereign, and independent State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security with the State of Israel.”<\/p>\nWorking Groups<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/UN71111228__DSC7071_.jpg\")
<\/span>Group Photo during International Conference for Peaceful Settlement of Question of Palestine and Implementation of Two-State Solution. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres (7th from left) poses for a group photo with participants of the Conference. Credit: UN Photo\/Mark Garten; Production Date: 28 Jul 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n- A Sovereign and Unified Palestinian State Living Side by Side, in Peace and Security, with Israel<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Jordan and Spain<\/em><\/li>\n- Security for Israelis and Palestinians<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Indonesia and Italy<\/em><\/li>\n- Narrative for Peace<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Canada, Mexico and Qatar<\/em><\/li>\n- Economic Viability of the Palestinian State<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Japan and Norway<\/em><\/li>\n- Humanitarian Action and Reconstruction<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Egypt and the United Kingdom<\/em><\/li>\n- Preserving the Two-State Solution<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Ireland and T\u00fcrkiye<\/em><\/li>\n- Promoting Respect for International Law in Order to Implement the Two-State Solution<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Brazil and Senegal<\/em><\/li>\n- \u201cPeace Day Effort\u201d<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: The Arab League and the European Union<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Initially, the Conference was supposed to take place from 17-20 June 2025; however, due to escalation in the region, the Co-Chairs suspended it<\/a> and rescheduled to 28-30 July 2025.<\/p>\nThe resumed High-Level Plenary Meeting<\/strong> took place on 28 July 2025<\/strong>. Earlier, the same morning, a Ministerial High-Level session (recording available here<\/a>) brought together the outcomes of the thematic roundtables and working groups convened under the auspices of the High-Level Conference. It provided a platform to consolidate key insights, highlight consensus across political, legal, economic, and humanitarian tracks, and articulate concrete next steps. The session was both a culmination of months of coordinated diplomatic work and a launchpad for action, and laying the groundwork for sustained international engagement, accountability, and implementation in support of a just and lasting peace. Three thematic roundtables <\/strong>focused on:<\/p>\n1. The Case for Peace: Advancing the Two-State Solution Through Narrative, Measures, and International Law<\/strong><\/h3>\nMary Robinson <\/strong>(Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Chair of The Elders) delivered a keynote address<\/a> where she condemned the atrocities in Gaza, including \u201cindiscriminate bombardments, forced displacement, and starvation as a weapon of war,\u201d while also denouncing Hamas\u2019s attacks and hostage-taking. She warned that \u201cinternational norms and standards are being abandoned\u201d and that states must act now to prevent \u201cgenocide\u201d – \u201cIt is my personal view that we are seeing an unfolding genocide in Gaza.\u201d She called for the immediate recognition of the State of Palestine, emphasizing it as a \u201ctransformative step\u201d that must not be delayed: \u201cSurely this is the moment – because later, it will simply be too late.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the concept note prepared by the Co-Chairs – France and Saudi Arabia – the goal of the Conference was not only to reaffirm international consensus on the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine but to catalyze concrete, timebound and coordinated international action toward the implementation of the two-State solution. They also underlined the need to support Palestinian statehood, reinforce regional and international cooperation, and ensure respect for international law.<\/p>\n
Format and Structure<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nOn 12 April 2025, the two Co-Chairs, Saudi Arabia and France, held the first briefing session for UN Member and Observer States. On 23 May 2025, a preparatory meeting<\/a> was held at Â鶹APP Headquarters, followed by informal consultations of the eight working groups (see below) from 2-6 June, during which Member States and international organizations submitted proposals to support the substantive outcome of the Conference. The preparatory session<\/a> brought together UN Member States to align expectations and finalise arrangements for eight thematic roundtables that will help shape the conference\u2019s outcome. General Assembly President Phil\u00e9mon Yang urged countries to seize the crucial opportunity to finally make progress. \u201cThe horrors we have witnessed in Gaza for over nineteen months should spur us to urgent action to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The devastating cycles of death, destruction, and displacement cannot be allowed to continue,\u201d he said. In her concluding remarks<\/a>, Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, stated “There are no shortcuts, and there is no substitute for a negotiated two-State solution: a viable, sovereign, and independent State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security with the State of Israel.”<\/p>\nWorking Groups<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/span>Group Photo during International Conference for Peaceful Settlement of Question of Palestine and Implementation of Two-State Solution. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres (7th from left) poses for a group photo with participants of the Conference. Credit: UN Photo\/Mark Garten; Production Date: 28 Jul 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n- A Sovereign and Unified Palestinian State Living Side by Side, in Peace and Security, with Israel<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Jordan and Spain<\/em><\/li>\n- Security for Israelis and Palestinians<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Indonesia and Italy<\/em><\/li>\n- Narrative for Peace<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Canada, Mexico and Qatar<\/em><\/li>\n- Economic Viability of the Palestinian State<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Japan and Norway<\/em><\/li>\n- Humanitarian Action and Reconstruction<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Egypt and the United Kingdom<\/em><\/li>\n- Preserving the Two-State Solution<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Ireland and T\u00fcrkiye<\/em><\/li>\n- Promoting Respect for International Law in Order to Implement the Two-State Solution<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Brazil and Senegal<\/em><\/li>\n- \u201cPeace Day Effort\u201d<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: The Arab League and the European Union<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Initially, the Conference was supposed to take place from 17-20 June 2025; however, due to escalation in the region, the Co-Chairs suspended it<\/a> and rescheduled to 28-30 July 2025.<\/p>\nThe resumed High-Level Plenary Meeting<\/strong> took place on 28 July 2025<\/strong>. Earlier, the same morning, a Ministerial High-Level session (recording available here<\/a>) brought together the outcomes of the thematic roundtables and working groups convened under the auspices of the High-Level Conference. It provided a platform to consolidate key insights, highlight consensus across political, legal, economic, and humanitarian tracks, and articulate concrete next steps. The session was both a culmination of months of coordinated diplomatic work and a launchpad for action, and laying the groundwork for sustained international engagement, accountability, and implementation in support of a just and lasting peace. Three thematic roundtables <\/strong>focused on:<\/p>\n1. The Case for Peace: Advancing the Two-State Solution Through Narrative, Measures, and International Law<\/strong><\/h3>\nMary Robinson <\/strong>(Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Chair of The Elders) delivered a keynote address<\/a> where she condemned the atrocities in Gaza, including \u201cindiscriminate bombardments, forced displacement, and starvation as a weapon of war,\u201d while also denouncing Hamas\u2019s attacks and hostage-taking. She warned that \u201cinternational norms and standards are being abandoned\u201d and that states must act now to prevent \u201cgenocide\u201d – \u201cIt is my personal view that we are seeing an unfolding genocide in Gaza.\u201d She called for the immediate recognition of the State of Palestine, emphasizing it as a \u201ctransformative step\u201d that must not be delayed: \u201cSurely this is the moment – because later, it will simply be too late.\u201d<\/p>\n
Working Groups<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/span>Group Photo during International Conference for Peaceful Settlement of Question of Palestine and Implementation of Two-State Solution. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres (7th from left) poses for a group photo with participants of the Conference. Credit: UN Photo\/Mark Garten; Production Date: 28 Jul 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n- A Sovereign and Unified Palestinian State Living Side by Side, in Peace and Security, with Israel<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Jordan and Spain<\/em><\/li>\n- Security for Israelis and Palestinians<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Indonesia and Italy<\/em><\/li>\n- Narrative for Peace<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Canada, Mexico and Qatar<\/em><\/li>\n- Economic Viability of the Palestinian State<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Japan and Norway<\/em><\/li>\n- Humanitarian Action and Reconstruction<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Egypt and the United Kingdom<\/em><\/li>\n- Preserving the Two-State Solution<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Ireland and T\u00fcrkiye<\/em><\/li>\n- Promoting Respect for International Law in Order to Implement the Two-State Solution<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Brazil and Senegal<\/em><\/li>\n- \u201cPeace Day Effort\u201d<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: The Arab League and the European Union<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Initially, the Conference was supposed to take place from 17-20 June 2025; however, due to escalation in the region, the Co-Chairs suspended it<\/a> and rescheduled to 28-30 July 2025.<\/p>\nThe resumed High-Level Plenary Meeting<\/strong> took place on 28 July 2025<\/strong>. Earlier, the same morning, a Ministerial High-Level session (recording available here<\/a>) brought together the outcomes of the thematic roundtables and working groups convened under the auspices of the High-Level Conference. It provided a platform to consolidate key insights, highlight consensus across political, legal, economic, and humanitarian tracks, and articulate concrete next steps. The session was both a culmination of months of coordinated diplomatic work and a launchpad for action, and laying the groundwork for sustained international engagement, accountability, and implementation in support of a just and lasting peace. Three thematic roundtables <\/strong>focused on:<\/p>\n1. The Case for Peace: Advancing the Two-State Solution Through Narrative, Measures, and International Law<\/strong><\/h3>\nMary Robinson <\/strong>(Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Chair of The Elders) delivered a keynote address<\/a> where she condemned the atrocities in Gaza, including \u201cindiscriminate bombardments, forced displacement, and starvation as a weapon of war,\u201d while also denouncing Hamas\u2019s attacks and hostage-taking. She warned that \u201cinternational norms and standards are being abandoned\u201d and that states must act now to prevent \u201cgenocide\u201d – \u201cIt is my personal view that we are seeing an unfolding genocide in Gaza.\u201d She called for the immediate recognition of the State of Palestine, emphasizing it as a \u201ctransformative step\u201d that must not be delayed: \u201cSurely this is the moment – because later, it will simply be too late.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/span>Group Photo during International Conference for Peaceful Settlement of Question of Palestine and Implementation of Two-State Solution. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres (7th from left) poses for a group photo with participants of the Conference. Credit: UN Photo\/Mark Garten; Production Date: 28 Jul 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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- A Sovereign and Unified Palestinian State Living Side by Side, in Peace and Security, with Israel<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Jordan and Spain<\/em><\/li>\n- Security for Israelis and Palestinians<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Indonesia and Italy<\/em><\/li>\n- Narrative for Peace<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Canada, Mexico and Qatar<\/em><\/li>\n- Economic Viability of the Palestinian State<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Japan and Norway<\/em><\/li>\n- Humanitarian Action and Reconstruction<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Egypt and the United Kingdom<\/em><\/li>\n- Preserving the Two-State Solution<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Ireland and T\u00fcrkiye<\/em><\/li>\n- Promoting Respect for International Law in Order to Implement the Two-State Solution<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: Brazil and Senegal<\/em><\/li>\n- \u201cPeace Day Effort\u201d<\/strong>
\nCo-Chairs: The Arab League and the European Union<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Initially, the Conference was supposed to take place from 17-20 June 2025; however, due to escalation in the region, the Co-Chairs suspended it<\/a> and rescheduled to 28-30 July 2025.<\/p>\n
The resumed High-Level Plenary Meeting<\/strong> took place on 28 July 2025<\/strong>. Earlier, the same morning, a Ministerial High-Level session (recording available here<\/a>) brought together the outcomes of the thematic roundtables and working groups convened under the auspices of the High-Level Conference. It provided a platform to consolidate key insights, highlight consensus across political, legal, economic, and humanitarian tracks, and articulate concrete next steps. The session was both a culmination of months of coordinated diplomatic work and a launchpad for action, and laying the groundwork for sustained international engagement, accountability, and implementation in support of a just and lasting peace. Three thematic roundtables <\/strong>focused on:<\/p>\n
1. The Case for Peace: Advancing the Two-State Solution Through Narrative, Measures, and International Law<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Mary Robinson <\/strong>(Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Chair of The Elders) delivered a keynote address<\/a> where she condemned the atrocities in Gaza, including \u201cindiscriminate bombardments, forced displacement, and starvation as a weapon of war,\u201d while also denouncing Hamas\u2019s attacks and hostage-taking. She warned that \u201cinternational norms and standards are being abandoned\u201d and that states must act now to prevent \u201cgenocide\u201d – \u201cIt is my personal view that we are seeing an unfolding genocide in Gaza.\u201d She called for the immediate recognition of the State of Palestine, emphasizing it as a \u201ctransformative step\u201d that must not be delayed: \u201cSurely this is the moment – because later, it will simply be too late.\u201d<\/p>\n
- Security for Israelis and Palestinians<\/strong>