{"id":310858,"date":"2025-08-28T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=310858"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:07:31","slug":"424th-committee-meeting-28-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/424th-committee-meeting-28-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"424th Committee Meeting: Adoption of 2025 Annual Report – 28 August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 28 August 2025, the Â鶹APP Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People convened its 424th meeting at UN Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n

During the session, the Committee adopted its Annual Report<\/a> for submission to the General Assembly (document\u00a0A\/80\/35<\/a>), with Jaime Hermida Castillo (Nicaragua), Vice-Chair of the Committee, presenting the annual report. The report, he said, reflects recent developments, including \u201cthe approval of more illegal settlements in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank\u201d, the confirmation of famine in Gaza and outcomes of the Cairo ministerial conference on humanitarian response.\u00a0 The report further condemns Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza, urges an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access, and calls on Member States to pressure Israel to lift the blockade and end actions that violate international law.<\/p>\n

The Committee also discussed the preliminary outcomes of the High-Level Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine<\/a>, held on 28-30 July 2025. The meeting featured briefings by the co-chairs of the High-Level Conference, France and Saudi Arabia, who shared key takeaways aimed at reinvigorating international efforts toward a just and lasting peace and urged Member States to rally behind the Conference\u2019s outcome document and recognize the State of Palestine. The discussion underscored the importance of the Assembly\u2019s segment on 22 September in New York, where the presence of Heads of State and Government will be vital to endorse the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Mourad Wahba, Director ad interim, UNRWA Liaison Office in New York, briefing the Committee on the latest developments in Gaza, recalled the words of his predecessor, who said last February that the rights of Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories have never been so jeopardized and violated, and the very Agency which was established by the General Assembly was also in great danger. UNRWA\u2019s current financial crisis is \u201cof a magnitude we have not seen,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cEven if the Agency manages to maintain its operations through the end of 2025, the ability to operate in 2026 is at serious risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this context, he called for the pushing back against the implementation of the Knesset legislation aimed at the Agency, and against any violation against the privileges and immunities of an UN organization. \u00a0He also called for a political path forward that delineates UNRWA\u2019s role as a provider of education and healthcare. \u00a0\u201cThe Agency is essential for ensuring a viable political transition.\u201d \u00a0As well, he called for ensuring that a financial crisis does not abruptly end UNRWA\u2019s life-saving work, adding: \u201cThe Agency cannot continue to operate in the face of extraordinary challenges without adequate resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the complete meeting coverage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>