I would like to thank the Indonesian presidency for convening this important debate. We also thank the International Committee of the Red Cross for its briefing and indispensable humanitarian work and the Center for Civilians in Armed Conflict for its briefing and important advocacy work.
At this c…
I thank the Indonesian presidency for convening this important meeting of the Security Council. I especially thank you, Minister Marsudi, for presiding. I also thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov and Mr. Pierre Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency fo…
We thank the President of the General Assembly and the representatives of South Africa and Ireland for their laudable efforts to bring us together on this momentous occasion.
The late, honourable President Mandela is widely quoted as having insightfully stated,
“We know too well that our freedom i…
We thank the Russian presidency for convening this timely debate to address the root causes of the conflicts and serious challenges facing us in the Middle East and North Africa region, where the Palestine question remains at the core of our instability and is the crux of the Arab-Israeli conflict. …
I am honoured to deliver the statement of the delegation of the State of Palestine on the important agenda item on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance, specifically with regard to assistance to …
On behalf of the delegation of the State of Palestine, allow me to thank you, Your Excellency Mr. Nasser Judeh, Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, for presiding over this important meeting of the Security Council. We also congratulate Jordan on its presiden…
At the outset, Madam President, I wish to thank you and the
delegation of Lithuania for convening today’s debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, an issue of immense importance to the State of Palestine.
We also commend the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Un…
I would like to make a general statement after the adoption of resolution 64/125.
I would like to express Palestine’s gratitude to the Assembly for its unanimous support of resolution 64/125 on assistance to the Palestinian people; to the presidency of the European Union, Sweden, for its efforts in…
Palestine aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier in this debate by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the members of the Non-Aligned Movement (see A/63/PV.97). We seek to constructively join this debate by focusing on various key factors having an impact on the efforts to develop a…
The representative of Israel today questioned the efficacy of — or questioned if there are any tangible benefits to — General Assembly resolutions. I wish to answer concisely, yes.
The intention and purpose of these resolutions is to bring tangible relief and immediate benefit to the Palestinian pe…
Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you and your country, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, on your presidency of the Security Council this month, affirming our confidence in your ability to wisely guide the Council’s important work.
I also express our thanks to the United States of America f…
International assistance in its many forms remains vital for continued Palestinian subsistence and steadfastness during the critical period of grave socio-economic difficulty and humanitarian crisis being faced by the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem…
The statement made today by the representative of Israel was replete with distortions and fabrications. Moreover, it conveyed Israel’s consistent and blatant contempt for the international community as represented in this world body, including in this Assembly. The judgement of the overwhelming majo…
To begin, I wish to convey my delegation’s appreciation with regard to the adoption by consensus of the resolution on assistance to the Palestinian people. Emergency economic and humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people is indeed a matter of urgency for addressing the dire humanitarian cris…
