The following statement was made in Jerusalem on International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023, by Lynn Hastings, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Today could have been a celebration of the 75th anniversary of … Continue reading →
On 6 December 2023, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote the following letter to the current President of the Security Council, Permanent Representative of Ecuador Jose Javier de la Gasca Lopez Dominguez. Dear Mr. President, I am writing under … Continue reading →
Video published by United Nations General Assembly Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (#CEIRPP). The Committee was established in 1975 by the United Nations General Assembly to recommend a programme designed to enable the … Continue reading →
The following article was first published by United Nations News. As the pause in fighting in Gaza appeared to enter a fifth day on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that aid deliveries needed to multiply immediately to save the lives of … Continue reading →
The following statement was issued by UNA-UK on 26 October 2023. UNA-UK calls on the UK and its allies to use all tools available to halt the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. More than two weeks of devastating violence has … Continue reading →
On 29 October 2023, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), addressed a ceremony to honour the memory of its 59 staff members who have lost their lives in Gaza … Continue reading →
The video below shows the speech of Riyad Al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Observer State of Palestine, who addressed a Security Council meeting on 24 Oct 2023 which was convened to discuss the Israel-Palestine crisis. He … Continue reading →
The video below shows the speech of His Excellency Eli Cohen, Foreign Minister of the State of Israel, who addressed a Security Council discussion of the Israel-Palestine crisis. He responded angrily to the remarks made earlier by the UN Secretary-General, … Continue reading →
The video below shows the speech of António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, who addressed a Security Council meeting on 24 Oct 2023 which was convened to discuss the Israel Palestine. The remarks he made brought condemnation from Israel with … Continue reading →
On 18 October 2023, UNA-UK together with more than 300 organisations from 50 countries, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives. They urged the UN Security Council, … Continue reading →