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Standing for the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People is holding a special meeting today to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (29 November). During the event, Member States and global leaders will gather at the ECOSOC Chamber to express solidarity through messages emphasizing the unresolved question of Palestine. Watch the meeting live on UN WebTV (10 a.m. - 1 p.m. New York time). Additionally, the exhibition "Gaza, Palestine: A Crisis of Our Humanity" will be on display in the General Assembly Visitors' Lobby until 5 January 2025.

As customary, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/40 B of 2 December 1977, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Solidarity Day) will be marked by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) in a Special Meeting where UN Members States express their solidarity with the Palestinian people, through messages by Heads of States and Government. Similar events are held at UNOG, UNON, UNOV and UNICs around the world.

This year, the Special Meeting will be held in person on Tuesday, 26 November from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. (New York time) and will be livestreamed on UN WebTV.

The International Day of Solidarity provides an opportunity for the international community to focus its attention on the fact that the question of Palestine remains unresolved and that the Palestinian people are yet to attain their inalienable rights as defined by the General Assembly, namely, the right to self-determination, the right to national independence and sovereignty, and the right to return.

The Special Meeting will be presided by the Chair of the Committee of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, who will deliver an opening statement, followed by remarks by the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Security Council, and by the UN Deputy Secretary-General. The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine will deliver a statement on behalf of Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine.

The Representatives for the African Union (TBC), the Arab League (TBC), the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (TBC), the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM) the Chair of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, as well as a representative of Civil Society will deliver remarks.