FORUM:“Palestine: A Land with a People.” International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2023.
The Solidarity Day 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. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #29november, #DayOfSolidarity, #Questionofpalestine, #palestiniansolidarityday, #PalestinianDay.
Statement from the United Nations Secretary-General on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2023; November 29th.
This International Day of Solidarity comes during one of the darkest chapters in the history of the Palestinian people. I am horrified by the death and destruction that have engulfed the region, which is overwhelmed with pain, anguish and heartache.
Palestinians in Gaza are suffering a humanitarian catastrophe. Almost 1.7 million people have been forced from their homes – but nowhere is safe. Meanwhile, the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, risks boiling over.
I express my sincere condolences to the thousands of families who are mourning loved ones. This includes members of our own United Nations family killed in Gaza, representing the largest loss of personnel in the history of our organization.
I have been clear in my condemnation of the terror attacks by Hamas on 7 October. But I have also been clear that they cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.
Across the region, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is an indispensable lifeline, delivering vital support to millions of Palestinian refugees. It is more important than ever that the international community stands with UNRWA as a source of support for the Palestinian people.
Above all, this is a day for reaffirming international solidarity with the Palestinian people and their right to live in peace and dignity.
That must start with a long-term humanitarian ceasefire, unrestricted access for lifesaving aid, the release of all hostages, the protection of civilians and an end to violations of international humanitarian law. We must be united in demanding an end to the occupation and the blockade of Gaza.
It is long past time to move in a determined, irreversible way towards a two-State solution, on the basis of United Nations resolutions and international law, with Israel and Palestine living side-by-side in peace and security with Jerusalem as the capital of both States.
The United Nations will not waver in its commitment to the Palestinian people. Today and every day, let us stand in solidarity with the aspirations of the Palestinian people to achieve their inalienable rights and build a future of peace, justice, security and dignity for all.
United Nations Secretary-General.Messages of Solidarity– 29 November 2023
Heads of State: Algeria (Arabic), Brazil (English), Brunei Darussalam (English), China (Chinese and English), Egypt (Arabic), Indonesia (English and Indonesian), Iran (Persian and English), Iraq (Arabic), Jordan (Arabic), Kyrgyzstan (English and Kyrgyz), Lao People’s Democratic Republic (English), Maldives (English), Morocco (Arabic, English, French, and Spanish), Nicaragua (English and Spanish), Qatar (Arabic), Russia (Russian), Senegal (French), Sri Lanka (English), Tunisia (Arabic), Turkiye (Turkish and English), United Arab Emirates (English), Venezuela (Spanish), Viet Nam (English and Vietnamese), Zimbabwe (English)
Heads of Government: Bangladesh (English), India (English), Lebanon (Arabic), Malaysia (English), Malta (English), Pakistan (English)
Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Argentina (Spanish), Bahrain (Arabic), Cuba (Spanish), Japan (English), Mauritania (Arabic), Mexico (Spanish), Namibia (English), Philippines (English), Saudi Arabia, Syria (Arabic)
Government: Guyana (English)
At ECOSOC Chamber; UNHQ New York.
Commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 202329 November from 5:00 am - 6:30 am EST;
The UN Geneva will host the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2023 Opens in new window on Wednesday, 29 November at the Palais des Nations, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/40B of 2 December 1977. Register to Watch the commemoration at UN GENEVA.
Exhibit: Opening of Exhibit “Palestine: A Land with a People”
The UN Geneva will host the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2023 Opens in new window on Wednesday, 29 November at the Palais des Nations, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/40B of 2 December 1977. Register to Watch the commemoration at UN GENEVA.
From 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST On 29 November at 1pm in the General Assembly Visitors’ Lobby, the CEIRPP will inaugurate an exhibit titled “Palestine: A Land with a People.” The exhibit contains photographs, video and art depicting different episodes in the Palestinian journey before, during, and after the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic), when more than half of the Palestinian population were forced from or fled their homes during violence and war from 1947 to 1949.
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