UN Geneva will host the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on Wednesday, 29 November at the Palais des Nations, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 32/40B of 2 December 1977.
Join the event
Registration for the commemoration is open on Indico, where statements of the speakers will be made available after the event. The commemoration will also be webcast live to allow interested participants to follow the event virtually.
Wednesday, 29 November
From 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Room XVII, Palais des Nations
Or online on UN Web TV
Programme
Opening: Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 11.00 a.m.
1. Introduction by Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
2. Statement for the Day by Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations,
Read out by the Secretary-General’s representative, Director-General Ms. Tatiana Valovaya
3. Representative of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
H.E. Mr. Coly Seck, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
4. Representative of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories
H.E. Ms. Himalee Subhashini Arunatilaka, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
5. Representative of the League of Arab States
H.E. Mr. Mohammed Ali Abdulhussain Yaccob Aziz, Ambassador, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States
6. Representative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
H.E. Ms. Nassima Baghli, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
7. Representative of the Non-Aligned Movement
H.E. Mr. Galib Israfilov, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
8. Representative of the African Union
H.E. Mr. Amr Abdellatif Aboualatta, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
9. Representative of the Non-Governmental Organizations accredited to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People – Ms. Mira Rizeq, President of the World YWCA
10. Representative of the State of Palestine
H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Messages: Announcement of messages or statements for the Day received from Heads of State or Government
Closure of the meeting: 12.30 p.m.
Background
In 1977, the General Assembly called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (resolution 32/40 B). On that day, in 1947, the Assembly adopted the resolution on the partition of Palestine (resolution 181 (II))
In resolution 60/37 of 1 December 2005, the Assembly requested the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the Division for Palestinian Rights, as part of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29 November, to continue to organize an annual exhibit on Palestinian rights or a cultural event in cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN.
The resolution on the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People also encourages Member States to continue to give the widest support and publicity to the observance of the Day of Solidarity.
_____________
Message by the Secretary-General on the International day of solidarity with the Palestinian people