Report by Francesca Albanese to the UN: FROM ECONOMY OF OCCUPATION TO ECONOMY OF GENOCIDE

A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide – Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (Advance unedited version) Human Rights Council – Fifty-ninth session 16 June–11 July 2025 Agenda item 7: Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories FROM ECONOMY …

 UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory: REPORT

17 jUNE 2025 “The goal of the Israeli government is abundantly clear: the destruction of life in Gaza.” That’s how Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, opened her statement to the 59th session of the Council on Tuesday. Calling the war in Gaza “the most ruthless, prolonged and widespread …

Statement on Gaza by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

(New York, 12 June 2025) Attacks on civilians in Gaza – including the killing and injury of hungry people seeking food and those delivering aid – are unacceptable. United Nations convoys carrying humanitarian aid have been intercepted by armed Palestinian gangs, who endangered our staff and drivers. Civilians in desperate need of the food we’re …

A new massacre at UNRWA clinic

Israel bombed the UNRWA clinic today and committed a massacre in Jabalia, northern Gaza. Total is 19 Palestinian civilians & 9 children. @ramy abdu: Here are the identified victims of the horrific Israeli massacre that targeted an UNRWA clinic, claiming the lives of around 20 civilians, most of them children: 1.Mohammad Ghaleb Al-Sharif 2.Maha Salim …

‘No end in sight’: Israeli forces attack occupied West Bank as Gaza ceasefire takes hold, say UN experts

GENEVA – Israel’s intensified military assault against the occupied West Bank marks a dangerous escalation against Palestinians, independent human rights experts* warned today, urging the international community to take principled action to protect the human rights and dignity of the Palestinian people. “We are dismayed by the escalation of deadly violence sweeping through Jenin and the …

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UNIFIL statement

Statement: Yesterday, two IDF excavators and one IDF bulldozer destroyed part of a fence and a concrete structure in a UNIFIL position in Ras Naqoura. In response to our urgent protest, the IDF denied any activity was taking place inside the UNIFIL position. The IDF’s deliberate and direct destruction of clearly identifiable UNIFIL property is …

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee – Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them

https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/inter-agency-standing-committee/statement-principals-inter-agency-standing-committee-stop-assault-palestinians-gaza-and-those-trying Published Date 1 November 2024 NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME – We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organizations urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians, and call on the State of Israel to cease its assault on Gaza and on the humanitarians trying to help.   The situation unfolding in …

New report: Situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs My new report is out – available in all UN official languages: http://undocs.org/A/79/384 Genocide is a complex and insidious crime; proving destructive intent is an onerous task – yet not when it is so ostentatious, sustained by a political doctrine of ideological hatred and articulated through institutional structures …

A tragedy within a tragedy: UN experts alarmed by harrowing conditions for Palestinians with disabilities trapped in Gaza

25 October 2024 GENEVA – One year into the ruthless military assault by Israel in Gaza, UN experts warned today that Palestinians with disabilities face unbearable protection risks, including inescapable death and injuries, amid indiscriminate attacks by Israeli occupation forces which have destroyed critical infrastructure, and annihilated the possibility of humanitarian assistance. “A tragedy within a …

UN report on health workers in Gaza

@DrMadsGilbert The ‘most moral army‘ attacked Palestinian health facilities 1018 (one thousand and eighteen) times between 7 Oct. 2023 and 30 July 2024 in Gaza and the West Bank. Children, women and hospitals are easy targets for the IOF. Dr. Mads UN reference, please read: https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n24/262/79/pdf/n2426279.pdf