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Palestinian issues

10 June 2014

PAL/2176-PI/2099

As International Seminar Concludes, Panels Explore Japan’s Middle East News Coverage, Use of Visual Tools to Convey Region’s Reality

The twenty-second International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East concluded today, with two interactive panel discussions that explored Japanese media coverage of events in that region, as well as the use of innovative visual tools to tell stories conveying the stark realities faced by Palestinians and Israelis alike.

9 June 2014

PAL/2174-PI/2096

United Nations Counts on Diversity of Media to Shape Perceptions, Secretary-General Tells International Seminar on Peace in the Middle East

TOKYO, 9 June — In its work to foster peace in the Middle East, the United Nations counted on the diverse contributions of traditional and new media, which played a critical role in promoting transparency and shaping perceptions of the region’s most important challenges, the head of the United Nations Department of Public Information said today, as he opened a two-day international media seminar in Tokyo.

4 June 2014

GA/PAL/1300

Statement by Bureau of Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of Palestinian People on Formation of Government of National Consensus of State of Palestine

The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People issued the following statement today:

2 June 2014

GA/PAL/1299

Installation of Unity Government Ends Years-Long Rift between Rival Political Factions, Palestinian Rights Committee Told

This morning’s swearing in of a new Palestinian unity Government officially ended seven years of division between the State of Palestine’s two main political factions and strengthened its ability to address the challenges posed by Israel’s occupation, the top Palestinian diplomat at the United Nations said today.

13 May 2014

GA/PAL/1297

International Meeting on Question of Jerusalem Focuses on City’s Current Realities

The International Meeting on the Question of Jerusalem this morning, on its second day, heard from experts and discussed the current situation in Jerusalem, including measures taken by Israel, land expropriation and settlements, as well as social and economic issues.

13 May 2014

GA/PAL/1298

International Meeting on Jerusalem, in Concluding Session, Discusses How Global Community Can Promoting Just Settlement of Middle East Conflict

ANKARA, 13 May — The International Meeting held a discussion this afternoon on the international community’s role in promoting a just solution, examining the question of Jerusalem in relation to permanent status negotiations, international approaches to that issue, and the role of the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, other international organizations and non-State actors.

12 May 2014

GA/PAL/1296

Inaccessible without Israeli Permission, City Cut Off from West Bank, International Meeting on Question of Jerusalem Told

The International Meeting on the Question of Jerusalem, which opened in Ankara, Turkey, earlier today, continued its discussion on the status of Jerusalem under international law this afternoon.

12 May 2014

GA/PAL/1295

International Meeting on Question of Jerusalem Opens in Ankara with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Calling City Important Cultural Inheritance for All

The International Meeting on the Question of Jerusalem opened this morning in Ankara, Turkey, to discuss the strengthening of international support for a just and lasting solution of the question of Jerusalem.

5 May 2014

GA/PAL/1293

Palestinian Rights Committee, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Turkey Jointly to Convene International Meeting on Jerusalem, 12-13 May

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, jointly with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Government of the Republic of Turkey, will convene the International Meeting on the Question of Jerusalem on 12 and 13 May 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel and Convention Centre in Ankara.

16 April 2014

GA/PAL/1291

United Nations Roundtable on Legal Aspects of Question of Palestine to Be Held in Geneva, 24-25 April

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene a United Nations Roundtable on Legal Aspects of the Question of Palestine on 24 and 25 April at the United Nations Office at Geneva.