UN rights council investigates crimes in Gaza conflict Gaza News
The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to launch an open international investigation into violations during the 11-day conflict between Palestinian groups in Israel and Gaza, and over “systematic” abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and within Israel.
With 47 votes in favor, nine against and 14 abstentions, the 47-member forum approved the resolution on Thursday after a special full-day session brought to the United States by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Palestinian delegation. Nations.
The resolution calls for the creation of a permanent Commission of Inquiry the most powerful tool available to the city to report on and report on human rights violations in Israel, Gaza and the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. It would be the first COI with a “continuous” mandate.
Qureshi discusses wide range of political & socio-economic issues with President UNGA Volkan Bozkir
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Volkan Bozkir met the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on Thursday.
The interaction included a tête-à-tête followed by delegation-level talks and a Joint Press Stakeout.
The foreign minister also hosted a lunch in the honor of the visiting dignitary which was attended by ministers and members of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussed a wide range of political and socio-economic issues on the UN agenda with the president UNGA including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, the situation in Palestine, the Afghan peace process, reform of the UN Security Council, equitable access to COVID-19 Vaccines, and Financing for Sustainable Development.
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27 May 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)
Thank you, Mr President, and my thanks also to the Special Coordinator, Commissioner-General and Professor Khalidi for their briefings today.
The United Kingdom joins others in strongly welcoming the ceasefire. We reiterate our thanks to the United Nations, Egypt, Qatar and other regional actors for their mediation.
My Prime Minister has conveyed my country’s deepest condolences to the families of the civilians killed, particularly those who lost children. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the cycle of violence, has taken too many lives.
We now need to be focused on ensuring the ceasefire is durable. My Foreign Secretary travelled to the region yesterday, and met Israeli and Palestinian leaders. As he made clear, the recent escalation underlines the urgent need to make progress towards a more positive future and to address the drivers of conflict.
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Urging a longer-term political horizon in Middle East
Thank you, Mr President, and my thanks also to the Special Coordinator, Commissioner-General and Professor Khalidi for their briefings today.
The United Kingdom joins others in strongly welcoming the ceasefire. We reiterate our thanks to the United Nations, Egypt, Qatar and other regional actors for their mediation.
My Prime Minister has conveyed my country’s deepest condolences to the families of the civilians killed, particularly those who lost children. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the cycle of violence, has taken too many lives.
We now need to be focused on ensuring the ceasefire is durable. My Foreign Secretary travelled to the region yesterday, and met Israeli and Palestinian leaders. As he made clear, the recent escalation underlines the urgent need to make progress towards a more positive future and to address the drivers of conflict.