Whether to support palestines efforts to fully join the un. The resolution passed the General Assembly with the support of 123 nations while 25 nations abstained in Nine Countries including the u. S. And israel voting no. Following the vote the deputy u. S. Ambassador stressed the biden administrations belief in a two state solution between palestine and israeli declare the special session of the General Assembly resumed. Members will recall that paragraph four of the resolution of december 2023 the assembly decided to adjourn the special session temporarily and to authorize the president of the General Assembly at its most recent decision to resume its meeting upon request from Member States. In this regard i should like to draw the attention of the delegations to document ten the es 991 which contains a letter dated april 2024 from the representatives of saudi arabia and uganda to the United Nations and the respective capacities as the chair of the arab group the organization of the Islamic Corporation group and the coordinating bureau requesting the resumption of the tenth Emergency Special session. I intend to conduct the proceedings of this meeting in accordance with the rules of procedure of the t General Assembly and the past practices of its Emergency Special sessions. In keeping with established practice i should now like to invite the attention of the General Assembly to document 992 concerning Member States of the payment of the financial contributions to the United Nations within the terms of article 19 of the charter. May i take it to that of the Assembly Takes note of the information contained in this document it is so decided. In this connection i should like to recall that the special session on the 26th of october 2023 the General Assembly decided to follow thede provisions of resolution 78 of october 2023 by which they are permitted to vote in the General Assembly until the end of its 78th session and to also allow the Member States to vote on the Emergency Special session. They will not resume agenda item number five entitled in East Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied palestinian territory. In this connection the assembly has before it a draft resolution contained in document es ten revision one. The president will now deliver a statement excellencies, distinguished delegates, decades ago the situation in the middle east marked the first significant crisis for the newly established United Nations. Since then, for almost the entire lifespan of this organization, peace in the region and for the people of palestine in particular has remained elusive. Today this situation continues to deteriorate bringing countless innocent victims into its deadly fold and pushing the region further to the brink of fullscale catastrophe. Why they have been deployed regrettably none have yet the current cycle of debt and destruction yet this is not a moment for the International Community to falter or to look away. If anything, the horrendous events of the last several months have only hastened the urgency of achieving the just comprehensive and lasting peaceful solution to the situation in the middle east. Excellencies, today let us remember the legacy from which we standnd proudly upon the shoulders of those who many decades ago recognize the ultimate responsibility to forge the piece that vanished for many generations. Those who knew full well the role that it played in their own lives and who made no apologies for imagining and indeed building a more Peaceful World beyond it they understood the value of International Cooperation and soul the active participation of all nations large and small giving voice to common principles on which they dared for a better future. As todays United Nations, we cannot and must not lose sight of the history we inherit. All of the bold position that brought the organization into being. Peace for all. I repeat peace for all. Excellencies, this General Assembly to pronounce itself within its power and mandate and to uphold the function and responsibility restored upon it by the United Nations charter including under article four. I therefore call upon the membership to purposefully assess the situation before us with nothing else in mind but a commitment to peace is our utmost ambition. I urge the parties with the support of those with leverage to do their utmost to secure an agreement of ceasefire that would end the suffering and the bloodshed, free hostages, protect innocent civilians and and sure immediate access of humanitarian aid without conditions. It is true that lost time is never found. It is also true that we have lost much time. We are here once again called upon to work for humanity. And we the people without exception, to believe in the essential goodness of others. As ronald bunche put it kids ago, in the understanding that no problem of human relations is insoluble. I appeal to all Member States to so comport themselves during this debate as to maintain the dignity of this chamber and of the organization. Ultimately, to help bring lasting peace, to save lives, and to end violence. To which we have all dedicated ourselves in the service of the people. Thank you. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the United Arab Emirates on behalf of the arrow group to introduce arab group to introduce the draft resolution. Mr. President , i think you i thank you for your response in hosting this Emergency Special session of the General Assembly. As a request of the arab group, the organization of islamic cooperation, as chair of the arab group, im pleased to deliver the statement and introduced the draft resolution. At its core, it recommends the Security Council reconsider palestines application for full membership in the United Nations. This draft resolution tells us the use of the veto by the United States against the draft resolution algeria submitted to the Security Council on behalf of the arab group on this matter last month. Your excellencies. Today marks a defining moment in our history. The draft resolution before you would have a profound impact on the future of the Palestinian People. A people who for more than 75 years have endured prosecution and the denial of their most basic rights. A people who have patiently waited with unwavering determination for the International Community to champion the right for determination and enable their countries to get full mentorship in the United Nations. We are a peaceloving nation. And to effectively serve humanity for the United Nations. By exceeding International Treaties and conventions and adhering to the United Nations charter, and meeting the criteria for membership and obtaining u. S. Ignition of 144 states, the state of palestine has demonstrated it deserving space it deserves a space in the International Community. The countries are fully aware of the legitimacy of palestine and the justice of their cause. Which faces fierce attempts to suppress it and render it meaningless today. This is evident in the attempt to forcibly displace the Palestinian People and propagate their land. In the ongoing settlements, which is a segment the palestinian states. Added to this are the continuous and condemned israeli attacks on the gaza strip, which have resulted in death and destruction. The recent escalation in rough highlights the risk of accelerating an already unprecedented humanitarian disaster. Israel has disregarded all International Resolutions and overtly rejected the two state solution. Israel denied the Palestinian Peoples rights to declare their independence as sovereign state. As an International Community, we have a response ability to uphold the internationally agreed upon terms of reference for ending this conflict which crucially, the two state solution, based on the borders of the fourth of june, 1967. Granting palestine full membership in the United Nations will send a powerful message in support of the two state solution by voting in favor of todays draft resolution, you will demonstrate the International Community refuses to settle for anything less than upholding the legitimate right of peoples and rejecting double standards. This is the protective shield for our countries in the face of current conflicts and crises in our work today. Fulfilling the uns historic obligation toward the Palestinian People is long overdue, but never too late. Today more than ever, the Palestinian People need the support of the United Nations. Today, each country has the freedom to choose its position and how it will be remembered in history. Will you take the side of truth, justice, and the principle of equality . Upon which the United Nations was founded . Will you defend an International Order rooted in the rule of law and the legitimate rights of a stateful never shipped . Will you support a people who have endured occupation and aggression for more than seven decades . Are you going to send a clear message to the Security Council today that we will not relent in demanding palestines right to full membership and that the council must respond to the will of the International Community . Your excellencies. The draft resolution presented today is unambiguous. As we have mentioned, it recommends the Security Council reconsider and support palestines request in light of the General Assemblys recognition of palestines eligibility and the advisory opinion of the icj dated may 28, 1948, in accordance fully with article four of the United Nations charter. This resolution alone does not do justice to the state of palestine as it only grants additional rights, meaning palestine will remain an observer state that the right to vote in General Assembly or put forward its nations. We call upon the Security Council to respond to the assembly. This global body and the overwhelming majority of the International Community by issuing a positive recommendation on the mentorship of the state of palestine. This will enable the General Assembly to decide on palestines admission to the United Nations. The draft resolution also refers the unalienable right of the Palestinian People to the determination, including the right to establish an independent and sovereign state. The draft resolution also calls for renewed efforts to end without delay israels occupation that began in 1967. And to reach a just, lasting, and peaceful settlement to the palestinian question. Adopting this resolution, we are presented steps to rectifying the historic injustice inflicted upon palestines for a decade bolster its status and participation in International Voting against the resolution would be an abandonment of moral and legal responsibilities toward the palestinian cause. It may also be interpreted as a green light for israel to continue its violations, which undermine the two state solution. Therefore, the arab group calls on all peaceloving nations that defend the right of states to vote in favor of this resolution. Finally, while the arab republic of egypt and the state of qatar continue their tremendous efforts to reach an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza, the arab group emphasizes the importance of the International Community creating a serious political horizon to relaunch the negotiated process to achieving cover hits a piece for the Palestinian People in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and other international references. Mr. President , before i conclude, i kindly request you suspend the debate at 11 00 a. M. This morning to proceed to take action on draft resolution a es 10 l 30 given the importance of the matter with the understanding the debate would resume immediately after the vote on the draft resolution and that the 10th emergency session would be temporarily adjourned after the conclusion of the debate. Thank you, mr. President. The representative of the United Arab Emirates has moved that the debate on agenda item five be suspended at 11 00 a. M. Today for the assembly to proceed to consideration of the draft resolution aes 10m 30rev one, and that the debate would continue after the action on the draft resolution. It is my understanding without setting a precedent, if the assembly were to decide to suspend the debate at 11 00 a. M. Today to proceed to consideration of draft resolution aes 10l 30 and to continue the debate after the action on the draft resolution. And if the assembly were to subsequently adopt the draft resolution, the 10th Emergency Special session would be adjourned temporarily following the conclusion of the debate on item five. Is there any objection to the motion . I hear no objection, it is so decided. I now give the floor to the observer state of palestine. Mr. President , dear colleagues. I stand before you as lives continue falling apart in the gaza strip. Torn apart in the most brutal and devastating ways. I stand before you as more than 35 thousand palestinians have been killed. 80,000 have been maimed. 2 million have been displaced. And everything is been destroyed. No words can capture what such loss and trauma signifies for palestinians. Their families, communities, and our nation as a whole. As palestinians in gaza have been pushed to the very edge of the strip, to the very brink of life, and in the ever narrowing space, they are besieged in bombs and bullets continuing to hunt them down. I stand before you as they are settling in. By design and by the decision of the Israeli Government killing the most vulnerable among our people. Women and children. Israel closed the crossings instead of opening them. Including the rafah crossing. Seizing by force the palestinian crossing point over offer, humanitarian convoys were attacked with its blessing. And the honorable headquarters was assaulted with its complicity. At the time where the world was calling to flood gaza with humanitarian aid, and calling for a ceasefire, israel imposed a drought. Its plan has not changed, destroy and displace. I stand before you as every inch of gaza has witnessed massacres. As mass graves continue to be uncovered, where hospitals used to stand. As the world is barely starting to grasp the cruel and extensive nature of the actions committed against the Palestinian People. I stand before you as the israeli Prime Minister is ready to kill thousands more to ensure his political survival. As he openly declares the palestinian state is annexed essential threat, and together with his coconspirators, continues 76 years to try and finish the job. The israeli war is against the Palestinian People as a whole. Its occupation, forces, and settlers kill daily in the west banks, including jerusalem. Its bulldozers displaced palestinian communities and demolish palestinian homes everywhere. Ive heard many praise the resilience of the Palestinian People, and we are resilient. But no nation, no family, no person should have to endure such suffering for so long. Such injustice from death to premature death one generation after another. No parent should know such fear, such powerlessness. No children should have to suffer in their flesh what palestinian children are experiencing. As we speak, 1. 4 million palestinians in rossa wonder if they will survive today and wonder where to go next. There is nowhere left to go. Mr. President , i have stood hundreds of times before at this podium. Often in tragic circumstances. But none comparable to the one my people indoor today. I stood hundreds of times before at this podium. But never for a more significant vote than the one about to take place. A historic one. We face and continue to face attempt