On 27 November, in collaboration with the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, and the Council of Arab Ambassadors, UNIC Canberra held a reception and film screening of a Palestinian film Idol, in recognition of the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, and Continue reading
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Flags of the Holy See and Palestine to fly at UN Headquarters
Amidst heated debates about the political value of symbolic gestures, the General Assembly today adopted five resolutions on a wide range of topics, including the raising of flags by non-member observer States at the United Nations and debt restructuring. Continue reading
Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years in wake of 2014 conflict and ongoing de-development, according to new UNCTAD report
UNCTAD’s report on assistance to the Palestinian people states that Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020 if current economic trends persist. In addition to eight years of economic blockade, in the past six years, Gaza has endured three military operations that have shattered its ability to export and produce for the domestic market, ravaged its already debilitated infrastructure, left no time for reconstruction and economic recovery, and accelerated the de-development of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a process by which development is not merely hindered but reversed. Continue reading
‘A Thousand Cuts’ Destroying Two-State Solution, Top United Nations Middle East Envoy Tells Security Council during Quarterly Debate
Calling for decisive action to reverse the growing perception that the two-State solution was dying a death “by a thousand cuts”, the top United Nations Middle East envoy today urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to engage in a broad political framework with the goal of achieving a final status agreement, during the Security Council’s quarterly open debate on the subject. Continue reading
Challenges Faced by Media in Covering Israeli-Palestinian Story Focus as International Seminar on Peace in Middle East Opens
The United Nations would spare no effort in supporting the quest for peace in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told participants in a two-day international media seminar today, stressing that a free, pluralistic media was essential in covering both the Israeli-Palestinian story and broader regional dynamics in a fast-paced digital world. Continue reading
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
To mark International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People UNIC Canberra took part in two events, one in Sydney and one in Canberra. In Canberra, on the 2nd of December, in collaboration with the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, the Council of Arab Ambassadors Continue reading
Expressing Solidarity with the Palestinian People in the Australian Parliament
Marking the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Federal Parliamentary Friends of Palestine and the UN Parliamentary Group held a launch at the Parliament House of Australia on the 24th of March. Continue reading
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2013
On the 25 of November, in collaboration with the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, and the Council of Arab Ambassadors, UNIC Canberra held an event in recognition of the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Continue reading
Palestinian refugee family’s escape from Syria via tropical island to new life in Sweden
“The Sunny Side of Life”, beam the tourism ads for the Maldives, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean. That tagline has come true for one Palestinian refugee family, who found hope for their future on these islands after 10 months of life on the run. Last October, Ubaid*, 49, fled Syria with his wife and two little daughters. Continue reading
Wrapping up Middle East visit, Ban voices hope 2013 will be ‘decisive’ year for peace
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a visit to Jerusalem, stressed his full support for direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, and voiced the hope that this year will be a decisive one for peace in the Middle East. “I am encouraged that Israelis and Palestinians have re-engaged in direct dialogue. But for these negotiations to have a Continue reading