Embassy of the State of Palestine

Press Release on International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Identical Letter from the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations: Israel’s attacks on UNRWA are clearly aimed at destroying it, part and parcel of the sinister, systematic attempts to cause irreparable harm to the Palestinian people, including the Palestine refugees.

Palestine: Joint statement by the EU and Norway on International Partners Meeting in Brussels. At the meeting, Palestinian Prime Minister Dr Mohammad Mustafa presented his government’s plans to international partners, highlighting the following priority areas: the facilitation of emergency aid to Gaza; a comprehensive plan for Gaza; a comprehensive reform program to strengthen Palestinian institutions; and a comprehensive plan to develop and transform the Palestinian economy.

Press Release on Al Nakba Day: 15 May 2024 marks the 76th anniversary of the 1948 Palestinian Nakba, “Catastrophe”, in which more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced, dispossessed, and expelled from their homes in historic Palestine by Zionist militias and armed forces in a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing.

The General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific welcomes the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly affirming that the State of Palestine is qualified for membership in the United Nations and recommending that the Security Council reconsider the matter of Palestine’s admission to full UN membership favourably. The resolution further grants the State of Palestine additional rights and privileges of participation in the UN, and was adopted by a vote of 143 in favour to 9 against, with 25 abstentions.