The historic conclusion of #BBNJ 🌊embodies our obligations towards humanity,oceans,& the 🌎we inhabit.The int. community came together & affirmed their commitment to the protection of marine biodiversity guided by the principle of the common heritage of human kind;(Cont.) @UN
The State of #Palestine 🇵🇸welcomes the conclusion of #BBNJ under the skillful leadership of #Singapore 🇸🇬
Amb. Rena Lee. We commend #Cuba 🇨🇺as a chair of #G77 & #China 🇨🇳as we celebrate the amazing solidarity shown across all regions; (Cont.) @SingaporeUN@CUBAONU
🚨Today,the #GA 4th Comm. voted in favor of requesting an advisory opinion from the @CIJ_ICJ on Israel's cont. violations of the right of the #Palestinian ppl to self-determination, its prolonged occupation,its settlement enterprise,its annexation,& its discrimination; @UN(Cont.)
The decision to approach the ICJ
comes nearly 20 years since the
request by the Assembly in
December 2003 for an advisory
opinion on the legal consequences
of the wall constructed by Israel in
the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
including East #Jerusalem; (Cont.)
This effort is focused on the right of
peoples to self-determination and
the inadmissibility of the acquisition
of territory by force, as enshrined in
the UN Charter and constituting
among the most fundamental rules
of international law: (Cont.)