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Oct 29 4 tweets 1 min read
On 28 Oct the Israeli Knesset adopted two laws on @UNRWA forbidding Israeli state officials from contact with UNRWA or its representatives and prohibiting UNRWA operations within what is referred to as the sovereign territory of the State of Israel
– @TWennesland, @UNSCO_MEPP Image These developments risk the collapse of UNRWA’s operations across the occupied Palestinian Territory and severely undermine humanitarian operations in #Gaza, which rely on UNRWA
These bills are set to go into effect in ninety days
Oct 8 4 tweets 1 min read
The vast majority of those killed were part of the backbone of humanitarian relief operations in Gaza, @UNRWA
“In the midst of all the upheaval, UNRWA – more than ever – is indispensable. UNRWA – more than ever – is irreplaceable”
— UN Secretary-General Guterres, 8 Oct '24 UN Secretary-General Guterres speaking to the press on 8 October 2024. That is why I have written directly to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express profound concern about draft legislation that could prevent UNRWA from continuing its essential work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Sep 19 6 tweets 1 min read
Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) calls for “immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror, as well as all acts of provocation and destruction”
– Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator @UNSCO_MEPP Image Unfortunately, the devastating conflict in Gaza has continued alongside daily violence in the occupied West Bank, with the high number of fatality incidents precluding me from detailing it all
Jul 19 11 tweets 2 min read
The operative clause of the advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, requested by the UN General Assembly

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Read by Nawaf Salam, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...

The Court,
Finds that it has jurisdiction to give the Advisory Opinion requested

Decides to comply with request for an Advisory Opinion

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May 24 7 tweets 2 min read
The operative part of the ICJ order on the request submitted by South Africa on 10 May 2024 in the case South Africa v. Israel

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The Court by 13 votes to 2 …

“Reaffirms the provisional measures indicated in its orders of 26 January 2024 and 28 March 2024, which should be immediately and effectively implemented”

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Sep 20, 2021 21 tweets 13 min read
"Our world is challenged like never before.From #climatechange, to conflicts, to #COVID19, which is putting the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach. It would be easy to lose hope. But we are not hopeless" @antonioguterres "We have a path to recovery. Ifwe choose to take it. That’s what this SDG Moment is all about.Coming together to save our planet. And today we are coming together with @BTS_twt" @antonioguterres