UN’s Guterres marks ‘painful’ day of solidarity with Palestinians
UN chief Antonio Guterres has relayed a message advocating for Palestinian freedom, security and statehood on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Guterres’s message, read out by the director of the UN’s office in Geneva, called this year’s commemoration “especially painful” as Palestinians’ aspirations for “dignity, rights, justice and self-determination … are as distant as they have ever been”.
He called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, urgent humanitarian aid to reach the enclave, the release of captives, and progress toward a two-state solution that ensures the peace and security of both Israel and Palestine.
“The UN will continue to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights to live in peace, security and dignity,” said the statement by Guterres.
Every year on this day, the international community marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
The @UN will continue to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights to live in peace, security and dignity.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) November 29, 2024
Gaza endures worst bombardment of civilians since WWII: UNRWA
The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has also issued a statement marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The agency called for a ceasefire in Gaza, whose civilians it says have suffered the most intense bombardment in the post-WWII era.
It also acknowledged the plight of Palestinian refugees, describing it as the world’s “longest unresolved refugee crisis”.
It’s the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
The plight of the #PalestineRefugees remains the longest unresolved refugee crisis in the world.
In the past year #Gaza has experienced the most intense bombardment of a civilian population since World War… pic.twitter.com/xkDNGP0XS3
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) November 29, 2024
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