BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Question of Palestine - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Question of Palestine X-ORIGINAL-URL:/unispal X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Question of Palestine REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T030000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T110000 DTSTAMP:20260626T045729 CREATED:20260616T152011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T142147Z UID:318872-1784343600-1784372400@www.un.org SUMMARY:2026 UN-OIC Conference on the Question of Jerusalem DESCRIPTION:2026 UN-OIC Conference on the Question of Jerusalem\n“Jerusalem: The Frontline of Displacement and Annexation\nand the Key to Just and Lasting Peace”\nCairo\, Egypt\n18 July 2026 \nThe 2026 Conference on the Question of Jerusalem\, jointly organized with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)\, will take place in Cairo\, Egypt. The Conference will examine the pressing challenges facing the Palestinian people in occupied East Jerusalem\, including displacement\, dispossession\, and violence\, while situating these issues within the broader context of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. \nThe Conference will underscore the urgency of safeguarding the Holy City\, preserving the historic and legal status quo at its Holy Sites\, and supporting the rights\, presence\, and sovereignty of Palestinians in Jerusalem. By bringing together religious leaders\, policymakers\, and experts\, the event will provide a critical platform to reflect on the protection of Jerusalem’s unique multireligious character and its significance as a symbol of coexistence. \nThe Conference aims to reaffirm the historic and legal status quo in Jerusalem as vital for peace\, stability\, and interreligious harmony\, while highlighting concerns of Christian and Muslim leaders regarding restrictions on worship and threats to Holy Sites. It will examine the impact of Israeli policies\, including settlement expansion\, on the city’s identity and Palestinian presence\, underscore the responsibilities of the international community under international law to preserve Jerusalem’s cultural and religious character.\n\n———————————————–\nTentative Programme\n\n  \n10-11 a.m. OPENING SESSION \nStatements by: \n\nRepresentative of Egypt\nH.E. Amb. Coly Seck\, Chair of the UN Palestinian Rights Committee\nH.E. Mr. Ashraf Al-Awar\, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs of the State of Palestine\nRepresentative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation \nRepresentative of the League of Arab States (TBC) \nRepresentative of the UN\n\n\n10.45 a.m. – 1 p.m. \nPANEL 1 – Saving the Holy City\, Safeguarding the historic status quo at the Holy Sites  \n1 p.m. – 2 p.m. – Press Conference  \n3 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. \nPANEL 2 – Preserving Palestinian presence\, rights and sovereignty in Jerusalem in the face of displacement and illegal settlement expansion policies \n 5.30-6 p.m.  Closing remarks   \n\n Representative of Egypt\nH.E. Amb. Coly Seck\, Chair of the UN Palestinian Rights Committee\nH.E. Min. Riyad Mansour \, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations  in New York  \n\n  URL:/unispal/event/2026-conference-on-the-question-of-jerusalem/ LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR