BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Question of Palestine - ECPv6.17.2//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:20261029T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T130000 DTSTAMP:20261015T200503Z CREATED:20261014T160555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T200503Z UID:320504-1793268000-1793278800@www.un.org SUMMARY:Committee briefing “Human Dignity Under Strain: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Consequences in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) will convene a briefing entitled “Human Dignity Under Strain: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Consequences in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” on 29 October 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The briefing will examine the continuing humanitarian and human rights consequences of the crisis in Gaza and the broader impact of Israel’s occupation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory\, including East Jerusalem\, one year after the ceasefire in Gaza entered into force. \nThe discussion will explore the cumulative effects of settlement expansion\, forced displacement\, dispossession\, violence\, torture\, and restrictions on access to essential services\, education\, and sustainable development. \nThe briefing will feature presentations by Ms. Francesca Albanese\, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Ms. Farida Shaheed\, Special Rapporteur on the right to education; Mr. Surya Deva\, Special Rapporteur on the right to development; and Mr. Srinivasan Muralidhara\, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory\, including East Jerusalem\, and Israel. \nThe event is open to valid UN Grounds Pass holders (delegates\, staff\, UN accredited NGOs). It will also be livestreamed on UN Web TV. \nProgramme \n10.00 – 10.10  OPENING \n\nAmbassador Coly Seck\n\nChair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People \nPermanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations \n10.10 – 11.20               BRIEFERS \n\nFrancesca Albanese\n\nUN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the    Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 \n\nFarida Shaheed\n\nUN Special Rapporteur on the right to education \n\nSrinivasan Muralidhar\n\nChair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory\, including East Jerusalem\, and Israel \n\nSurya Deva\n\nUN Special Rapporteur on the right to development \n11.20 – 12.40               Q&A SESSION \n12.40 – 13:00               CLOSING \n\nMinister Riyad Mansour\n\nPermanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations URL:/unispal/event/committee-briefing-with-srs-coi-2026/ LOCATION:Economic and Social Council Chamber (ECOSOC)\, NY\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR