  {"id":250506,"date":"2021-05-03T15:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?page_id=250506"},"modified":"2021-05-03T16:02:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:02:56","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1372.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/h3>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#accordian-1 .fusion-panel:hover,#accordian-1 .fusion-panel.hover{ background-color: #f9f9f9 } #accordian-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:#0293d6; border-width:1px; background-color:#ffffff; }.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px;width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .panel-title a{font-size:15px;font-family:\"Roboto\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .panel-title a:not(:hover){}.fusion-accordian  #accordian-1 .toggle-content{font-family:\"Roboto\";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #333333 !important;border-color: #333333 !important;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover { color: #008fd5;}.fusion-faq-shortcode .fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #008fd5;}.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian #accordian-1 .panel-title a.hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #008fd5!important;border-color: #008fd5!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-faq-shortcode\" style=\"\"><div class=\"fusion-faqs-wrapper\"><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group \" id=\"accordian-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-6875 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">When was the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) established?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/shveitserun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by VS\" rel=\"author\">VS<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-03T15:43:03-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-6875\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-6875\" href=\"#collapse-1-6875\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">When was the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) established?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-6875\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-6875\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>In 1975, by its <a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/DPA\/DPR\/UNISPAL.NSF\/0\/B5B4720B8192FDE3852560DE004F3C47\">resolution 3376<\/a>, the UN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/general-assembly\/\">General Assembly<\/a> established the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), and requested it to recommend a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/S12090.pdf\">programme of implementation<\/a> to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights to self-determination without external interference, national independence and sovereignty; and to return to their homes and property from which they had been displaced. The Committee is a subsidiary body of, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/reports-of-the-committee-on-the-exercise-of-the-inalienable-rights-of-the-palestinian-people\/\">reports<\/a> to the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/committee\/\">Read more on the background of the Committee.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-6878 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is the mandate and objectives of the Committee?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/shveitserun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by VS\" rel=\"author\">VS<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-03T15:43:41-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-6878\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-6878\" href=\"#collapse-1-6878\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is the mandate and objectives of the Committee?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-6878\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-6878\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Committee is the only body within the United Nations exclusively devoted to the question of Palestine. Its mandate has been annually renewed by the General Assembly, most recently in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ga-mandated-committee-on-the-exercise-of-the-inalienable-rights-of-the-palestinian-people-ga-resolution-a-res-75-20\/\">resolution \/75\/20<\/a> of 8 December 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Committee\u2019s work aims at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoting a just and peaceful settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and end to Israeli occupation which began in 1967.<\/li>\n<li>Realizing the two-State solution: Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side within secure and recognized borders.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting the exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people including self-determination, sovereignty and right to return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/committee\/mandate-and-objectives\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250536 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Where can I find the Programme of Work of the Committee?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-03T15:22:01-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250536\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250536\" href=\"#collapse-1-250536\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Where can I find the Programme of Work of the Committee?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250536\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250536\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>Towards the beginning of each calendar year, the Committee adopts a Programme of Work for the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/programme-of-work\/\">Programmes of work<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/reports-of-the-committee-on-the-exercise-of-the-inalienable-rights-of-the-palestinian-people\/\">Annual reports of the Committee<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250545 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is the composition of the Committee?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-03T15:46:20-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250545\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250545\" href=\"#collapse-1-250545\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is the composition of the Committee?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250545\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250545\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Committee is composed of <strong>25 Member States<\/strong>. To serve on the Committee Member States put forward their candidacy which is then endorsed by the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Afghanistan, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, and Venezuela.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In addition, <strong>24 Observers<\/strong> participate in the work of the Committee:<\/p>\n<p><em>Algeria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam, Yemen, State of Palestine, African Union, League of Arab States, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/committee\/membership\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250551 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is the Composition of the Bureau of the Committee?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:14:33-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250551\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250551\" href=\"#collapse-1-250551\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is the Composition of the Bureau of the Committee?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250551\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250551\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The day-to-day work of the Committee is conducted by the Bureau composed of Permanent Representatives of UN Member States serving in their personal capacity and elected by the Committee. The following are the current representatives of Member States\u00a0 serving on the Bureau:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senegal (Chair).<\/li>\n<li>Afghanistan, Cuba, Indonesia, Namibia, and Nicaragua (Vice-Chairs).<\/li>\n<li>Afghanistan (Acting Rapporteur).<\/li>\n<li>The State of Palestine participates in the work of the Bureau as an observer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/committee\/bureau\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250587 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What are the areas of activities of the Committee?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:22:40-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250587\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250587\" href=\"#collapse-1-250587\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What are the areas of activities of the Committee?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250587\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250587\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Committee convenes international meetings and conferences, including meetings with civil society, in all regions of the world, on the question of Palestine. The Committee cooperates with a wide network of civil society organizations active on the issue. It also maintains a programme of publications covering United Nations activities with regard to the question of Palestine. To commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people the Committee holds annual special meetings and other events at United Nations Headquarters and elsewhere. \u00a0The Committee reports to the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/committee\/areas-of-activities\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250593 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is the mandate and core functions of the Division for Palestinian Rights?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:25:26-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250593\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250593\" href=\"#collapse-1-250593\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is the mandate and core functions of the Division for Palestinian Rights?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250593\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250593\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Division for Palestinian Rights serves as the Secretariat of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/committee\/\">Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/a> (CEIRPP) and provides the following core functions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organizes the meetings of the Committee and its Bureau at UN Headquarters.<\/li>\n<li>Monitors political and other relevant developments.<\/li>\n<li>Organizes the Committee\u2019s programme of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/events\/international-conferences\/\">events, international meetings and conferences<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Implements a publications programme.<\/li>\n<li>Develops and maintains the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/\">United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine<\/a> (UNISPAL).<\/li>\n<li>Liaises with civil society organizations active on the issue and publishes the weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/civil-society\/ngo-action-news\/\">\u201cNGO Action News\u201d<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Organizes the annual observance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/events\/international-day-of-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people\/\">International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Conducts an annual training programme for Palestinian civil servants at UN Headquarters and several other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/capacity-building-programme\/\">capacity building activities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/about-division-palestinian-rights\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250599 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">How does the Committee interact with the Security Council on the question of Palestine?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:26:33-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250599\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250599\" href=\"#collapse-1-250599\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How does the Committee interact with the Security Council on the question of Palestine?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250599\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250599\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Chair of the Committee delivers statements at Security Council meetings on the situation in the Middle East, including the questions of Palestine every quarter during open (public) debates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/committee\/chair-statements\/\">See the statements delivered<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250605 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is the Newsletter of the Committee and where I can find it?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:27:53-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250605\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250605\" href=\"#collapse-1-250605\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is the Newsletter of the Committee and where I can find it?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250605\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250605\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Newsletter of the Committee is a quarterly publication highlighting the work and activities of the Committee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/committee\/ceirpp-newsletters\/\">See the list of all the publications.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250611 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">How often does the Committee meet and where I can find a list of all the meetings held?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:28:47-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250611\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250611\" href=\"#collapse-1-250611\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How often does the Committee meet and where I can find a list of all the meetings held?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250611\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250611\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Committee meets four to six times a year, as needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/events-page\/committee-meetings\/\">See the list of the Committee meeting.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250617 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Where I can find more information on the events organized by the Committee?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:30:37-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250617\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250617\" href=\"#collapse-1-250617\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Where I can find more information on the events organized by the Committee?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250617\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250617\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/events-page\/international-conferences\/\">See the list of the international conferences, meetings and events<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/delegation-visit\/\">See the list of the Delegation visits.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250623 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">How does the Committee observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:31:50-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250623\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250623\" href=\"#collapse-1-250623\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How does the Committee observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250623\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250623\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed annually on or around 29 November, commemorating the adoption by the Assembly, on 29 November 1947, of the \u201cpartition\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/documents-dds-ny.un.org\/doc\/RESOLUTION\/GEN\/NR0\/038\/88\/IMG\/NR003888.pdf?OpenElement\">resolution 181 (II)<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>The observance is held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, the United Nations Offices at Geneva and Vienna, Nairobi and elsewhere. The event includes special meetings with the participation of high-level officials of the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations and representatives of civil society. The observance also includes cultural events.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/events-page\/international-day-of-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people\/\">Read more about events organized every year.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250629 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What are the objectives of the Capacity-Building Programme for civil servants of the State of Palestine and where I can find more information?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:32:59-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250629\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250629\" href=\"#collapse-1-250629\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What are the objectives of the Capacity-Building Programme for civil servants of the State of Palestine and where I can find more information?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250629\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250629\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The capacity-building programme trains civil servants of the State of Palestine in support of building an independent, inclusive and resilient State.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/capacity-building-programme\/\">See the list of the Capacity Building Programmes.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250635 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL)?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:35:03-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250635\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250635\" href=\"#collapse-1-250635\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL)?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250635\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250635\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The online United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL) is a collection of current and historical United Nations documents concerning the question of Palestine as well as other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace. UNISPAL, established and developed by the Division for Palestinian Rights, contains mainly documentation in English with a growing number in the other official UN languages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250641 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Where can I find current and historical United Nations materials concerning the Question of Palestine?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:35:57-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250641\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250641\" href=\"#collapse-1-250641\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Where can I find current and historical United Nations materials concerning the Question of Palestine?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250641\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250641\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/documents\/\">Search UNISPAL database.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250647 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">What is covered in the Monthly Bulletin and where I can find other publications?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:37:24-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250647\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250647\" href=\"#collapse-1-250647\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">What is covered in the Monthly Bulletin and where I can find other publications?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250647\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250647\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><p>The Monthly Bulletin includes all the important documents and resolutions relevant to the Question of Palestine published by the United Nations system and intergovernmental organisations.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/civil-society\/ngo-action-news\/\">NGO Action News<\/a> weekly update contains information about the activities by civil society. Two additional annual publications cover the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/compilation-of-un-resolutions-and-decisions-adopted-in-2019-dpr-publication-a-ac-183-l-2-add-41\/\">UN resolutions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/annual-compilation-of-united-nations-reports-on-the-question-of-palestine-2020-vol-ii\/\">UN reports<\/a> on the question of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/monthly-bulletin\/\">See the list of all the Monthly Bulletins<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode panel-default fusion-faq-post fusion-faq-post-250653 \"><span class=\"entry-title rich-snippet-hidden\">Where can I find UN resolutions on the question of Palestine?<\/span><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/author\/baikenjeun-org\/\" title=\"Posts by DPR3\" rel=\"author\">DPR3<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2021-05-04T14:38:29-04:00<\/span><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"faq_1-250653\" class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse-1-250653\" href=\"#collapse-1-250653\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-main\"><div class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper-sub\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Where can I find UN resolutions on the question of Palestine?<\/div><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"collapse-1-250653\" aria-labelledby=\"faq_1-250653\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content post-content\"><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/general-assembly\/\">General Assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/security-council\/\">Security Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/human-rights-council-resolutions\/\">Human Rights Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/data-collection\/the-united-nations-economic-and-social-council\/\">Economic and Social Council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-250506","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250506\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}