{"id":307391,"date":"2025-05-16T10:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=307391"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:00:43","slug":"423rd-committee-meeting-15-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/423rd-committee-meeting-15-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"423rd Committee Meeting: Commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Nakba – 15 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year marks the 77<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0anniversary of the\u00a0<\/span>Nakba<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(\u201ccatastrophe\u201d in Arabic), the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The Nakba remains a deeply traumatic event in the Palestinian collective memory and continues to shape their struggle for justice and for their right to return to their homes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>UN Palestinian Rights Committee<\/span> commemorated<\/span>\u00a0the anniversary at UNHQ, pursuant to GA resolution\u00a0<\/span>A\/RES\/79\/82<\/span><\/a>. A Special Meeting was organized on 15 May, in the ECOSOC Chamber.<\/span><\/p>\n