{"id":316106,"date":"2026-03-17T12:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=316106"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:35:44","slug":"committee-engagement-with-the-european-civil-society-organisations","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/event\/committee-engagement-with-the-european-civil-society-organisations\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee Engagement with the European Civil Society Organisations in Brussels, Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2026 UN Palestinian Rights Committee – Civil Society Consultations<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cEngagement with European Civil Society Organizations: Mobilizing the European Union for Peace in Palestine\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Sofitel Europe Brussels<\/span>, Belgium, <\/span><\/p>\n

6 May 2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On 6 May 2026, the UN Palestinian Rights Committee will hold its consultations with the European CSOs in Brussels, Belgium.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In June 2025, hundreds of thousands marched in European capitals, including more than 110,000 in Brussels and over 150,000 in The Hague, demanding an end to Israel\u2019s military operations in Gaza, accountability for violations of international law, and concrete measures such as arms embargoes and suspension of EU Israel preferential arrangements. Student encampments, walkouts and faculty led actions spread across European universities into 2025 \u2013 among them coordinated encampments and occupations in the Netherlands, calling for transparency in institutional ties and divestment from companies linked to the Israeli military.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, European CSOs mounted joint legal policy campaigns urging EU institutions to align with international law by banning trade and business with Israeli settlements in the OPT. These included broad coalitions coordinated by human rights organizations and trade unions in February 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several European governments have adopted arms control measures consistent with the obligations highlighted in the ICJ Advisory Opinion and ES 10\/24. Spain\u00a0<\/span>consolidated<\/span>\u00a0a total arms embargo in law, also banning transit of fuel and imports from settlements. The United Kingdom suspended some 30 export licences for items at risk of misuse in Gaza operations, with\u00a0<\/span>subsequent<\/span>\u00a0parliamentary and analytical follow up. In the Netherlands, a February 2024 Court of Appeal ordered a halt to\u00a0<\/span>fighter plane<\/span>\u00a0parts transfers to Israel<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0while the Supreme Court later\u00a0<\/span>required<\/span>\u00a0a ministerial reassessment, the suspension remained in place pending review.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Belgium\u2019s Walloon Region suspended ammunition export licences and moved to ban all transit of arms to Israel via Wallonia, citing the ICJ\u2019s orders and humanitarian concerns.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Italy\u00a0<\/span>blocked all new arms licences to Israel following 7 October 2023, subject to\u00a0<\/span>case-by-case<\/span>\u00a0review of earlier authorizations. Parallel to these state actions, legal experts and EU focused policy studies have clarified EU obligations arising from the ICJ Opinion<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>including abstaining from trade or investment that entrenches the occupation<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>and urged institutional alignment.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In th<\/span>e current\u00a0<\/span>context, the consultations <\/span>will contribute to<\/span>\u00a0the call that\u00a0<\/span>the EU must step forward as a proactive guarantor of international law,\u00a0<\/span>leveraging<\/span>\u00a0its diplomatic, economic, and political tools to enforce compliance, uphold human rights, and support a credible, just, and sustainable path toward peace<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/p>\n

09-09.30 a.m.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OPENING SESSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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