{"id":4911,"date":"2015-12-07T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=4911"},"modified":"2015-12-07T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T09:00:19","slug":"ngo-action-news-7-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/2015\/12\/07\/ngo-action-news-7-december-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO Action News &#8211; 7 December 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--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-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:-60px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1.4;\"><h1 class=\"main-title blue\">The Civil Society and the <span class=\"secondline\">Question of Palestine<\/span><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center notice fusion-alert-capitalize awb-alert-native-link-color alert-dismissable awb-alert-close-boxed alert-shadow\" style=\"--awb-background-color:#edf2fc;--awb-accent-color:#a0a0a0;--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\" role=\"alert\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\" fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\">This page may contain links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the United Nations and the United Nations is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. ±¬ÁÏÍø provides these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link or reference does not imply endorsement of the linked site by the United Nations. This newsletter is a project of the Division for Palestinian Rights, and is intended to provide information on NGO activities relevant to the question of Palestine . NGOs interested in contributing information on their activities should communicate it by <a href=\"mailto:dprngo@un.org\">email<\/a>.The Division reserves the right to make the final selection with regard to material to be included in this newsletter. It cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/span><\/div><button style=\"color:#a0a0a0;border-color:#a0a0a0;\" type=\"button\" class=\"close toggle-alert\" data-dismiss=\"alert\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:74%; margin-left: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>7 December 2015<\/h2>\n<h3>Middle East<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/\">Palestinian Center for Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0published its weekly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/portal\/en\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=11406:weekly-report-on-israeli-human-rights-violations-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory-26-nov-02-dec-2015&amp;catid=84:weekly-2009&amp;Itemid=183\">report<\/a>\u00a0on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) covering the period 26 November \u2013 02 December 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>North America<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On 7 December, the Israel Palestine NGO Working Group hosted a discussion in New York City with the women-led organisation\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coalitionofwomen.org\/\">Coalition of Women for Peace<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemfund.org\/ht\/d\/sp\/i\/223\/pid\/223\">Palestine Center of the Jerusalem Fund<\/a>\u00a0will present the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemfund.org\/ht\/d\/EventDetails\/i\/56717\/pid\/187\">screening of four short films<\/a>\u00a0in an event entitled \u201cIt&#8217;s Not Just Documentaries Project: films from the aftermath of the 2014 war in Gaza\u201d, in Washington D.C. on 17 December. Each film addresses a particular aspect of the suffering among civilians and the violations of their rights during and after the 2014 Israeli aggression in Gaza.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemfund.org\/ht\/d\/sp\/i\/223\/pid\/223\">Palestine Center of the Jerusalem Fund<\/a>\u00a0received Ayman Odeh, Member of the Israeli Knesset for a conference on \u201cPalestinian Citizens of Israel Lead toward Justice, Freedom and Equality\u201d in Washington D.C. on 2 December. Video of the conference is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemfund.org\/ht\/d\/sp\/i\/223\/pid\/223\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>United Nations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will convene an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/databases\/dprtest\/ngoweb.nsf\/f12fded4d0597000852573fc005b9471\/8ab3392e7d9d302085257eff006b039a?OpenDocument\">International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem<\/a>\u00a0in Jakarta, on 14 and 15 December 2015, under the theme \u201cAddressing the present and shaping the future of Jerusalem\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>On 16 December, the Committee will hold a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/databases\/dprtest\/ngoweb.nsf\/f12fded4d0597000852573fc005b9471\/8ab3392e7d9d302085257eff006b039a?OpenDocument\">Civil Society Forum<\/a>, on the subject of &#8220;Civil society action in support of justice in Palestine and ending the occupation&#8221;. The speakers from the United Nations, Palestine, Indonesian and regional civil society will inform participants about the key issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (borders, refugees, Jerusalem, water, settlements etc.), the current situation on the ground including the humanitarian hardships and the human rights violations the Palestinians are enduring, and provide civil society with a venue to plan further action in support of Palestinian rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>All accredited and observer CSOs are welcome to attend. To register please write to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dpr-meeting@un.org\">dpr-meeting@un.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Webcast will be available and link will be shared shortly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On 2 December, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, the ±¬ÁÏÍø Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsco.org\/Documents\/Statements\/SC\/2015\/Statement%20by%20±¬ÁÏÍø%20Special%20Coordinator%20Mladenov%20-%202%20December%202015.pdf\">made a statement<\/a>\u00a0on the Dawabsha family case.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/new\/en\/media-services\/single-view\/news\/unesco_supports_right_to_information_in_palestine\/#.V2lWp_krJQK\">±¬ÁÏÍøESCO\u00a0organised\u00a0a seminar<\/a> with representatives of government and civil society in Ramallah on 1-2 December to lay the ground for the adoption of a Right to Information law in Palestine. The Seminar was organised in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ministry of Information and attended by the key actors involved in the drafting and promoting of the right to information law, participants reviewed the latest draft of the law and agreed on amendments to bring it further in line with international standards and good practice.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/DPA\/DPR\/unispal.nsf\/47d4e277b48d9d3685256ddc00612265\/5ac7bf0ac4154ad285257f0d007da979?OpenDocument\">International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/unisgeneva\/with\/22819439914\/\">observed<\/a>\u00a0at the ±¬ÁÏÍø Headquarters in Geneva on 30 November.<\/li>\n<li>On 24 November, the United Nations General Assembly adopted five resolutions on:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.undocs.org\/A\/RES\/70\/15\">Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.undocs.org\/A\/RES\/70\/12\">Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.undocs.org\/A\/RES\/70\/14\">Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.undocs.org\/A\/RES\/70\/16\">Jerusalem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.undocs.org\/A\/RES\/70\/13\">Division for Palestinian Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A photo exhibit entitled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/un-dpa.tumblr.com\/post\/134528564774\/powerful-images-convey-gaza-childrens-struggles\">Palestinian Children: Overcoming Tragedies with Hope, Dreams, Resilience and Dignity<\/a>\u201d featuring photographs of Palestinian children in Gaza was inaugurated in the public lobby of the ±¬ÁÏÍø Secretariat on the evening of 23 November. The exhibition will be shown until 31 December 2015.<\/li>\n<li>OCHA published its weekly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/DPA\/DPR\/unispal.nsf\/47d4e277b48d9d3685256ddc00612265\/765f03c19896ef5c85257f11004fe817?OpenDocument\">report<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>±¬ÁÏÍøRWA published its Gaza situation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/DPA\/DPR\/unispal.nsf\/47d4e277b48d9d3685256ddc00612265\/8f3f74e34021c3b185257f11004dabe8?OpenDocument\">report<\/a>\u00a0covering the period 24 November \u2013 1 December.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:22%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:13px;--awb-title-color:#333333;\"><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ngo-action-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4911\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}