  {"id":275206,"date":"2022-05-06T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T20:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=275206"},"modified":"2022-05-11T16:42:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T20:42:38","slug":"state-of-palestine-against-israel-conciliation-commission-holds-first-in-person-meeting","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/state-of-palestine-against-israel-conciliation-commission-holds-first-in-person-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Palestine against Israel: Conciliation Commission Holds First In-person Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GENEVA (6 May 2022)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The ±¬ÁÏÍø Conciliation Commission on State of Palestine vs. Israel, which will offer its good offices to the parties with a view to resolving the dispute over allegations of racial discrimination amicably, held its first in-person meeting on 4 and 5 May in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>The Conciliation Commission was set up in accordance with article 12(1) b of the\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/instruments-mechanisms\/instruments\/international-convention-elimination-all-forms-racial\">Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination<\/a><\/u>, and is composed of five human rights experts from the\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/treaty-bodies\/cerd\">Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination<\/a><\/u>. The appointees are independent of any government or organization and serve in their individual capacities.<\/p>\n<p>During its meeting, the Commission held discussions on its methods of work and calendar of activities.<\/p>\n<p>The Conciliation Commission will review information and evidence, and prepare a report highlighting its findings and recommendations for an amicable solution to the dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/treaty-bodies\/cerd\/inter-state-communications\">Rules of Procedure<\/a><\/u>\u00a0of the Conciliation commission are available online.<\/p>\n<p>Documents concerning the case of the State of Palestine against Israel are also available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tbinternet.ohchr.org\/_layouts\/15\/treatybodyexternal\/TBSearch.aspx?Lang=en&amp;TreatyID=6&amp;DocTypeID=187\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Background<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/hrbodies\/cerd\/pages\/cerdindex.aspx\">Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination<\/a>\u00a0monitors States parties\u2019 adherence to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/CERD.aspx\">Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination<\/a>, which, to date has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/treaties.un.org\/Pages\/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&amp;mtdsg_no=IV-2&amp;chapter=4&amp;clang=_en\">182<\/a>\u00a0States parties. The Committee is made up of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/HRBodies\/CERD\/Pages\/Membership.aspx\">18 members<\/a>\u00a0who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GENEVA (6 May 2022)\u00a0\u2014 The ±¬ÁÏÍø Conciliation Commission on State of Palestine vs. Israel, which will offer its good offices to the parties with a view to resolving the dispute over allegations of racial discrimination amicably, held its first in-person meeting on 4 and 5 May in Geneva. 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