Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People was founded in 1975 by resolution 3376 of the United Nations General Assembly. The committee oversees "a programme of implementation to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable right to self-determination without external interference, national independence and sovereignty; and to return to their homes and property." The committee reports to the Assembly annually.

As the mandate for the Committee expanded, the UN established the Division for Palestinian Rights as its secretariat. The Bureau consists of the Chairman of the Committee, two Vice-Chairmen and the Rapporteur.

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Members of the committee, and observers

The Committee has member nations of Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Cyprus, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela.

The League of Arab States and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference also participate in the Committee meetings as observers.

Observers also include Algeria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, African Union, League of Arab States, Organisation of the Islamic Conference, and Palestine.

Chairmen by order of election

  • 2004 – Ambassador Paul Badji (Senegal), at the 277th meeting

Criticisms

The committee has been criticized by the anti-Defamation League, which has called for its dismantling.[1]

See also

  • Israel, Palestinians and the United Nations
  • Palestinian people
  • Palestinian refugee
  • Israeli-Palestinian conflict

External links

References

  1. ^ ADL to Ban Ki-Moon: U.N. Should Dismantle Anti-Israel Committee

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