Human Rights Council 56th Session.
Item 2 - Interactive Dialogue with COI on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and in Israel. JST Chile (ICJ).
19.06.2024
Thank you, Mr. President.
Chile presents this joint statement on behalf of a cross-regional group of countries.
We express our profound concern regarding the harrowing situation unfolding in Gaza.
Respect for international law is essential to safeguard a rules-based order, peace and security. Its disregard threatens its effectiveness and ability to protect all persons equally.
Mr. President,
All UN members have undertaken to comply with the decisions of the ICJ, in any case to which they are party, including provisional measures. The ICJ's provisional measures of 24 May ordered Israel to “immediately halt its military offensive, and any other action in the Rafah Governorate, which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part”. Nevertheless, military operations persist. Once more, we urge the full implementation of all provisional measures.
In our collective endeavour to ensure accountability, we also call on all States to cooperate with the ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court, and to ensure that all officials of the Court can work with full independence and impartiality, free from any threats and sanctions.
We call for an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and the unhindered provision of humanitarian aid throughout Gaza, and urge all parties to engage in a constructive dialogue that leads to lasting peace by enabling the two-state solution, in line with relevant UN resolutions.
Thank you.