Item 2 - Interactive Dialogue with COI on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and in Israel. JST Norway and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (19.06.2024)

Human Rights Council 56th Session.

Item 2 - Joint statement during Interactive Dialogue with COI on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel.

Joint statement delivered by Mr Tormod C. Endresen, Ambassador - Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organizations Norway. 

19 June 2024

President,

I have the honor to deliver this statement, derived from the statements of the recent co-chairs of the Arab/OIC-European Contact Group meetings on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Norway, and a cross-regional group of states.

We stress the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire including an end to attacks on Rafah, the release of hostages, and ending the war in Gaza. We emphasize respect and compliance with international law and express our utmost concern for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We welcome the UN Security Council Resolution 2735 and stress the urgency of ending the Gaza crisis and all unlawful actions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

President,

We underline the significance of transitioning the conflict to a political track to reach a final and speedy resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and strongly support taking irreversible steps to implement the two-state solution, in line with international law and agreed upon parameters, including UN Security Council Resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.

We urge taking concrete steps towards the realization of a Palestinian State in the context of the two-state solution, with particular attention to empowering and enabling the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian reforms, and we underline that mutual recognition will promote moderation and peace in the region.

We stress the urgent need for political and financial support to the Palestinian Government and we highlight the significance of having a unified Palestinian Government for the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.

In conclusion, we call upon the international community to join us in these efforts to secure peace, security and cooperation in the region and beyond.

Thank you

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Main co-sponors: Norway and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Co-sponsors:

  1. Chile
  2. Somalia
  3. South Africa
  4. Maldives
  5. Palestine
  6. Nicaragua
  7. Jordan
  8. Kyrgyzstan
  9. Ireland
  10. Egypt
  11. Pakistan
  12. Malaysia
  13. Namibia
  14. Bangladesh
  15. Ecuador
  16. UAE
  17. Kuwait
  18. Oman
  19. Qatar
  20. Bahrain
  21. Colombia
  22. Indonesia
  23. Algeria
  24. Finland
  25. Philippines
  26. Luxembourg
  27. Comoros
  28. Morocco
  29. Belgium
  30. Slovenia
  31. Turkey
  32. Spain
  33. Iceland
  34. Costa Rica
  35. Congo
  36. Portugal
  37. Armenia
  38. Mauritania
  39.  Guatemala
  40. China
  41. Kazakhstan
  42. Mauritius
  43. Brazil
  44. Venezuela