On 3 February 2026, the UN Committee for Palestinian Rights will organize, at 10 a.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber at UN headquarters, its first annual meeting to elect the Committee Bureau and adopt the annual Programme of Work.
As per usual procedure, UN Secretary-General Guterres will participate and preside over the Bureau elections.
Discussions and proceedings will be livestreamed on .
More information on this event will be shared soon.
Provisional Agenda
- Adoption of the Agenda
- Election of Officers
- Statement by the Secretary-General
- Acceptance statement by the elected Chair
- Update by the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine
Recess
- Recommendation on request by Member State to join the Committee
- Adoption of the Programme of Work for 2026
- Briefing by Mr.?Michael?Contet,?Director of?the?UNRWA?Representative Office in New York?
- Briefing by Dr. Itay?Epshtain, Special Advisor with the Norwegian Refugee Council
- Other Matters