  {"id":313756,"date":"2025-12-12T14:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=313756"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:33:33","slug":"unrwa-commissioner-general-12dec25","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-commissioner-general-12dec25\/","title":{"rendered":"UNRWA Commissioner-General: UN Vote Backs ICJ Ruling, Urges Support for Gaza Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12 December 2025<\/p>\n<p><em>From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The UN General Assembly has given a strong endorsement to the ruling by the International Court of Justice that claims about UNRWA<\/p>\n<p>being infiltrated by Hamas are not substantiated, nor are allegations that UNRWA is not a neutral organisation.<\/p>\n<p>This vote is an important sign of support for UNRWA from the overwhelming majority of the international community.<\/p>\n<p>As the ICJ stressed, UNRWA is the key humanitarian actor in the occupied Palestinian territory, and everything must be done to facilitate our work, not hinder or prevent it.<\/p>\n<p>I urge Member States to continue supporting our efforts to respond to the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza and expand our critical public health and education services.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/icj-and-question-of-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To learn more about all ICJ cases related to the question of Palestine, click here to visit the dedicated webpage.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related content:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/icj-press-release-22oct25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICJ Press Release: The Court gives its Advisory Opinion and responds to the question posed by the General Assembly \u2013 22 October 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/icj-advisory-opinion-22oct2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICJ Advisory Opinion \u2013 Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory [EN\/FR] \u2013 22 October 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/statement-secretary-general-22oct25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary General \u2013 on the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/summary-advisory-opinion-icj-22oct25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary of the ICJ Advisory Opinion of 22 October 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-statement-22oct25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNRWA Press Statement on the Advisory Opinion delivered by the ICJ regarding the State of Israel\u2019s obligations in the occupied Palestinian territory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-statement-22oct25-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNRWA Commissioner-General on ICJ: I welcome the unambiguous ruling by the International Court of Justice today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ceirpp-bureau-press-release-24oct2025\/\">UN Palestinian Rights Committee Bureau Welcomes the Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/general-assembly-meeting-coverage-12dec25\/\">General Assembly Adopts Resolution Welcoming International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel\u2019s Obligations Related to Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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