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Mandate and Objectives of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise
\nof the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People<\/h1><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>

8 January 1985 - Zehdi Labib Terzi (second from left), Permanent Observer of the Palestine Liberation Organization, addressing Committee first 1985 Meeting. UN Photo<\/p>

The question of Palestine was first officially brought before the General Assembly in April 1947, upon a request by the United Kingdom following the termination of its League of Nations\u2019 Mandate over Palestine. The Assembly decided to partition Palestine into two States, one Arab and one Jewish, with a special international r\u00e9gime for Jerusalem (resolution 181 (II)<\/a> of 29 November 1947). Although the independence of the State of Israel was declared on 14 May 1948, the Arab State did not come into being as several wars were fought in the area and the Palestine problem continued to be discussed at the United Nations as part of the larger Middle East conflict or in its refugee or human rights aspects.<\/p>\n

It was only in 1974, as a result of the June 1967 war and the continuing military occupation by Israel of the remainder of Mandate Palestine, that the question of Palestine was reintroduced in the Assembly\u2019s agenda as a national question and the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people were reaffirmed and specified in resolution 3236 (XXIX)<\/a> of 22 November 1974, as\u00a0the right to self-determination without external interference; the right to national independence and sovereignty; and the right of Palestinians to return to their homes and property, from which they had been displaced and uprooted.<\/p>\n

In its resolution 3376 (XXX)<\/a> of 10 November 1975, the General Assembly decided to establish the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and requested it to recommend to the Assembly a programme of implementation to enable the Palestinian people to exercise its rights.<\/p>\n

In its first report submitted to the Security Council in June 1976<\/a>, the Committee proposed a two-phase plan for the return of Palestinians to their homes and property; a timetable for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the occupied territories by 1 June 1977, with the provision, if necessary, of temporary peacekeeping forces to facilitate the process; an end to the establishment of settlements; recognition by Israel of the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention to the occupied territories pending withdrawal; and endorsement of the inherent right of Palestinians to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty in Palestine.<\/p>\n

The Committee’s recommendations were not adopted by the Security Council, due to the negative vote of a permanent member, and have not been implemented. They were, however, endorsed by an overwhelming majority in the General Assembly, to which the Committee reports annually. The Assembly reaffirmed that a just and lasting peace in the Middle East could not be established without the attainment of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people. The Assembly also requested the Committee to keep the situation relating to the question of Palestine under review and to report and make suggestions to the General Assembly or the Security Council, as appropriate, and to promote the greatest possible dissemination of information on its recommendations.<\/p>\n

The mandates of the Committee, the Division and the Department of Global Communications were renewed on 30 November 2022 (A\/RES\/77\/22<\/a>), with amendment to review thereafter only as necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\n<\/form>\n
\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n
<\/th>\n \n Date<\/span><\/a>\n <\/th>\n \n Title<\/span><\/a>\n <\/th>\n \n Symbol<\/span><\/a>\n <\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 15-Jun-2026<\/td>\n The 78th anniversary of the Nakba, Board of Peace briefing to the Security Council, and the humanitarian crisis in the OPT – Action by the UN System Relevant to the Question of Palestine (May 2026 Monthly Bulletin)<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a>, European Union (EU)<\/a>, Human Rights Watch<\/a>, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)<\/a>, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)<\/a>, Secretary-General<\/a>, Security Council<\/a>, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)<\/a>, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)<\/a>, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)<\/a>, World Food Programme (WFP)<\/a>, World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n Monthly Bulletin<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 04-Jun-2026<\/td>\n UN Palestinian Rights Committee Bureau\u202fcondemns the\u00a0order to\u00a0implement\u00a0the\u00a0eviction of Khan\u00a0al-Ahmar community\u202fin the\u00a0occupied\u00a0West Bank<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n Press Release<\/a>, Press statement<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 04-Jun-2026<\/td>\n NGO Action News – 4 June 2026<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

ADALAH - Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel<\/a>, Addameer Prisoners\u2019 Support and Human Rights Association<\/a>, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights<\/a>, Al-Haq<\/a>, Amnesty International<\/a>, Association Belgo Palestininienne<\/a>, Churches for Middle East Peace<\/a>, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a>, Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP)<\/a>, Human Rights Watch<\/a>, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)<\/a>, Palestinian Human Rights Organizations\u00a0Council\u00a0(PHROC)<\/a>, Peace Now<\/a>, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n NGO Action News<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 18-May-2026<\/td>\n Security Council deliberations on Gaza, UN experts\u2019 condemnation of Israeli “discriminatory policies” in West Bank; and deadly attacks on humanitarian contractors in Gaza – Action by the UN System Relevant to the Question of Palestine (April 2026 Monthly Bulletin)<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a>, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)<\/a>, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)<\/a>, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)<\/a>, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)<\/a>, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)<\/a>, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)<\/a>, World Bank<\/a>, World Food Programme (WFP)<\/a>, World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n Monthly Bulletin<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 15-May-2026<\/td>\n President of the UN General Assembly urges to “work to end the illegal occupation, create a credible and irreversible pathway to achieve the Two-State-Solution” at the commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Nakba<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a>, General Assembly<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n Remarks<\/a>, Statement<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 15-May-2026<\/td>\n “The Nakba continues because impunity continues”, tells the UN Palestinian Rights Committee Chair at the commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Nakba<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n Remarks<\/a>, Statement<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 15-May-2026<\/td>\n Nakba is “the world\u2019s longest standing protracted refugee crisis”, UN Assistant Secretary-General says at the commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Nakba<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a>, United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n Remarks<\/a>, Statement<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 15-May-2026<\/td>\n NGO Action News – 15 May 2026<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights<\/a>, Al-Haq<\/a>, Al-Shabaka<\/a>, Amnesty International<\/a>, Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a>, European Coordination of Committee and Associations for Palestine<\/a>, Gisha - Legal Centre for Freedom Movement (NGO)<\/a>, Human Rights Watch<\/a>, Institute for Middle East Understanding<\/a>, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)<\/a>, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights<\/a>, Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Council (PHROC)<\/a>, Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n NGO Action News<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 15-May-2026<\/td>\n Families of Gazans killed recount tragic loss, denounce ongoing violence, displacement, as UN Palestinian Rights Committee marks Nakba anniversary<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n Meeting coverage<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n \n\n

\n <\/i>\n <\/i>\n <\/td>\n 08-May-2026<\/td>\n UN Palestinian Rights Committee brings focus on two-state solution to the EU<\/a><\/td>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n \n \n \n \n
\n Sources: <\/small><\/b>\n

Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP)<\/a>, Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR)<\/a>, European Union (EU)<\/a>, United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n

\n Type <\/small><\/b>\n

\n Multimedia<\/a>, Press Conference<\/a>, Press Release<\/a>, Video<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n<\/div> \n\n