UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on Tuesday welcomed the expanding wave of recognition of Palestine's statehood.
In a press release, the bureau warmly welcomes the recent recognition of the State of Palestine by Barbados, the Bahamas, Ireland, Jamaica, Norway, Spain, and Trinidad and Tobago, said the bureau, which steers the committee under the UN General Assembly.
The bureau commends the determination of these countries to uphold and advance the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to bring hope amid a devastating war in Gaza and increasing threats to the survival of the Palestinian people.
The expansion of recognition follows the General Assembly resolution of May 10, 2024, which reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the right to their independent State of Palestine. Such developments echo growing international voices clamoring for equal rights and self-determination as enshrined in the UN Charter, and for an end to the 57-year Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and a just, peaceful diplomatic solution to the question of Palestine, said the bureau.
The bureau urges the UN Security Council to align itself with the broad consensus expressed by the General Assembly and recommend the admission of the State of Palestine as a full member of the United Nations.
The bureau deplores the ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza, particularly Sunday's strike on a camp for displaced people in Rafah that killed at least 45 Palestinian civilians and injured more than 200 others. It calls for an investigation and demands accountability of those responsible for such grave breaches of international law.
The bureau appeals to the international community for urgent and coordinated efforts aimed at ending the Israeli occupation and achieving a just, lasting, and peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine so as to bring an end to this historic and grave injustice. ■
