71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Palestinian Children, Overcoming Tragedies with Hope, Dreams, Resilience, and Dignity.
Flag raising ceremony for rhe State of Palestine and the Holy See
SC Meeting on the situation in the Middle East
Security Council Meeting:The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Security Council Stakeout:Abu Nadeem – He claims and says that his son was killed by Israeli bullets during a peaceful protest in the West Bank. He was introduced by Amb. Mansour of Palestine
Palestinian Children, Overcoming Tragedies with Hope, Dreams, Resilience, and Dignity.
Palestinian Representative Briefs Press
Security Council Meeting,The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
Secretary-General meeting with President of the State of Palestine.
Security Council meeting: The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question
Special meeting in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Opening Ceremony of the High-Level Event for the Signature of the Paris Agreement

Letters sent to Secretary-General, President of Security Council, & President of General Assembly

28 July 2017 – Tensions Continue at Al-Haram Al-Sharif

Excellency, I regret to inform of continued heightened tensions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, due to the illegal and repressive practices being carried out by Israel, the occupying Power, against the Palestinian people under its brutal occupation. In complete defiance of the unequivocal calls by the international community to de-escalate the situation […]

17 July 2017 – Israel’s Dangerous Measures to Alter the Historic Status Quo of Al Haram Al Sharif

Excellency, I write to alert you to the critical situation in the Occupied State of Palestine, including East Jerusalem, due to Israel’s relentless provocations and illegal actions against the Palestinian people.  The occupying Power continues daily to commit grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, which are exacerbating the humanitarian, social, economic, political […]

17 June 2017 – 50 Years of Israeli Occupation and No End in Sight to the Injustice

Excellency, Throughout this month, countries, civil society and individuals around the world have joined in solidarity with the Palestinian people as they solemnly marked fifty years of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip since 1967. As we reflect on this somber anniversary and the devastating impact of this […]

Press Releases

7 June 2017 – Press Release: 50 Years of Israeli Occupation

  This week marks the 50th year of Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian and Arab lands in June 1967.  As we somberly mark this anniversary, we reflect with regret on the decades of the oppression and subjugation of the Palestinian people and the flagrant denial of their rights and the colonization of the Palestinian land, […]

5 January 2017 – Press Release

    Press release regarding the meeting between Ambassador Olof Skoog of the Kingdom of Sweden and President of the United Nations Security Council for January 2017 and Ambassador Riyad Mansour of the State of Palestine on the implementation on UNSCR 2334 This morning, Ambassador Mansour met with the President of the Security Council for […]

بيان صحفي

                                                                                                          11  اكتوبر 2016 بيان صحفي بعثة فلسطين تطالب المجتمع الدولي بتوفير الحماية للمدنيين الفلسطينيين في الأرض الفلسطينية المحتلة           ألقت ريم منصور، المستشار القانوني بالبعثة المراقبة الدائمة لدولة فلسطين لدى الأمم المتحدة، كلمة أمام اللجنة القانونية (السادسة) التابعة للجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة حول بند حالة البروتوكولين الإضافيين لإتفاقيات جنيف لعام 1949 والمتعلقة بحماية ضحايا […]

Statements

Statement by Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour before the United Nations Security Council, Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine Question, New York, 25 July 2017

Mr. President, I congratulate you on your assumption of the Security Council Presidency this month, confident of China’s skilled leadership and guidance of this Council’s important work. I also wish to thank the UN Special Coordinator and Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. … [Read More...]

Statement by Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour before the United Nations Security Council, Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine Question, New York, 20 April 2017

Mme. President, At the outset, I congratulate you on your assumption of the Security Council Presidency, confident of the United States’ skilled guidance of the Council’s important work. I also express our appreciation to the United Kingdom for its leadership of the Council in the month of … [Read More...]

Statement by Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, before the United Nations Security Council, Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine Question, New York, 17 January 2017:

Mr. President, On behalf of the State of Palestine, I extend our warm congratulations to the friendly country of Sweden on its election to the Security Council and thank you for convening this important debate under Sweden’s presidency. We thank the United Nations Special Coordinator and … [Read More...]