UNGA to Convene Emergency Session to Address ‘Grave Situation’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its tenth emergency special session on 26 October at UN headquarters in New York, as confirmed by UNGA President Dennis Francis. The session was requested by several countries including the Maldives, after the US vetoed a draft resolution on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on 18 October. Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid condemned Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians and reiterated support for Palestinian self-determination. The session follows a Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October that led to over 5,791 Palestinian deaths and more than 15,000 wounded.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its tenth emergency special session on 26 October at UN headquarters in New York, as confirmed by UNGA President Dennis Francis. The session was requested by several countries including the Maldives, after the US vetoed a draft resolution on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on 18 October. Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid condemned Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians and reiterated support for Palestinian self-determination. The session follows a Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October that led to over 5,791 Palestinian deaths and more than 15,000 wounded.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its tenth emergency special session on 26 October at UN headquarters in New York, as confirmed by UNGA President Dennis Francis. The session was requested by several countries including the Maldives, after the US vetoed a draft resolution on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on 18 October. Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid condemned Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians and reiterated support for Palestinian self-determination. The session follows a Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October that led to over 5,791 Palestinian deaths and more than 15,000 wounded.

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