LIVE UPDATES: UN committee commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Nakba

Peace and Security

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People meets Friday at the UN Headquarters to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Nakba. Senior UN officials, including General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock and Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari, are expected to address the meeting. The event will also feature testimonies from Palestinian families and a tribute to historian of Palestine and the Nakba, Walid Khalidi. Follow our live updates from the meeting as it happens.

Commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Nakba convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

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