COMMEMORATION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAKBA
Monday, 15 May 2023, UN Headquarters, New York
This anniversary was marked in UN Headquarters with two events co-organized by the Committee and the Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations.
Click here to watch the video of the Special Event and Concert that took place the evening of 15 May in the UN General Assembly Hall.
The commemoration had an opening ceremony and then featured a performance by Palestinian singer Sanaa Moussa, "an Ambassador of Palestinian heritage."
Naseem Alatrash, a Grammy-nominated cellist and composer, accompanied by the New York Arabic Orchestra directed by Eugene Friesen, a four-time Grammy Award Winner, performed an adapted version of Alatrash's composition about the Nakba entitled Bright Colors on a Dark Canvas. These performances were accompanied by audio-visual material.
All United Nations members and observers, intergovernmental and civil society organizations as well as the public were invited to attend.
Click here to watch the video of the High-level Special Meeting that took place the morning of 15 May at United Nations headquarters in New York.
This event was presided over by the Chair of the Committee, Ambassador Cheikh Niang. It included a keynote address by the President of the State of Palestine, H.E. Mahmoud Abbas, and statements by Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, UNRWA's Commissioner-General, representatives of Regional Groups and civil society.
The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) assisted by the Division for Palestinian Rights of DPPA, commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Nakba at UNHQ in New York. For the first time in the history of the UN, this anniversary was commemorated pursuant to the mandate given by the United Nations General Assembly (resolution A/RES/77/23 of 30 November 2022).
You can find more information about the event on our web site:
https://www.un.org/unispal/nakba75/
Sincerely,
Division for Palestinian Rights
Click here to watch the video of the Special Event and Concert that took place the evening of 15 May in the UN General Assembly Hall.
The commemoration had an opening ceremony and then featured a performance by Palestinian singer Sanaa Moussa, "an Ambassador of Palestinian heritage."
Naseem Alatrash, a Grammy-nominated cellist and composer, accompanied by the New York Arabic Orchestra directed by Eugene Friesen, a four-time Grammy Award Winner, performed an adapted version of Alatrash's composition about the Nakba entitled Bright Colors on a Dark Canvas. These performances were accompanied by audio-visual material.
All United Nations members and observers, intergovernmental and civil society organizations as well as the public were invited to attend.
Click here to watch the video of the High-level Special Meeting that took place the morning of 15 May at United Nations headquarters in New York.
This event was presided over by the Chair of the Committee, Ambassador Cheikh Niang. It included a keynote address by the President of the State of Palestine, H.E. Mahmoud Abbas, and statements by Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, UNRWA's Commissioner-General, representatives of Regional Groups and civil society.
The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) assisted by the Division for Palestinian Rights of DPPA, commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Nakba at UNHQ in New York. For the first time in the history of the UN, this anniversary was commemorated pursuant to the mandate given by the United Nations General Assembly (resolution A/RES/77/23 of 30 November 2022).
You can find more information about the event on our web site:
https://www.un.org/unispal/nakba75/
Sincerely,
Division for Palestinian Rights