United Nations High-Level International Conference on "The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution" - 1st plenary meeting (resumed)

Meeting under the shadow of the ongoing war in Gaza and escalating tensions across the Middle East, foreign ministers and other high-level officials gathered at the United Nations today to push for renewed global action to advance the implementation of UN resolutions pertaining to the question of Palestine and the two-State solution.

That gathering, titled the “High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution”, was originally slated to begin on 17 June. However, while it opened its first plenary meeting on that date, it was quickly suspended due to circumstances in the region. Held pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/81, the Conference will now take place from 28 to 30 July, and aims to revive a credible political process and outline concrete steps toward Palestinian Statehood based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

This ministerial high-level session brings together the outcomes of the thematic roundtables and working groups convened under the auspices of the High-Level Conference on the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.

It provides a platform to consolidate key insights, highlight consensus across political, legal, economic, and humanitarian tracks, and articulate concrete next steps. The session is both a culmination of months of coordinated diplomatic work and a launchpad for action, and laying the groundwork for sustained international engagement, accountability, and implementation in support of a just and lasting peace.

• Opening segment
• General Debate

Speakers:

• France
• Saudi Arabia
• Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Office of the President of the General Assembly
• State of Palestine
• Jordan
• Slovenia
• Iraq
• Lebanon
• Brazil
• Egypt
• Spain
• Senegal
• Mauritania