United Nations High-Level International Conference on "The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution" - 2nd plenary session (General debate, continued)

Noting that global attention is on their meeting today, ministers and other speakers in the General Assembly acknowledged expectations to deliver an effective response to the destruction of an entire population and a peaceful path for a viable Palestinian State.

Co-chaired by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of France and Saudi Arabia, the “High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” continued today. Held pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/81 to advance the implementation of UN resolutions pertaining to the question of Palestine and the two-State solution, the Conference resumed on 28 July and will continue through 30 July. [For coverage of the 28 July meeting, please see Press Release PAL/2248.)

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.

Speakers:

• South Africa
• Portugal
• Colombia
• San Marino
• Kuwait
• Bangladesh
• Andorra
• Iceland
• Chile
• Yemen
• Bahrain
• Djibouti
• Comoros
• Japan
• Indonesia
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Türkiye
• Ireland
• Italy
• Germany
• Estonia
• Austria
• Latvia