UN General Assembly President: Time for Decisive Action on the Palestinian Question

New york: The President of the UN General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, said that the time has come to take decisive action on the decades-long Palestinian issue, urging member states not to let UN resolutions remain mere words on paper. According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, in her address to the General Assembly session held on Tuesday under the agenda item "Question of Palestine," Baerbock noted that the Palestinian issue has been on the General Assembly's agenda almost since the founding of the United Nations. She highlighted that for 78 years, the Palestinian people have been denied their inalienable rights, particularly their right to self-determination, and emphasized the need to end the long-standing stalemate. Baerbock addressed the crimes committed by Israeli forces in Gaza, which have resulted in the killing of tens of thousands, mostly children and women. She also noted that the ongoing Israeli aggression in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, undermines the possibility o f establishing a Palestinian state. She emphasized that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved through illegal occupation, de facto or de jure annexation, or forced displacement, stressing that UN resolutions provide the necessary framework for a two-state solution. Baerbock also stressed the need for the continued flow of humanitarian aid on the ground without hindrance, in accordance with the commitments stipulated in the ceasefire agreement. She called for the pursuit of peace, stability, and justice in the Middle East, highlighting the role of the United Nations and the importance of member states participating in this process within the framework of the UN Charter and upholding their commitments. She concluded by reminding the assembly that the right to self-determination and the human right to live in peace, security, and dignity in one's own country, free from war, occupation, and violence, is a right to be protected.