Al-Maliki calls on the United Nations to implement its resolutions on the Palestinian issue and end the occupation

New York-Sana

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki called on the United Nations to put in place the necessary mechanisms to implement its decisions on the Palestinian issue, end the Israeli occupation and protect the Palestinian people.

Al-Maliki said on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, “(Israel) is a colonial and apartheid force that must be held accountable. Every day there are field executions, arrests, land grabs and forced displacement,” referring to the escalation of crimes and violations by the occupation forces and settlers against the Palestinian people. In a clear rejection of United Nations and Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution 2334.”

In a related context, the Durban World Conference on Combating Racism and Racial Discrimination, on the sidelines of the session, unanimously adopted a resolution under the title “Uniting against racism, racial discrimination and other forms of discrimination.”

In his speech during the conference, Al-Maliki said, “He came from the State of Palestine, which is still tragically facing the most severe forms of colonialism and apartheid on an ongoing basis... However, in the face of this injustice, the State of Palestine reaffirms the inalienable collective rights of equality, freedom and dignity away from racism and discrimination.” and the importance of achieving equality worldwide.

The Durban Conference is a global conference against racism organized by the United Nations for the first time in 2009 at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva and was boycotted by the United States of America, France, Canada, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands.