COMMITTEE: Human Rights

QUESTION OF: The situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories
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THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE,

Bearing in mind the agony that the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict has brought to the
people of both Israel and Palestine,

Emphasizing the need to protect and advance international law and human rights for every
person in the region,

Fully aware of the importance of an amicable, diplomatic settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict,

Reaffirming that Palestine's human rights situation needs to gradually improve,

Bearing in mind the United Declaration of Child Human Rights,

Conscious of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), especially Article 19 that
states “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom
to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas
through any media and regardless of frontiers.”

Acknowledging the Oslo Accords (l and ll) as a peace process agreement between the Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel,

Acknowledges, that the Palestinian Territories are not officially, internationally recognized as an
independent nation and are an observer state in the United Nations,

Alarmed by the attacks of Hamas on October 7th 2023 which resulted in the death of 1400
Israelis,

Cognizant of the ongoing conflict and unrest in Israel and Palestine since 1947,
Aware of the passing of United Nations Resolution 181 in the General Assembly (1947) which
called for the partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states,

1. Calls upon nations, non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental organizations

to collaborate in an attempt to restore and protect the human rights of Palestinians in the
Israeli-occupied territories;

2. Encourages a ceasefire carried out by the UN peacekeepers, in the regions of Israel and
Palestine in which neither nation attacks the other in ways including but not limited to:
a. The entrance of militant forces into the other nation’s territories
b. The entrance/smuggling of arms into the other nation’s territories
c. The bombing and shooting of missiles, airstrikes etc. in either nation

3. Further Calls for a UN moderated agreement within a demilitarized zone, chosen by the
parties involved, aimed at initiating peace negotiations between the Palestinian Liberation
Organization (Fatah), Hamas, the State of Israel and Policy makers. This negotiation
seeks to:
a. Reach a consensus on outstanding disputes
i. If negotiations are used in order to carry out the conflict, then
policymakers will lead decisions and the process and will have to devise
an immediate plan in order to protect civilians.
b. Develop a comprehensive plan for the restoration of the lives affected by the
Israel-Palestine conflict
c. Foster economic prosperity for both nations;
4. Recommends the implementation of a two-state solution via the establishment of borders
based on a definitive peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation
Organization, moderated by the United Nations, in which borders may be :
a. A single line of control separating both nations to occupy all Palestinians
b. The borders that existed before 4 June 1967 (i.e. before the Six-Day War). This
means the future Palestinian state would consist of the Gaza Strip and the West
Bank, including East Jerusalem.
5. Strongly encourages the international recognition of Palestine as an independent nation
by ways including but not limited to:
a. Giving them voting rights in the United Nations and it being a member state
b. Palestine’s ability to build its own airports, embassies etc. without Israeli
intervention
c. Freedom to have an official Palestinian military for the protection of Palestinians
and their lands.
6. Encourages UN member states to establish the 'United Nations Middle East Peace and
Development Fund (UNMPDF) dedicated to promoting peace, stability, and development
in the Middle East, focusing on:
a. Rehabilitation of civilians, regardless of their nationality or origin, impacted by
the conflict, utilizing the fund for essentials:
i. Clean water
ii. Food
iii. Shelter
iv. Hygiene products
v. Medical assistance;
7. Calls upon Palestine to contribute to the resolution of recent hostilities, particularly due to
Hamas's actions in October 2023;

8. Expresses optimism for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, West Bank,
and Golan Heights;

9. Recommends the expansion of the fishing zone in the Levant and Palestine, reinstating it
to the 20 nautical miles specified in the Oslo Accords. This expansion, overseen by the
State of Israel, is aimed at:
a. Creating more local employment opportunities
b. Enhancing trade prospects in the region
c. Facilitating a substantial trade relationship between the State of Palestine and the
United States of America.

10. Propose the establishment of safe havens or protected zones for civilians and
humanitarian activities, which should be strictly off-limits to military engagement;

11. Calls for the protection of hospitals, clinics, and medical personnel, ensuring that medical
services can be provided without interference;

12. Calls for the protection of journalists reporting on the current situation in the Palestine
Territories and the protection of their right to freedom of speech as said in Article 19 of
the UDHR;

13. Requests the assurance of post-conflict assistance through reconstruction and

development to the Gaza Strip, West Bank and the Golan Heights:
a. Humanitarian aid
b. Economical aid
c. Medical aid
d. Infrastructural aid (temporary tent cities followed by providing all inhabitants
with safe, permanent homes);
14. Suggests that UN special forces (UN peacekeepers) extract Hamas from tthe Gaza Strip
and place all members of the group, who have assisted in the shooting of airstrikes and
missiles, in a high-security prison run and/or heavily moderated by the United Nations;

15. Emphasizes that hostages held by both Israel and Hamas be freed and safely transported
with the help of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East (UNRWA) to their respective nations;

16. Advises the heavy militarization of borders between the states for the protection of
civilians, without any military defense and/or soldiers exiting their respected nation;