We, the undersigned civil society organisations and networks, call upon all Member States of the United Nations to use their collective influence and resources to establish a permanent ceasefire in Palestine and Israel.
We express our unreserved support for the statement made by the Secretary General of the United Nations, M. António Guterres, to the UN Security Council on 24 October 2023.
We condemn the deliberate targeting of civilians, including many children, attacks on civilian housing and infrastructure such as hospitals and schools, and the forced displacement of civilians, which amount to severe violations of human rights and international law.
We call on all states and other actors involved to do everything in their power to enable humanitarian aid to reach the people in need, and for hostages and political prisoners to be released.
We further call upon the international community and the United Nations to use all means at their disposal to ensure the immediate and lasting respect of human and fundamental rights in all of Palestine and Israel. We stress the responsibility of all Member States of the United Nations to honour their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law.
If we want to prevent the world from spiralling further into conflict, we need to provide for peace in the Middle East.
We therefore appeal to the United Nations to consider deploying an international protective presence in the occupied Palestinian territories, under the supervision of the UN, and working to make the city of Jerusalem a territory under international governance and protection.
A comprehensive, just and lasting peace needs to respect the cardinal principle of the right of a people to self-determination. A two-state solution within the pre-1967 borders is still broadly considered to be the most viable way to achieve this objective.
The current situation in Palestine and Israel has become the litmus test for the international community’s ability to foster and preserve peace on our planet.
Sincerely,
Academy of Entrepreneurship, Greece
ACD-Agency for Cultural Diplomacy, Österreich
Agencija lokalne demokratije iz Mostara, Bosna i Hercegovina
Agir Ensemble, Morocco
Aida Corovic, civil right defender, Serbia
AIPC Pandora, Spain
Alaa Asly, Morocco
Alarde Asociación de Arte y Design en Entorno Rural, Spain
Albanian Center for Oriental Studies (Acfos Albania), Albania
ALDIC : Association luxembourgeoise pour le dialogue interculturel interculturel, Luxembourg
Aleksandar, BiH
Aleksandra Petrić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
AL FIDA pour le développement et la solidarité sociale, Maroc
Amigos de Europa NGO, Spain
Amina Rizvanbegovic Dzuvic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amitié Plurielle Luxembourg asbl, Luxembourg
Anastasija Ćorović, Udruženje građana "Srce na dlanu" Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ann Luttrell, Advisory Council ALF member from Ireland, Ireland
Anto Pranjkić, Udruga Posavina, Zagreb Hrvatska
ARCOK Studio, Hungary
ARTIXOC, Spain
Asociación Creart, Spain
Association Aquael, France
Association de cooperation culturelle et soutien handicaps anx de safi, Maroc
Association for Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Research, Croatia
Association for Research and Social Innovation ADT, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Association Land of Children in BiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Association marocaine des petits debrouillards, Morocco
Asta Bieliauskaitė, Lithuania
Berina Bukva Alibašić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Black Flamingo Publishing, Bulgaria
Bouchaib Zahawi, Morocco
Bojan Stancevic, Bosnia
Centar za dramski odgoj, BiH
Center for Civic Cooperation, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Center for Gender Justice in Albania, Albania
Center for policy research Argument, Serbia
Centre for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights - Osijek, Croatia
CESA, Albania
CIN - CENTRE INTERCULTUREL NORD, Luxembourg
Charlotte Uher, Luxembourg
Clubture Network, Croatia
co.systems consulting GmbH, Austria
Comité de Vigilance pour la Démocratie en Tunisie, Belgique
Comité pour une Paix Juste au Proche-Orient, Luxembourg
Community Development and Continuing Education Institute, Palestine
Consell Nacional de la Joventut de Catalunya (CNJC), Catalonia (Spain)
COOLTUR, Luxembourg
Counterpoint Systems, Ireland
Crossing Borders, Denmark
Draft teatar, Tuzla Bosna i Hercegovina
East-West Organization for integration of cultures, Austria
Eco-Union, Spain
Emir Delalić, Bosnia & Herzegovina
European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), Spain
Europimpulse Network, España
Expanse of Gender and Media Culture ‘Common Zone’, Croatia
Fondacija CURE / CURE Foundation, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fondacija Krila nade, Bosna i Hercegovina
Formation et Sensibilisation de Luxembourg - FSL asbl, Luxembourg
Forum Associatif de Martil, Morroco
Forum marocain des femmes, Maroc
Fundació Catalunya Voluntària, Spain
Fundación Al Fanar para el Conocimiento Árabe, Spain
Gordana Nikolic, BA
Grupo Ixbilia, Spain
Hand to hand against nation apathy, Albania
Heidi Paredes, Israel
Ibrahim Spahić, Bosnia & Herzegovina
IMTM Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovin
INCIDE, Spain
Information network and Active Citizenship, Albania
Institute of Romani Culture in Albania, Albania
Institute of Cultural Affairs Spain, Spain
Institute Povod, Slovenia
Interfob BH organisation, Босна и Херцеговина
International Community Dynamics Clg, Ireland
International Initiatives for Cooperation, Bulgaria
Interrligious Collaboration Center, Albania
Jasmin Alibegović, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, France
Jerusalem Center for Women, Palestine
Jill Manchester, Luxembourg
Karine Paris, Luxembourg
Ken Mc Cue, Cultural Planner, Insaka-Ireland, All Africa Youth Movement, Ireland
KMF Productions, Ireland
L'Ecole Buissonnière, France
Les nouveaux disparus ASBL, Belgium
Les Rendez-Vous de l'Olivier, France
Lithuanian Development Cooperation Platform, Lithuania
Lutvo Selimovic, USA
Luxembourg school of contemporary etiquette, Luxembourg
Maat for peace,development and human rights, Egypt
Maja Hodžić, PR / Journalist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Manuelita Saenz Villalon, Costa Rica
Mara Stieber, Luxembourg
Marie-Ange AMICO, Italy
Mario Vranješ, Bosnia and Hezegovinia
Marko Divković, BiH
Martijn Vandeweghe, België
Medica Zenica, BiH
Minela Dohranović, Bosna i Hercegovina
Mirela Čanović, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mirza Pinjić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mohamed Hamdi, Luxembourg
MonkeyMind vzw, België
Mostra Viva del Mediterraneo España
Nadia Moussed, Ireland
National Association for Childhood and Social Education / Oued Lou Branch, Tetouan Province, Morocco
National Youth Council of Spain, Spain
Nedžad Ibrahimović, Bosna i Hercegovina
NGO LAN, Bosnia & Herzegovina
NGO Skills, Croatia
Nur J, Luxembourg
Omladinski klub DIJAMANT Jajce, Bosna i Hercegovina
Omladinski resursni centar, BiH
Olof Palme International Foundation, Spain, Palestine
Open Doors Albania, Albania
Our Common Future, Luxembourg
Our Common Future Türkiye, Turkey
Palantír Film, Hungary
Partners for transparency, Egypt
Peadar King, Ireland
PLEIN CADRES, France, Morocco
Post-Conflict Research Center, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rachid Bouglime, Luxembourg
Radoslav Corlija, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Renée Aakrann-Fezzo, Luxembourg
Retold Narratives, Ireland
Sanela Pasić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo Drum Orchestra, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
SCI Madrid, Spain
SH.D.F.K.SH.P (Useful to Women and Communities), Albania
Shokkin Group, Estonia
Stefan Grasgruber-Kerl, Austria
Teater Harlekin, Slovenija
The Atlantic Association for Social Development and Support to People with Disabilities, Morocco (الجمعية الاطلسية للتنمية الاجتماعية ومسانذة ذوي الإعاقة المغرب)
The Voice of Woman, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Third Millennium Association for Development, Solidarity and Cooperation, Tetouan, Morocco
Tuzla Community Foundation, Bosnia and Herzegovina
TUZLA LIVE, Association Bosnia & Herzegovina
"Ubuntu" Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Udruga građana NELA Orašje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Udruženje "Mala sirena", Bosnia & Herzegovina
Udruzenje "Ženska vizija", Bosna i Hercegovina
Udruženje Orhideja Stolac, BiH
Udruženje porodica osoba sa invaliditetom "Živeti zajedno", Knjaževac, Serbia
Udruzenje Prijedorcanki Izvor, Bosna i Hercegovina
Udruženje Val, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Udruženje za pomoć žrtvama i preživjelih seksualnog nasilja u ratu"Suze" Brčko distrikt, BiH
Udruženje ZGRADE, Bosna i Hercegovina
UNESCO Chair of Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean_URV, Spain
Union de l'action féministe, Maroc
United Voices 4 Peace, Belgium
Васиљ, Србија
Viimane Neljapäev, Estonia
Vrouwenraad, Belgium
Without Borders, Estonia
Youth centre Babilonas, Lithuania
Youth Press Association in B&H (ONAuBiH), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Youth resource center Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Youth Rights & Citizenship Initiative, Albania