UN to hold conference on Jerusalem in Geneva on June 27-28

GENEVA, June 22 (MENA) - The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), with support from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will convene the International Conference on the Question of Jerusalem “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem” on June 27-28, 2019 at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), the UN posted on its website.

The Conference will address the issue of Israeli policies and measures aimed at changing the character of Jerusalem, which have significant political, legal and socio-economic ramifications, including the threat of derailing prospects for a peaceful solution to the Question of Palestine.

The Conference will seek to formulate concrete actionable recommendations and ways forward among the relevant stakeholders for the preservation of a City, considered sacred by three religions.

The Conference will bring together Palestinian, Israeli and international experts, representatives of the diplomatic community and civil society to discuss viable and practical strategies to (1) stem efforts to alter the demography and character of the City, (2) provide viable alternatives that preserve the religious and cultural character of the City, and (3) ensure that all its Palestinian inhabitants enjoy their inalienable rights.