The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: Why Was it Established?

“Events of these last years have made the world painfully aware that the Palestinian people and the recognition and implementation of their rights are the key to any solution in the Middle East,” says then-United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim at the founding commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / Stories from the UN Archive
• Video Length: 00:02:03
• Production Date: 29 November 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: INDALECIO LIEVANO AGUIRRE; KURT WALDHEIM
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: PALESTINIAN PEOPLE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL DAYS; HISTORY; AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES
• Geographic Subject: PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 3150628
• Parent Id: 3150628
• Alternate Title: UNV_3150628

Description

“Events of these last years have made the world painfully aware that the Palestinian people and the recognition and implementation of their rights are the key to any solution in the Middle East,” says then-United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim at the founding commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. 

Utilizing material from the UN Audiovisual Library, this production was created using historical footage from the era of the establishment of the International Day.