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This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations working on the question of Palestine. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the UN Secretariat provide the information “as is” without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/ngo-...nuary-2026

Middle East

On 2 January, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) issued a press release condemning Israel’s unlawful and arbitrary decision to suspend the licenses of 37 international humanitarian and aid organizations and ban them from operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). The NGO stressed that this decision is not administrative, nor security but “a deliberate and calculated act aimed at further worsening the conditions necessary for the survival of the Palestinian people on their land […]”.
On 1 January, Gisha – Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement issued a statement on Israel’s announcement to prohibit the operations of 37 international humanitarian organizations in the OPT. It said, “This decision will drastically exacerbate the already unconscionable harm caused to the lives of millions of Palestinians, including the two million residents of the Gaza Strip, who are particularly vulnerable after two years of relentless military attacks and the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.” It called on Israel to act in accordance with its obligations under international humanitarian law, reverse its decision, and allow international humanitarian organizations to continue providing services and assistance to the Palestinian population.
On 31 December, following Israel’s announcement to prevent 37 international humanitarian and aid organizations, (including amongst others, ActionAid, International Rescue Committee, Médecins Sans Frontières and Norwegian Refugee Council) from operating in the OPT, Al-Haq issued a press release to condemn the decision. It further called for comprehensive diplomatic and economic sanctions on Israel, a full two-way arms embargo, and a ban on trade in goods and services that sustain the illegal occupation, and to fully implement the recommendations of the International Court of Justice 2024 Palestine Advisory Opinion and 2025 UNRWA Advisory Opinion, among other recommendations.
On 29 December, Peace Now warned that Israel’s Higher Planning Council of the Civil Administration was set to discuss plans for 1,033 housing units across the occupied West Bank. The discussion concerns the advancement of 126 housing units (Plan No. 108/2) in the evacuated settlement of Sa-Nur, whose re-establishment had been approved by the Israeli Security Cabinet in May 2025. Peace Now stated that in recent weeks, there was a change where the Higher Planning Council meets every week and approves several hundred housing units in each meeting. In this way, the government seeks to normalize planning in settlements and attract less public and international attention and criticism.
On 27 December, Adalah – The Legal Centre for Arab Minorities in Israel informed that the Israeli Supreme Court had issued a late-night ruling on Christmas Eve, 24 December, rejecting a petition filed by Adalah on behalf 22 Palestinian residents from the Nur Shams Refugee Camp and surrounding areas in the occupied West Bank, whose homes are slated for demolition. The petition had challenged the Israeli Army order to demolish approximately 25 civilian homes in the camp, residences including particularly vulnerable individuals including persons with disabilities, parents of young children, and elderly people.
On 22 December, Yesh Din issued the report “2025 Olive Harvest Season: Violence, Denied Harvest and Olive Tree Destruction”, denouncing the Israeli authorities’ acts of violence and vandalism that occurred throughout the West Bank – in Area C and, this year more than in previous years, also in areas defined as Area B – against Palestinian farmers that were unable to harvest their trees at all this time. The NGO explained that the Israeli military had prevented the harvest altogether by putting farmland under closure orders and denying landowners access to it for prolonged periods. In addition, oftentimes soldiers, Border Police officers, and settlement security personnel were present during incidents in which settlers physically prevented Palestinians from harvesting. Not only did the Israeli security forces fail to stop the settlers from attacking the harvesters; in many cases, they also prevented the Palestinians from reaching their land and harvesting.
On 19 December, B’Tselem published the report “No Place Under Heaven: Forced Displacement in the Gaza Strip, 2023-2025”. The NGO stressed, “Ongoing displacement has harmed Gazans’ physical and mental health, their family units, and the social fabric of the population. Given these foreseeable consequences, displacement must be understood as a central tool Israel used to destroy Palestinian society in Gaza as a group, in other words, to commit genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.”
On 16 December, Addameer – Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association issued the latest update on Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, and reported that there are currently 9,300 Palestinian political prisoners and detainees, the majority of whom are held without trial or charge, or are awaiting trial and have not yet been charged.
On 16 December, Defense for Children International – Palestine issued the report “No Safe Place: The Starvation, Torture, and Killing of Palestinian Children in 2025”. DCI-Palestine lamented that “2025 marked another devastating year in which Palestinian children endured genocide, starvation, torture, mass displacement, enforced disappearance, and relentless violence by Israeli forces and settlers.” The NGO informed that in 2025 DCIP staff had led briefing sessions, facilitated workshops, and hosted webinars on starvation, torture, and military detention, ensuring that the realities faced by Palestinian children remained at the center of public and policy discussions.
On 14 December, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights warned that humanitarian conditions in Gaza have deteriorated to an unprecedented level following the winter storm Byron, which struck the territory on 10 December. The storm had unfolded as Gaza’s infrastructure and essential services were already nearly completely destroyed by the war. Al Mezan called on the international community to take immediate action to ensure the protection of Palestinians in Gaza, including pressuring Israel to immediately open all the crossings and allow the entry of all equipment and materials required to address the impact of the storm.

Africa, Asia and Europe

On 2 January, Oxfam and 52 international NGOs warned that Israel’s recent registration measures will impede critical humanitarian action at a time when civilians face acute and widespread humanitarian need, despite the ceasefire in Gaza. It stressed that INGOs are integral to the humanitarian response, working in partnership with the United Nations and Palestinian civil society organizations to deliver lifesaving assistance at scale. The group of INGOs called call on the Government of Israel to immediately halt deregistration proceedings and lift measures obstructing humanitarian assistance. They urge donor governments to use all available leverage to secure the suspension and reversal of these actions.
On 31 December, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned that delays in renewing its authorization to operate in Gaza and the West Bank could have devastating consequences for Palestinian civilians, as the humanitarian and health systems continue to collapse under the weight of war and protracted displacement. The NGO called for immediate action to ensure continued humanitarian access, stressing that lifesaving medical assistance must not be obstructed by administrative or political barriers.
On 18 December, Amnesty International issued a call for States to prevent the Portuguese-flagged ship “Holger G” – which is carrying munition components bound for Israel – from docking at their ports, given the clear risk that its cargo would contribute to the “ongoing genocide” in the occupied Gaza Strip, as well as to war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians said. According to the NGO, States that facilitate the transfer of arms to Israel are acting in contravention of their obligations under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions and Article 6 of the Arms Trade Treaty and must act to prevent all such transfers with urgency.

North America

On 13 January, the Middle East Institute (MEI) will host the webinar conversation “Israeli Formal and De Facto West Bank Annexation: Regional Consequences and US Policy Implications”, with Ms. Zaha Hassan, Ambassador (ret.) Yael Lempert, and Colonel (res.) Ron Shatzberg, to unpack the consequences of Israeli annexation of the West Bank and its implications for US regional policy.
On 12 December, the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) hosted the webinar “From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine”, featuring Sarah Leah Whitson and Michael Omer-Man of DAWN, an organization supporting human rights and democracy in the Middle East & North Africa. They discuss the recently published book that Whitson and Omer-Man co-authored, From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine.

United Nations

On 31 December, the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People published its quarterly newsletter covering the period of October- December 2025.
On 31 December, UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the adoption by the Israeli parliament on 29 December of amendments to the Law to Cease the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Operations. He stated that these amendments seek to further impede UNRWA’s ability to operate and carry out its mandated activities. The Law and its amendments are inconsistent with the status and international legal framework applicable to UNRWA and must be immediately repealed. He reiterated his strong support for UNRWA, which plays an indispensable role in serving the Palestinian people – in Gaza and elsewhere in the region.
On 30 December, the UNRWA Commissioner-General issued a statement on the new anti-UNRWA legislation passed by the Israeli parliament. He said, “Yesterday’s vote by the Israeli parliament passing new legislation against UNRWA is outrageous. It is a direct affront to the mandate granted to the Agency by the UN General Assembly and contrary to findings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which oblige Israel to fulfil its responsibilities as a UN Member State to UNRWA and the broader UN system […].”