Francesca Albanese, born in 1977, is the UN’s independent voice for Palestinian rights. Appointed by the UN Human Rights ...

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Thursday asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ...

Full Palestinian membership in the United Nations is the key to security and stability in the Middle East region, President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. Addressing the D-8 summit in the Egyptian ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called on countries around the world to recognize the state of Palestine and work ...

The UN's full membership voted to request an ICJ advisory opinion which, though not binding, can serve to heighten pressure on countries -- as happened in July when it said Israel's occupation of ...