United Nations Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories

Key Chapter Title List

1. REMARKS ON THE OPT DATABASE UPDATE
2. VIEWS EXPRESSED THE CONCERNED COUNTRIES
3. INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE
4. Regional and Cross-Regional Groups
5. State Delegations
6. International Organizations
7. National Human Rights Institutions
8. Non-Governmental Organizations
9. RIGHT OF REPLY
10. FACTS & FIGURES ON ID PARTICIPATION

Document Introduction

This report compiles the complete meeting records from the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held from September 29 to 30, 2025, concerning the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. The core focus is on the combination of two agenda items: the updated assessment of the database of business activities in the occupied Palestinian territory and the international community's response to the severe human rights crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The report documents the formal statements and interactive dialogue from UN officials, member state delegations, regional groups, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations, providing first-hand, multi-faceted authoritative material for understanding the legal, political, and humanitarian dimensions of the current conflict.

The report begins with an introduction by Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the updated business database mandated by Human Rights Council Resolution 31/36. Based on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, this database aims to identify business entities allegedly involved in activities related to Israeli settlements. The update covers the period from August 2, 2019, to April 30, 2025. Out of 733 allegations received concerning 596 companies, the OHCHR has completed full assessments of 215 companies, with reasonable grounds to believe that 158 were involved in the listed activities during the assessment period. These companies are primarily based in Israel but are also located in over ten other countries including Canada, China, France, and Germany. The report emphasizes the database as a transparency tool intended to assist states and businesses in fulfilling their obligations under international law and urges businesses to take action to address the negative human rights impacts of their activities.

Subsequently, the report extensively records statements from various stakeholders. The delegation of the State of Palestine strongly condemned Israel's two-year-long genocidal acts in the Gaza Strip, which have resulted in over 250,000 casualties, and accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, carrying out forced transfers, and plundering funds. The delegation welcomed the outcomes of the high-level international conference on the two-state solution co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France and the wave of recognitions of the State of Palestine by numerous countries, but stressed that recognition must be accompanied by concrete actions such as halting arms sales to Israel. Multiple regional groups, including the Arab Group, the African Group, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Non-Aligned Movement, strongly condemned Israel's violations, supported the Commission of Inquiry's conclusion regarding the existence of genocide in Gaza, and called for an immediate ceasefire, accountability, an arms embargo, and support for the two-state solution.

In the section on country statements, 56 countries from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe expressed their positions. The majority condemned Israel's military operations for violating international humanitarian law and human rights law, causing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, supported the Commission of Inquiry's conclusions, and called for the implementation of the International Court of Justice's provisional measures. Some countries announced or welcomed the recognition of the State of Palestine, viewing it as a step towards advancing the two-state solution. Statements from non-governmental organizations were more pointed. Several organizations, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and criticized the complicity of certain countries in providing weapons and diplomatic cover. A few organizations, such as UN Watch, criticized Agenda Item 7 as discriminatory for specifically targeting Israel.

The report concludes by recording Cuba's exercise of the right of reply to rebut UN Watch's statement, along with statistical data on meeting participation. The entire document constitutes a comprehensive, original record of the current international debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, holding significant reference value for studying the application of international law, human rights protection in conflict, corporate responsibility, multilateral diplomatic dynamics, and global public opinion divisions.