My Journey from Palestine to COP29: Advocating for Climate Resilience and Environmental Justice
As a Palestinian youth delegate and a member of ARIJ’s team working on climate change resilience and sustainable natural resource management, I had the privilege to participate in COP29 in Azerbaijan. This distinguished opportunity allowed me to engage in critical [...]
International Plastic Bag Free Day
In the Event of International Plastic Bag Free Day A Position Paper Titled “Tackling Plastic Pollution in Palestine and Globally” Prepared by the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ) 3 July 2024 Introduction: Plastic pollution represents a severe environmental threat [...]
Impact of Occupation and Environmental Challenges on Palestine
On World Environment Day, the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ) is pleased to present a position paper entitled: Impact of Occupation and Environmental Challenges on Palestine Introduction The theme for this year's World Environment Day—land restoration, desertification, and drought [...]
Thank You Spain, Norway and Ireland
The Palestinian people welcome the declaration of Spain, Norway and Ireland of an “Independent Palestinian State”, which is set to go into effect May 28, 2024. The countries stated that an “Independent ‘politically viable’ Palestinian State” is the only mean [...]
Commemorating 76 years of Al-Nakba
On May 15, the Palestinian people in all corners of the world remember Al-Nakba, which is the Israeli occupation of their lands in 1948, by commemorating it through popular activities they carry out wherever they live throughout the world to [...]
UNSC vote on Palestinian UN membership should be a given right
Finally, after 152 months since the request submitted by the Palestinian on September 2011 for the UNSC vote on granting Palestine UN membership, (but the request was withdrawn at the last minute under immense pressure from various parties led by [...]