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 proceedings of 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, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the updated corporate 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 submissions involving 596 companies received, the OHCHR has completed a full assessment of 215 companies, with 158 having reasonable grounds to be considered involved in the listed activities during the assessment period. These companies are primarily based in Israel but are also distributed across more than ten countries, including Canada, China, France, and Germany. The report emphasizes the database as a transparency tool, designed 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 meticulously includes statements from various stakeholders. The delegation of the State of Palestine strongly condemned what it termed Israel's "genocide" in the Gaza Strip, ongoing for two years and resulting in over 250,000 casualties, and accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, implementing forced displacement, 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, as well as the wave of recognition of the State of Palestine by numerous countries. However, it 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 nations from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe expressed their positions. Most countries condemned Israel's military operations for violating international humanitarian 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 certain countries for complicity through arms provision and diplomatic cover. Some individual organizations, like UN Watch, criticized Agenda Item 7 for being discriminatory by specifically targeting Israel.

This report concludes by recording Cuba's exercise of the right of reply to rebut the statement by "UN Watch," and includes 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 divides.