We write on the occasion of the 10th emergency special session of the UN General Assembly under the resolution 377A(V), "Uniting for Peace", related to the grave human rights violations and man-made humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly the Gaza Strip. We, the Center for Constitutional Rights together with the Global Network of Movement Lawyers - a network of nearly 25 human rights organizations and movement lawyers around the world and housed at Movement Law Lab - are writing in support of the draft resolution advanced by the Kingdom of Jordan, and echo eleven key calls to protect civilians and address root causes of the violence and conflict. 

We urge your governments to unequivocally support the draft resolution advanced by the Arab Group and raise the below-listed calls in your delegations’ statements. As civil society and UN experts ring the alarm of the risk of genocide against the Palestinian People and highlight state-parties’ obligation to prevent crimes of genocide from taking place, it is imperative that this body reaffirm a global commitment to the duties and obligations under the Genocide and Geneva Conventions, and uphold the human rights principles and frameworks advanced by international law.

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