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أحياء الذكرى الخامسه والسبعين للنكبه – 2023
بدعوة من مكتب الامم المتحدة وسفارة دولة فلسطين لدى جمهورية زامبيا تم أحياء الذكرى الخامسه والسبعين للنكبه، بحضور الجانب الرسمي الزامبي ممثلا" للحكومة والمنسقه المقيمه لمنظمومة الامم المتحدة السيدة وعدد كبير من اعضاء السلك الدبلوماسي من السفراء والمفوضين الساميين او من ينوب عنهم ، ومجموعات من الطلبة الزامبين من خمس جامعات مختلفة ، وعدد من ابناء الجالية الفلسطينية والعربية والصحفيين.
Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Nakba - 2023
At the invitation of the United Nations Office and the Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Zambia, the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe) was commemorated, in the presence of the official Zambian side representing the government and the resident coordinator of the United Nations system, and a large number of members of the Diplomatic Corps including ambassadors and high commissioners or those on their behalf, and groups of Zambian students from five different universities, a number of members of the Palestinian and Arab community and journalists.

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15 May 2020 marks 72nd anniversary for the Palestinian dispersion and expulsion from their homes and land in Palestine(15 may 1948) in what is now known as the Nakba, or catastrophe

Marking 72 years of dispersion, Palestinians have doubled 9 times since the 1948 Nakba

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, 13 May 2020 (WAFA) – On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary for the Palestinian dispersion and expulsion from their homes and land in Palestine on May 15, 1948 in what is now known as the Nakba, or catastrophe, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said that the Palestinian population has doubled nine times since the 1948 Nakba.
The Nakba resulted in the displacement of 800,000 Palestinians out of the 1.4 million Palestinians who lived in historical Palestine in 1948 in 1,300 villages and towns. The majority of the displaced Palestinians ended up in neighboring Arab countries and in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and other countries in the world. Furthermore, thousands of Palestinians – who stayed in the area controlled by the Israeli occupation in 1948 – were driven out of their homes and lands, which were seized by the occupation.
According to the documentary evidence, the Israel occupation controlled 774 towns and villages and destroyed 531 Palestinian towns and villages during the Nakba. The atrocities of Zionist forces also included more than 70 massacres in which more than 15,000 Palestinians were killed.
The population of Palestine in 1914 was around 690,000; of whom only 8% were Jewish, said the PCBS. In 1948, the number of Palestinians in Palestine exceeded 2 million; 31.5% of them were Jews as the number of Jews doubled more than six times during this period. Between 1932 and 1939, the largest number of Jewish immigrants to Palestine reached 225,000 Jews. Between 1940 and 1947, more than 93,000 Jews poured into Palestine. Palestine received around 318,000 Jews between 1932 and 1947 and 540,000 from 1948 to 1975.
Despite the displacement of more than 800,000 Palestinians in 1948, and the displacement of more than 200,000 Palestinians (majority of them to Jordan) after the 1967 war, the Palestinian world population totalled 13.4 million by the end of 2019, which means that the number of Palestinians in the world has doubled more than nine times since the events of the Nakba of 1948, and more than half of them live in historical Palestine by the end of 2019, where their number reached 6.64 million (1.60 million in the territories occupied in 1948).
Population estimates indicated that the number of population by the end of 2019 in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, was 3.02 million and around 2.02 million in Gaza Strip. As for the population of Jerusalem Governorate, it was about 457,000 people of which approximately 65% (about 295,000 people) live in those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israeli occupation in 1967 (J1). Hence, data showed that Palestinians represented 49.7% of the population living in historical Palestine, while Jews constituted 50.3% by the end of 2019.
The Israeli occupation continues its control over 85% of the area of historical Palestine, which amounts to 27,000 square kilometers (km2). The remaining areas continue to endure further attempts of usurpation and control. It should be noted that Jews under the British Mandate used only 1,682 km2 of historical land of historical Palestine which represents 6.2%.
Records of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees reported on 2019 that the total number of Palestinian refugees was around 5.6 million, 28.4% of whom live in 58 camps (10 in Jordan, 9 in Syria, 12 in Lebanon, 19 in the West Bank and 8 in Gaza Strip).
Estimates, however, indicated that this is the minimum number of refugees since many of them are not registered. This number does not include the Palestinians displaced in the period from 1949 till the June 1967 war. The UNRWA definition of refugees does not cover Palestinians who migrated or those who were displaced after 1967 because of the war and who were not registered refugees.

The Arab Ambassadors Council accredited to the Republic of Zambia met with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of foreign affairs- (consular) Amb. Chalwe Lombe to discuss the recent developments in the Middle East and the Arab-Zambia Relations.

Picture of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Joseph Malanji, senior Officials and the Diplomatic corps to the Republic of Zambia before the Minister’s Annual briefing for the diplomatic Corps.

The Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Zambia Dr. Walid Hasan had the opportunity to visit Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, the First Republican President of Zambia.
Ambassador Walid first conveyed to K.K. the cordial greetings and best wishes from Palestine, and expressed his personal respects to K.K. for his great contribution to Palestine-Zambia relations. Ambassador Walid wished K.K good health and prosperity and was later encouraged with his words of wisdom.
Dr. K.K was presented with pictures dated about 50 years ago of him and Yasser Arafat, the founder of the Palestine Liberation Organization symbolizing the mutual friendship, solidarity and struggle that existed from the both countries against the Colonialism, Racism and Occupation.

Zambia: Commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the
Palestinian People 2019

The international Day of Solidarity was revived in cooperation and coordination between the Embassy of the State of Palestine and the United Nations Mission to the Republic of Zambia which was held at the University of Zambia, the largest university in the country on the 5th of December 2019.
The event was attended by a large crowd of the Diplomatic corps accredited to Zambia, representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, university students, students of several Zambian schools, Zambian academics, journalists and the general public.
The ceremony began with the Palestinian and Zambian National anthem. The political ceremony included a speech by the Vice Chancellor of the University, followed by the review of the history of the Palestinian issue given by a Historian from the University of Zambia.
The Palestinian Ambassador Dr Walid Hassan, also delivered his speech of Palestine. Then the United Nations Resident Coordinator Ms Coumba Mar Gadio delivered a speech of the UN Secretary General Mr. Antonio Guterres on the day of solidarity. The representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mrs Mwansa Ngulube, delivered a speech on behalf of the Minister Hon. Joseph Malanji. The speeches were affirmed through the position in support of the two-state solution according to international legitimacy and praise for the struggle of the Palestinian people.
The political ceremony included several cultural and artistic paragraphs, Zambian dance and songs, and live poems presented by Zambian school students about Palestine. A photo gallery was organized to review the history of the Palestinian cause.

5th International Food and Cultural Fair

The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Zambia would like to thank all those who attended the 5th International Food and Cultural Fair which was held on the 13th October, 2019. It was a pleasant Sunday program that attracted a large number of families and friends, who come to celebrate culture, diversity and friendship on a special Sunday dedicated to gastronomy, craft and music performances from different parts of the world presented by the 20 Diplomatic Representation. This year, all the proceeds will be used for the construction of the Maternity Wing at Kanyama Clinic.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING!!
ZIKOMO KWAMBIRI!!

Attached are the pictures of the Event.