FILE: UN Headquarters, New York City - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. United Nations headquarters, flags

UN Headquarters, New York City - Feb 3, 2026 (UNTV - For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use)
2. 2026 Opening Session of Committee on Exercise of Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in progress
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"The inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination, must be realized and respected, fully, consistently and without delay. We entered 2026 with the clock ticking louder than ever. Will the year ahead bend towards peace or slip into the abyss of despair?"

FILE: Gaza Strip - 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Building being bombed
5. Various of Gazans searching for survivors from rubble, escaping from blast site

Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Jan 4, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of tents at camp, displaced children

UN Headquarters, New York City - Feb 3, 2026 (UNTV - For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use)
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"Any sustainable solution in Gaza must be consistent with international law, and result in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, being governed by a unified, legitimate, and internationally recognized Palestinian Government. Gaza is and must remain an integral part of a Palestinian State."

FILE: Ramallah, West Bank - 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Palestinian presidential headquarters, flag of Palestine

FILE: Gaza Strip - Nov 28, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of tents, rubble

UN Headquarters, New York City - Feb 3, 2026 (UNTV - For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use)
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"The work of this Committee reminds the world that we must never lose sight of the core objective: resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The occupation must end, as affirmed by the International Court of Justice. The inalienable rights of the Palestinian people must be realized. International law must be respected, and accountability ensured. The unity, contiguity, and integrity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory must be preserved. The path must be opened for a just lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis."

FILE: Gaza Strip - 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of Gazans fleeing with belongings

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday reaffirmed that the Gaza Strip must remain an integral part of a Palestinian State, calling for urgent progress toward a just and lasting peace as the conflict continues.

Addressing the 2026 Opening Session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Guterres said the international community must act swiftly to end the occupation and realize Palestinian rights.

"The inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination, must be realized and respected, fully, consistently and without delay," Guterres stressed. "We entered 2026 with the clock ticking louder than ever. Will the year ahead bend towards peace or slip into the abyss of despair?"

He stressed that any sustainable solution in Gaza must be grounded in international law and result in unified Palestinian governance over all occupied territories.

"Any sustainable solution in Gaza must be consistent with international law, and result in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, being governed by a unified, legitimate, and internationally recognized Palestinian Government. Gaza is and must remain an integral part of a Palestinian State," he said.

Guterres underscored the central objective of ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and upholding international law.

"The work of this Committee reminds the world that we must never lose sight of the core objective: resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The occupation must end, as affirmed by the International Court of Justice. The inalienable rights of the Palestinian people must be realized. International law must be respected, and accountability ensured. The unity, contiguity, and integrity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory must be preserved. The path must be opened for a just lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis," he said.