United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories explained

Post:	United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories
Insignia:	Emblem of the United Nations.svg
Insigniacaption:	Emblem of the United Nations
Incumbent:	Francesca Albanese^[1]
Incumbentsince:	1 May 2022
Inaugural:	René Felber

The Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, formally the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, is a Special Rapporteur who works for the United Nations and reports on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The mandate was established in 1993 by the former Commission on Human Rights.^[2] Francesca Albanese was appointed in 2022 to take up the post of Special Rapporteur as the first woman ever in the role.^[3]

List of post-holders

Name	Picture	Time frame	Country
René Felber		1993–1995	Switzerland
Hannu Halinen		1995–1999	Finland
Giorgio Giacomelli		1999–2001	Italy
John Dugard		2001–2008	South Africa
Richard Falk		2008–2014	United States
Makarim Wibisono		2014–2016	Indonesia
Michael Lynk		2016–2022	Canada
Francesca Albanese		2022-Present	Italy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Appointments at the 49th session of the Human Rights Council (28 February to 1 April 2022). Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
2. Web site: Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine Commission of Human Rights resolution 1993/2. United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). 19 February 1993.
3. Web site: Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. OHCHR.