GREEN PARTY ARAB & MUSLIM CAUCUS PUSHES UN RES. 377(V) TO END THE GENOCIDE

Excerpt: The Green Party’s Arab & Muslim Caucus is teaming with the civil-society initiative Lifeline for Palestine to press governments to invoke the “Uniting for Peace” procedure — UN General Assembly Resolution 377(V) — so the General Assembly can act where the Security Council has been paralyzed. Organizers say the GA can recommend concrete steps, from a UN protection force to sanctions and an arms embargo, even suspending Israel’s GA credentials, to enforce the International Court of Justice orders on Gaza. A public kickoff webinar featuring Jill Stein, Jeffrey Sachs, Roger Waters, Craig Mokhiber, Ali Abunimah, Medea Benjamin, Susan Abulhawa, Imam Omar Suleiman, Rev. Munther Isaac and others is set for Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Register: tinyurl.com/LifelineForPalestine and LifelineForPalestine.com.

Photo caption/credit: Speakers for “End the Genocide Now: Uniting for Peace — UN Res. 377(V),” Sept. 5, 2025. Flyer courtesy of Lifeline for Palestine / Green Party Arab & Muslim Caucus (used with permission).

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“Uniting for Peace” (UNGA 377 A (V)) empowers the General Assembly to step in when the Security Council is blocked, convene an Emergency Special Session, and recommend collective measures — including peacekeeping deployments and other actions — to restore international peace and security. United Nations Legal AffairsSecurity Council Report

What the caucus is pushing — and why now

The Green Party Arab & Muslim Caucus says invoking UNGA 377(V) is the most realistic route to immediate protection for civilians and accountability after nearly two years of mass death and starvation in Gaza. Their proposal (now before Green Party leadership) explicitly urges three tracks at the GA:

1. Dispatch a UN protection force to safeguard civilians and guarantee aid delivery;
2. Impose comprehensive sanctions and an arms embargo;
3. Suspend Israel’s credentials at the General Assembly until it complies with international law.

The legal basis exists. The ICJ (World Court) has issued binding provisional measures requiring Israel to prevent genocide, enable humanitarian relief, and punish incitement — a ruling experts describe as finding plausible genocide and a real and imminent risk of irreparable harm. International Court of JusticeUnited NationsEJIL: Talk!+1Human Rights Watch

“This is a textbook case of genocide… and states arming it are complicit.” — Craig Mokhiber, former Director, UN OHCHR–NY (resignation letter, Oct. 28, 2023). craigmokhiber.orgThe Guardian

The precedent: when the GA acted anyway

“Uniting for Peace” is not new. Adopted 3 Nov 1950, it was designed for moments when a P5 veto paralyzes the Security Council. The GA has used it more than ten times, most famously to authorize the First UN Emergency Force (UNEF) during the Suez Crisis (1956) — a deployment that compelled withdrawal by invading forces. United Nations Legal AffairsWikipediaUnited Nations Peacekeeping

The GA has already passed multiple resolutions on Gaza since Oct. 2023, including the 10th Emergency Special Session texts demanding an immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access, reflecting overwhelming global support. When the Council stalls, the GA can resume its emergency session and escalate concrete measures. United NationsThe United Nations Office at Geneva

Who’s organizing

The Sept. 5 webinar launches a series coordinated by Lifeline for Palestine, with Greens among the lead organizers. The Green Party of the United States formally established its Arab & Muslim American Caucus in early 2025 to advance policies rooted in nonviolence, human rights, and international law — positions that include ending U.S. military aid and backing BDS-style accountability measures. www.gp.orgGreen Party of the United StatesTompkins Weekly

“We do have the power to end the genocide now — by taking the fight to the General Assembly where the votes already exist.” — from the caucus proposal supporting Lifeline for Palestine.

Event details & how to help

• Webinar: End the Genocide Now — Uniting for Peace: UN Res. 377(V)
  Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 · 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 7:00 p.m. Jerusalem
  Register: tinyurl.com/LifelineForPalestine · Info: LifelineForPalestine.com
• Contact your UN mission & foreign ministry: Ask them to support an Emergency Special Session invoking 377(V) and to vote for: a UN protection force, sanctions/embargo, and suspension of credentials until the ICJ orders are met. (Toolkits will be posted on the campaign site.)

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Pull-quote

“When the Council is blocked, the General Assembly can act.”

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References (live links)

1. UN Audiovisual Library of International Law — Uniting for Peace (UNGA 377 A(V)): background & mechanism. https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/ufp/ufp.html United Nations Legal Affairs
2. Security Council Report — A/RES/377 (V) document page. https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/un-documents/document/ip-a-res-377-v.php Security Council Report
3. UN Peacekeeping — UNEF I (Suez) background note. https://peacekeeping.un.org/mission/past/unef1backgr2.html United Nations Peacekeeping
4. UN General Assembly ES-10 page — Gaza resolutions & sessions. https://www.un.org/en/ga/sessions/emergency10th.shtml United Nations
5. ICJ — Order of 26 Jan 2024 (South Africa v. Israel). https://www.icj-cij.org/node/203447; UN summary: https://www.un.org/unispal/document/icj-southafricavsisrael-provisional-measures-26jan2024/; EJIL analysis: https://www.ejiltalk.org/icj-indicates-provisional-measures-in-south-africa-v-israel/; HRW brief: https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/01/26/gaza-world-court-orders-israel-prevent-genocide International Court of JusticeUnited NationsEJIL: Talk!Human Rights Watch
6. Craig Mokhiber — Resignation letter & commentary (official site) and news coverage. https://www.craigmokhiber.org/archives/portfolio-archive/2023-10-28 ; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/31/un-official-resigns-israel-hamas-war-palestine-new-york craigmokhiber.orgThe Guardian
7. GPUS — Arab & Muslim American Green Party Caucus announcement. https://www.gp.org/arab_and_muslim_american_green_party_caucus www.gp.org
8. GPUS platform explainer — Palestine & Greens’ Ten Key Values. https://gpus.org/why-does-the-green-party-in-the-u-s-support-palestinians-right-of-return/ Green Party of the United States
9. Lifeline for Palestine campaign home & registration. https://LifelineForPalestine.com ; https://tinyurl.com/LifelineForPalestine (campaign links provided by organizers).