Spain's leader Sanchez awards UN's Francesca Albanese Order of Civil Merit

Spain's leader Sanchez awards UN's Francesca Albanese Order of Civil Merit Submitted by Sondos Asem on Thu, 05/07/2026 - 12:15 Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez describes the UN's Palestine rapporteur as 'a voice that upholds the conscience of the world' Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese at the Spanish presidency on Thursday 7 May 2026 (Photo by Spanish presidency) Off Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday awarded the Order of Civil Merit to the United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese, in an apparent show of solidarity with the expert sanctioned by the US for her work. “Public responsibility also entails the moral obligation not to look the other way,” Sanchez wrote in a statement. “It is an honor to award the Order of Civil Merit to a voice that upholds the conscience of the world: Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.