Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, briefs the Security Council on the implementation of Resolution 2231 (2015) and the preservation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA). UN Photo/Rick Bajornas - 19 December 2019
Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (As Delivered by USG Rosemary DiCarlo)
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today amid heightened regional tensions that threaten to destabilize further an already volatile political and security environment. The Secretary-General has been…
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 2020 opening session of Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.(UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 4 February 2020)
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UN Secretary-General's remarks at opening of the 2020 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
I am very honoured to have presided over this first meeting of the year of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. I congratulate the Chair, Ambassador Cheikh Niang, and other…
Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (11 February 2020 - UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
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UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov's Remarks at the Security Council Open Briefing on the Middle East
Thank you, Mr. Secretary-General. Your Excellency, Foreign Minister Goffin, President of the Security Council, Your Excellency, President Mahmoud Abbas, Members of the Security Council, On 28 January, the United States…
Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (As Delivered by SC Nickolay Mladenov)
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, Two weeks ago, I briefed this Council following the release of the US “Peace to Prosperity” vision for Israelis and Palestinians. Today, I will provide a regular briefing on…
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Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on Israeli settlement announcements
Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on Israeli settlement announcements Jerusalem, 26 February 2020 “I am very concerned about Israel’s recent announcements…
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UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov Briefs the Security Council on the Implementation of SCR 2334 (2016)
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I will devote this briefing to presenting the thirteenth report on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334, covering the…
Joint Appeal by the UN Secretary-General’s Envoys to the Middle East [English & Arabic]
On 23 March, the Secretary-General launched an appeal for an immediate Global Ceasefire, urging all warring parties to pull back from hostilities, put aside mistrust and animosity, and silence their guns. Many parties have…
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Statement by UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov on the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 impact in the occupied Palestinian terriroty
“I am concerned about the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 health crisis on the Palestinian people, particularly vulnerable communities in Gaza. In addition to the public health implications of the pandemic, the…
Security Council Briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (As delivered by SC Mladenov)
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today as the Middle East continues to confront the monumental challenge of containing the COVID-19 pandemic. On 23 March, the Secretary-General launched an appeal…
UN facilitates 16 tonnes of urgent medical supplies from the UAE to support COVID-19 response in the occupied Palestinian territory
The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) expresses its gratitude to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the delivery of sixteen tonnes of urgent medical…
Security Council Briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (As delivered by SC Mladenov)
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today three days after a new coalition government was sworn into office in Israel following a year of political uncertainty. I look forward to working with the…
UN paper calls for action to avert Palestinian economic collapse; Warns against unilateral moves that can trigger conflict and instability
In a newly published paper, the United Nations argues that the COVID-19 emergency underscores the inadequacy of the frameworks governing the economic and administrative relationships between Israel and Palestine. While…