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United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, briefs the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East (UN Photo/Ariana Lindquist - 28 September 2022)
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Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East [As delivered by UN Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland)

Mr. President, Excellencies, Members of the Security Council, I thank you for your sustained attention to the grave developments unfolding in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in and around Gaza. In…
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Secretary-General António Guterres (left at podium) briefs reporters on recent developments in Israel and Gaza. At second from left is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. (UN Photo/Mark Garten - 25 October 2023)
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Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter on the situation in the Middle East

I am shocked by the misinterpretations by some of my statement yesterday in the Security Council – as if I was justifying acts of terror by Hamas. This is false. It was the opposite. In the beginning of my intervention…
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Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. (UN Photo/Loey Felipe - 28 November 2022)
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Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the agreement to release hostages in Gaza

“I welcome the announcements of a deal to secure the release of hostages abducted by Hamas and others during horrific attacks on 7 October. I also welcome the announcement of a 4-day humanitarian pause in Gaza. This pause…
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United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, Media Stakeout at UN Headquarters in New York (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 30 November 2021)
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Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the implementation of 22 November agreement

I welcome today's start to the implementation of the agreement reached on Wednesday (22 November) which saw the release of 13 Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas and others on 7 October, and the release of 39 Palestinian…
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Tor Wennesland (at podium), UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. (UN Photo/Loey Felipe - 22 November 2022)
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Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the period of paused fighting in Gaza and Israel

“During the four-day humanitarian pause which started on 24 November, we have seen the release of 51 Israeli and 18 foreign hostages, including women and children, who have been held in Gaza since their abduction by Hamas and…
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United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland (on screen) briefs the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 20 February 2023)
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United Nations Special Coordinator, Tor Wennesland's Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question

Mister President, Excellencies , Members of the Security Council, Following the Secretary-General’s statement, I will focus my briefing on dynamics in the occupied West Bank, the region and where we go from here in the…
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United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, briefs the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas - 19 December 2023)

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, Report of the SG on the Implementation of UNSCR 2334 (As delivered by SC Wennesland)

Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I am devoting my regular briefing on the situation in the Middle East to the twenty-eighth report on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016). The…
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Tor Wennesland (on screen), Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Seated at the table is Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 29 November 20230
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Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (As delivered by Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland)

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, As we approach 140 days of devastating war, there is still no end in sight. No end to the trauma of those impacted by the horrors unleashed on 7 October. No end to the…
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A wide view of the Security Council as they hold a procedural vote on the agenda ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. On the screen is Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 26 March 2024)
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Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of UN SCR 2334 (As delivered by Special Coordinator Wennesland)

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Before turning to the report, I wish to acknowledge the important message from this Council in yesterday’s passage of resolution 2728 (2024) – we need a ceasefire now; we need…
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