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Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (As delivered by Special Coordinator...
Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (As delivered by Special Coordinator...
Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (...
Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the...
Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the...
Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the...
Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland,...
Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, Reporting on UNSCR 2334 (As...
Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (...
Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on Rafah

Tor Wennesland, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (As delivered by Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland)

Mr. President,

Members of the Security Council,

29 Oct 2024

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, media stakeout (UN Photo/Loey Felipe - 28 November 2022 - New York)

Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the Situation in the Gaza Strip

I strongly condemn today’s deadly airstrikes by Israel on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Khan Younis where displaced people were sheltering.

10 Sep 2024

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, at a Polio vaccination center in Deir Balah / Gaza (UNSCO Photo/Pascal Soto - 2 September 2024)

Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the situation in the Gaza Strip

“Today, I returned to Gaza and witnessed firsthand the catastrophic impact of the hostilities.

02 Sep 2024

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, media stakeout (UN Photo/Loey Felipe - 28 November 2022)

Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the Situation in the Middle East

“In recent days, I have engaged in critical discussions with the relevant parties and member states in the region, including Lebanon, Egypt and Qatar, in support of regional de-escalation.

02 Aug 2024