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Press releases
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UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland briefs (over video conference) the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (UNSCO Photo/Daniela Penkova - 26 January 2021)
26 Jan 2021 - Mister President, State Minister Nafti of Tunisia, Foreign Minister Coveney of Ireland, Foreign Minister Lavrov of Russia, Foreign Minister Ebrard of Mexico, Foreign Minister Eriksen Søreide of Norway, Deputy Foreign Minister Tammsaar of Estonia, Foreign Minister Malki of the State of Palestine, Secretary-General Aboul Gheit of the League of Arab States, -
30 Dec 2020 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Lynn Hastings of Canada as Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, where she will also serve as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. She succeeds Jamie McGoldrick of Ireland to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his comm
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21 Dec 2020 - Mister President, Members of the Security Council,
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21 Dec 2020 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Tor Wennesland of Norway as his new Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. In this capacity, Mr.
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29 Nov 2020 - [scroll down for Arabic and French versions] As the United Nations marks its 75th anniversary, the question of Palestine remains distressingly unresolved.
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18 Nov 2020 - Madame President, Members of the Security Council,
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16 Nov 2020 - I am very concerned by the decision of the Israeli authorities yesterday to open the bidding process for the construction of Givat Hamatos.
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26 Oct 2020 - Mister President, Deputy Minister Vershinin of the Russian Federation, Foreign Minister Malki of the State of Palestine, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Nafti of Tunisia, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang of Vietnam, Members of the Security Council,
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UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov (UN Photo/Loey Felipe - 23 March 2016)
15 Oct 2020 - On 14 and 15 October, the Israeli authorities advanced nearly 5,000 housing units, most of which are in outlying locations deep inside the occupied West Bank. Settlement construction is illegal under international law and is one of the major obstacles to peace. -
29 Sep 2020 - Mister President, Members of the Security Council,
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UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, briefs the Security Council via VTC on the Situation in the Middle East - 25 August 2020 (UNSCO Photo/Daniela Penkova)
25 Aug 2020 - Mister President, Members of the Security Council, -
21 Jul 2020 - Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today as Palestinians and Israelis are grappling with a complex and potentially destabilizing three-pronged crisis:
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UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, briefs the Security Council, via VTC, on the situation in the Middle East, reporting on UNSCR 2334 (UNSCO Photo / 24 June 2020)
24 Jun 2020 - Mister President, Members of the Security Council, Secretary-General Guterres, -
31 May 2020 - 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.
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20 May 2020 - Mister President, Members of the Security Council,