Press releases
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12 Apr 2020 - “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 negative shock to the Israeli and Palestinian economies will have profound implications for public welfare, employment, social cohesion, financial and institutional stability.
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11 Apr 2020 - 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 responded positively to the Secretary-General’s appeal, but more needs to be done to translate these words into actions.
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30 Mar 2020 - 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 period from 18 December 2019 to 20 March of this year.
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26 Feb 2020 - Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on Israeli settlement announcements Jerusalem, 26 February 2020
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Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (As Delivered by SC Nickolay Mladenov)24 Feb 2020 - 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 the situation on the ground. However, let me begin by addressing the developing situation in and around Gaza.
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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)
11 Feb 2020 - 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, -
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)
04 Feb 2020 - 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 members of the Bureau, on your election. -
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)21 Jan 2020 - 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 clear in calling on all leaders to exercise maximum restraint and has emphasized that the world cannot afford another conflict. -
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, briefs the Security Council on the Implementation of UNSCR 2334 (2016) - UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 18 December 2019
18 Dec 2019 - Madame President, Members of the Security Council, -
Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.(20 November 2019 - UN Photo/Loey Felipe)
20 Nov 2019 - Madam President, Members of the Security Council, We meet today in the aftermath of the most serious recent escalation between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Although the immediate crisis was diffused, the situation remains highly volatile. -
13 Nov 2019 - “I am very concerned about the ongoing and serious escalation between Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Israel, following the targeted killing of one of the group’s leaders inside Gaza yesterday. The indiscriminate launching of rockets and mortars against population centres is absolutely unacceptable and must stop immediately.
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29 Oct 2019 - United Nations Special Coordinator, Nickolay Mladenov meets with the Director of Jerusalem Waqf Department, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib (29 October 2019 - UNSCO Photo)
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UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov briefs the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East (28 October 2019 - UN Photo/Loey Felipe)
28 Oct 2019 - Pervasive deteriorating facts on the ground in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, “are pushing us every further” from achieving a viable two-State solution, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday. -
23 Sep 2019 - Press Release UN Report: Urgent need to resolve the PA’s Fiscal Crisis and Support the fragile Palestinian Economy; Gaza’s Health System faces serious challenges
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A wide view of the Security Council as Nickolay Mladenov (on screens), Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. (27 August 2019 - UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
27 Aug 2019 - Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, I am afraid that I must begin this month’s briefing to the Council by focusing on the rising specter of violence in the West Bank and Gaza and the threat of a regional escalation. Both are happening against the backdrop of the complete political deadlock of the Middle East Peace Process and the lack of any perspective to revive it.