UNSCO News

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…

“I vehemently condemn this morning’s multi-front assault against Israeli towns and cities near the Gaza Strip, and barrage of rockets reaching across central Israel by Hamas militants. These events have resulted in horrific…

“I condemn today’s attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property in the town of Huwwara in occupied West Bank. I'm outraged by the continued incitement, provocations, and lack of accountability for these…

Mister President, Members of the Security Council, Today’s briefing is devoted to the 27 th report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334 (2016). The reporting period is from 15…

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today as the concerning trends we have seen in recent months continue throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Palestinians and Israelis are killed and…

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, I am devoting my regular briefing on the situation in the Middle East to the twenty-sixth report on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016). The…

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, This past month, we were reminded again of the volatile security situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as yet another deadly escalation between Israel and…

I am deeply alarmed by developments in Gaza after Israel launched a military operation this morning targeting members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ). The Israeli airstrikes inside Gaza resulted in the killing…

I am deeply disturbed by the 7 May demolition by Israeli authorities of a European Union-funded Palestinian primary school for the children of Jubbet adh Dhib village, east of Bethlehem, in Area C of the occupied West Bank…

Mister President, Your Excellency Foreign Minister Lavrov, Foreign Minister Malki, Minister of State Shaheen al Marar, Excellencies, Members of the Security Council, Days ago, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr…

I am appalled by the images of violence inside the al-Qibli mosque. I am disturbed by the apparent beating of Palestinians by Israeli security forces and large number of arrests. I also strongly reject the stockpiling and use…

“I am deeply disturbed by the continuing violence and appalled by the attacks of Israeli settlers against Palestinians two days ago in Huwwara, near Nablus. Israel, as the occupying power, must ensure that the civilian…