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Madame President, Members of the Security Council, Allow me first to extend my deepest condolences for their profound loss to the family of former Palestinian Chief Negotiator and Secretary General of the PLO, Dr. Saeb Erekat…

I am very concerned by the decision of the Israeli authorities yesterday to open the bidding process for the construction of Givat Hamatos. If built, it would further consolidate a ring of settlements between Jerusalem and…

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…

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…

Mister President, Members of the Security Council, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I will devote this briefing to presenting his fifteenth report on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334, covering the…

Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I address you today following the agreement that was reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that stops Israeli annexation plans over parts of the occupied…

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: An escalating health crisis as both struggle…

Mister President, Members of the Security Council, Secretary-General Guterres, I am devoting my regular briefing on the situation in the Middle East to the fourteenth report on the implementation of Security Council…

“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…

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…

Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on Israeli settlement announcements Jerusalem, 26 February 2020 “I am very concerned about Israel’s recent announcements…

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, On 28 January, the United States…