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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…

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. While…

Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today three days after a new coalition government was sworn into office in Israel following a year of political uncertainty. I look forward to working with the…

The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) expresses its gratitude to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the delivery of sixteen tonnes of urgent medical…

Mister President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today as the Middle East continues to confront the monumental challenge of containing the COVID-19 pandemic. On 23 March, the Secretary-General launched an appeal…

“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…