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A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. On the screen is Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. (27 September 2023 - UN Photo/Rick Bajornas)

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of UN SCR 2334 (As delivered by Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland)

Mister President,

Members of the Security Council,

27 Sep 2023

UN report: Thirty Years since the Oslo Accords, the Legacy of Palestinian Statehood is at Risk

The United Nations remains committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis to resolve the conflict and end the occupation

18 Sep 2023

Tor Wennesland (on screen), Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. (UN Photo/Manuel Elías - 27 June 2023)

Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East (As delivered by Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland)

Madam President,

21 Aug 2023

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (As delivered by ASG Khiari)

Madam President,

27 Jul 2023

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, Reporting on UNSCR 2334 (As delivered by UN Special Coordinator Wennesland)

Madam President,

Members of the Security Council,

27 Jun 2023

On screen, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, briefs the Security Council from Jerusalem on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question [UN Photo/Loey Felipe - 18 January 2023]

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question [As delivered by Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland]

Madam President,

Members of the Security Council,

24 May 2023

Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the situation in the Gaza Strip

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).

09 May 2023

Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the demolition of a Palestinian primary school in occupied West Bank

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, dire

08 May 2023

Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 28 November 2022)

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (As Delivered by Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland)

Mister President,

25 Apr 2023

Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 30 November 2021)

Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the Situation in Jerusalem

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.

05 Apr 2023

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of UN SCR 2334

Mister President,

Members of the Security Council,

22 Mar 2023

UN Special Coordinator Wennesland for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, media Stakeout (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe - 30 November 2021)

Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the situation in the occupied West Bank

“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.

08 Mar 2023

Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the situation in the occupied West Bank

Earlier today, 11 Palestinians, including an elderly man and a minor, were killed and some 100 were injured, during an Israeli security forces’ arrest operation and ensuing clashes with armed Palestinians in Nablus in the occupi

22 Feb 2023