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Security Council Briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (As delivered by SC Mladenov)

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.

23 Apr 2020

Statement by UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov on the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 impact in the occupied Palestinian terriroty

“I am concerned about the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 health crisis on the Palestinian people, particularly vulnerable communities in Gaza.

12 Apr 2020

Joint Appeal by the UN Secretary-General’s Envoys to the Middle East [English & Arabic]

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.

11 Apr 2020

UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov Briefs the Security Council on the Implementation of SCR 2334 (2016)

Mister President,

Members of the Security Council,

30 Mar 2020

Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on Israeli settlement announcements

26 Feb 2020

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (As Delivered by SC Nickolay Mladenov)

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.

24 Feb 2020

Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. 11 February 2020 United Nations, New York - UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov's Remarks at the Security Council Open Briefing on the Middle East

Thank you, Mr. Secretary-General.

Your Excellency, Foreign Minister Goffin, President of the Security Council,

Your Excellency, President Mahmoud Abbas,

11 Feb 2020

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)

UN Secretary-General's remarks at opening of the 2020 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

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.

04 Feb 2020

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)

Mr. President,

Members of the Security Council,

21 Jan 2020

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

UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov Briefs the Security Council on the Implementation of SCR 2334 (2016)

Madame President,

Members of the Security Council,

18 Dec 2019

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)

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (As delivered by UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov)

Madam President,

Members of the Security Council,

20 Nov 2019

Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, on the situation in Gaza and Israel

“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.

13 Nov 2019

United Nations Special Coordinator, Nickolay Mladenov meets with the Director of Jerusalem Waqf Department, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib

29 Oct 2019

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)

‘Multi-generational tragedy’ in Israel and Palestine demands political will for two-State solution

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.

28 Oct 2019