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Statement by United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Tor Wennesland, on the security situation in Israel and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem

19 Apr 2022

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

I am deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem during these holy days.

15 Apr 2022

Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the attack in Be’er Sheva

“I strongly condemn the killing of four Israeli civilians, including two women, and several others wounded, in a ramming and stabbing attack that took place this evening by an Israeli Arab in Be’er Sheva.

22 Mar 2022

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland media stakeout - 30 November 2021 22 (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)

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

I am deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

08 Mar 2022

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/Loey Felipe - 19/01/2022)

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

Mister President,

Members of the Security Council,

23 Feb 2022

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

Madam President, Foreign Minister Huitfeld,

Excellencies,

Members of the Security Council,

19 Jan 2022

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

Mister President,

Members of the Security Council,

21 Dec 2021

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

I am alarmed by the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which is claiming the lives of Israelis and Palestinians.

17 Dec 2021

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.

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

Mister President,

Members of the Security Council,

30 Nov 2021

Press Statement by the Middle East Quartet Envoys

18 Nov 2021

UN report calls for coordinated response to address rapid deterioration in Palestinian economic and fiscal situation

A newly published United Nations report highlights the urgency to address the continuing economic and fiscal crisis faced by the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian people.

11 Nov 2021