Robert Serry, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told the Security Council today that the region continues to undergo a period of great turmoil, with regional tensions mounting dangerously. On Syria he said that ending the conflict is a matter of great urgency and must be a top priority of the [...]
In a statement issued yesterday the United nations Secretary-General expressed grave concern about reports of air strikes in Syria by the Israeli Air Force. UNTV
Tizipi Livni, Israel's Minister of Justice meets Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UNTV
The Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey D. Feltman, told the Security Council today that as the situation inside Syria continues to deteriorate, it was vital to preserve regional stability and said that "advancing the Middle East Peace Process remains central to ensuring that the region is not at a further risk of destabilization."
Robert Serry, the United Nations Special Envoy for the Middle East, said today that it was now time "to come together in concerted action and support a serious initiative including a revitalization of the Quartet" in dealing with the Israeli/Palestinian issue. UNTV
Israel must immediately and without preconditions stop all settlement expansion and begin withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, a UN expert group urged today (18 March). CH UNTV
Russian Ambassador Vitally Churkin, who holds the chairmanship of the Security Council for the month of March, briefs reporters on the Council's plan of work for this month. UNTV
United Nations Political Affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman voiced his concern after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel, breaching the ceasefire reached last November, and called for urgently resuming negotiations aimed at breaking the impasse in theMiddle Eastpeace process. UNTV
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the swift resumption of negotiations toward a two-State solution to the Middle East conflict, citing Israeli settlements and delays in Palestinian reconciliation among obstacles to be overcome. UNTV
UN human rights investigators called on Israel today to halt settlement expansion and withdraw all half a million Jewish settlers from the occupied West Bank, saying that its practices could constitute possible war crimes. CH UNTV