"SECURITY COUNCIL"

Swift action needed against lingering violence, terrorism in Colombia to bolster support for peace accord, incoming Special Representative tells Security Council at 8450th meeting.

Press Encounter by Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, and Emilio Archila, High Presidential Counsellor for the Post-Conflict.

Briefing the Security Council for the first time, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu said that last week’s car bombing on a police academy is a reminder of “the urgency of ending violence and persevering in efforts to ensure a more peaceful future for all Colombians.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Prospects for viable state of Palestine dwindling as settlements expand amid continuing violence, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8449th meeting.

Prospects for viable state of Palestine dwindling as settlements expand amid continuing violence, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8449th meeting.

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said the Iranian “terror machine” was attempting to close in on his country on four fronts and stressed that Israel would “never let Iran win, not in Syria, not in Lebanon, not in Judea and Samaria, not in Gaza, not anywhere.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process warned the Security Council of the dangerous dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict adding that those “who believe that the conflict can be managed in perpetuity are wrong.” UNIFEED

Press Encounter with Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel.