"MIDDLE EAST"

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The recovery in the Middle East and Central Asia region is uneven and incomplete and must fully take hold throughout the region, announced the IMF in a press briefing held to launch the Middle East and Central Asia’s latest Regional Economic Outlook report. IMF

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said the international community should have “no illusions about the current state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict” adding that there has been “no progress towards realizing a two-state solution.” UNIFEED

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

Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, addresses the media before the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

‘We can no longer lurch from crisis to crisis’ in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Special Coordinator warns Security Council, urges parallel steps by all parties.

General Assembly elects 18 member States to Human Rights Council, authorizes dates of conference for establishing nuclear‑weapon‑free zone in Middle East.

Addressing root causes of conflict vital for sustaining peace as COVID-19 reverses peacebuilding gains, facilitates intolerance, speakers warn Security Council.

Speakers chart best way to move United Nations forward as General Assembly considers Secretary-General’s landmark report on reform proposals, multilateral action.

Speaking at the launch of the World Health Organization’ (WHO) Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022, Secretary-General António Guterres said, "not to have equitable distribution of vaccines is not only a question of being immoral, it is also a question of being stupid." WHO