"PALESTINIAN REFUGEES"

Addressing Israeli-Palestinian tensions as they arise cannot replace efforts to resolve core issues, Deputy Special Coordinator tells Security Council.

Addressing Israeli-Palestinian tensions as they arise cannot replace efforts to resolve core issues, Deputy Special Coordinator tells Security Council.

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters, “finding solution to UNRWA chronic financial problem requires political will to match the support for the mandate with sufficient resources," adding that the problem lays at a discrepancy between what UNRWA is expected to deliver and the resource being made available. UNIFEED

Status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites must be upheld, Special Middle East Coordinator tells Security Council, as speakers express alarm over recent violent clashes.

Status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites must be upheld, Special Middle East Coordinator tells Security Council, as speakers express alarm over recent violent clashes.

Ahead of his departure at the end of February, UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col said his dream is to see the work of the mission end in South Lebanon “because without a peacekeeping mission, there is a peace process.” UNIFEED / UNIFIL

Adopting 3 Middle East drafts, General Assembly calls for launching credible talks on final status issues, respecting historic status quo of Jerusalem holy sites.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “are worrying” and expressed concern that if quick and decisive action is not taken, “we risk plunging into another deadly escalation of violence.” UNIFEED

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

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said his country " has known its hardest times” over the past two years “whereas successive crises – some inherited and ramified and some urgent - exploded simultaneously, affecting all sectors.” UNIFEED