"TWO-STATE SOLUTION"

Announcing the United Arab Emirates’ priorities for its presidency of the Security Council for the month of June, Permanent Representative Lana Zaki Nusseibeh said that her country wants to “underscore how climate change has been, is and will continue to directly impact the Council's ability to carry out its mandate.” UNIFEED

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that “while the ceasefire is holding" between Israel and Palestine, "conflict mitigation efforts must also be met with steps by both sides – supported by the international community – to reset a trajectory out of the cycle of violence.” UNIFEED

Marking the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians known as the Nakba, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo, said, “Palestinians deserve a life of justice and dignity and the realization of their right to self-determination and independence.” UNIFEED

The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.

The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that he remains “deeply troubled by continued Israeli settlement expansion”, warning that it can “further entrench the occupation, fuel tensions, and systematically erode the viability of a Palestinian State as part of a two-State solution.” UNIFEED

At the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, said the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) “is a tragedy, above all, for the Palestinian people” UNTV CH

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Regional and international partners must collectively work – with greater urgency and determination – to help Palestinians and Israelis restore a credible political horizon.” UNIFEED

The Security Council expressed on Monday “deep concern and dismay” with Israel’s announcement of further construction and expansion of settlements and the “legalization” of settlement outposts. UNIFEED

The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by yesterday's announcement by the Israeli Security Cabinet that it has decided to authorize nine settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, a UN Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

The UN Security Council will hold a ministerial meeting about Ukraine on 24 February, to mark the one year anniversary of the conflict with Russia, but there are no plans to vote on a resolution, informed the President of the Council for the month of February. UNIFEED