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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

UN Headquarters observed the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers and marked the 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping. 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

Following the violence in Gaza that resulted in at least 10 civilians killed, the Permanent Observer to the UN of Palestine, Riyad Mansour, said that “it is the duty of the Security Council to condemn these crimes”. UNIFEED

The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, is “very concerned” with the situation in Israel and Palestine and the UN has confirmed that 15 Palestinians have been killed, including 10 civilians, a Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

The President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said that while the “darkest days” of COVID-19 have passed, questions just continue to linger, “When will the next pandemic break out? Where and how will it hit humanity? What can we do to prevent it? How should we ensure that it causes the least possible damage to our societies?” UNIFEED

Commenting on the “shocking” incidents of violence at the Holy Sites and tensions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in Israel, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said, “The current trajectory is neither sustainable nor inevitable.” UNIFEED

A UN spokesperson said, “the Secretary-General is shocked and appalled by the images he saw this morning of the violence and beating by Israeli security forces inside the al-Qibli mosque in Jerusalem. At a time of the calendar which is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, this should be a time for peace and not violence.” UNIFEED

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