Middle East
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Middle East
Palestine-Israel: UN envoy highlights urgent need for reform
Urgent action is required to prevent further deterioration of the economic, security and political situation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory,…
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UN chief calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass…
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Middle East Green Initiative: ‘pathbreaking work’ to protect the planet
The Middle East Green Initiative launch in Saudi Arabia on Monday was hailed by the UN’s deputy chief as a…
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Top UN envoy ‘encouraged’ by recent engagement of Israeli and Palestinian officials
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was “encouraged” by the recent engagement of senior Israeli and…
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Gaza: Humanitarian response underway, but political solutions still needed
Although the international community is providing urgent assistance to Gaza in the wake of the most recent round of hostilities,…
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Israel-Palestine: Political solution only way to end ‘senseless’ cycles of violence
Only a political solution will end the “senseless and costly cycles of violence” between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy…
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UN envoy calls for more support to aid Palestinian COVID-19 response
COVID-19 continues to have a devastating effect on Palestinians, the Secretary-General’s envoy for the Middle East peace process told the Security Council on Thursday, urging greater…
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