7386th Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

Briefing Security Council on Middle East, Under-Secretary-General Warns Increased Conflict between Israel, Palestinians Could Trigger Irreversible Consequences
7386th Meeting (AM)

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:18:30
• Production Date: 18 February 2015
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Personal Subject: JEFFREY FELTMAN
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 1300965
• Parent Id: 1300665

Description

Failing to rectify persistent governance and security issues in Gaza and the slow pace of reconstruction six months after the conflict with Israel had fostered an increasingly worrisome “toxic” environment, a top United Nations official told the Security Council today.

“International efforts cannot succeed in isolation,” Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told the 15-member body in his monthly briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. “A genuine and lasting peace can only be reached by the commitment of the parties to overcome their mistrust and make the difficult compromises necessary to achieve a resolution to this conflict.”

The meeting began at 10:15 a.m. and ended at 10:30 a.m.