The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - Security Council, 9638th meeting

Special Coordinator, Stressing ‘All Sides Must Urgently Change Course’, Appeals to Security Council for Support of Gaza’s Political Future

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:35:15
• Production Date: 29 May 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: PEDRO C. AFONSO; TOR WENNESLAND
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; MIDDLE EAST SITUATION; TERRORISM; PEACEBUILDING; CEASEFIRES; WAR; PALESTINE QUESTION; PEACEMAKING; HOSTAGES
• Geographic Subject: ISRAEL; PALESTINE; GAZA
• MAMS Id: 3214905
• Parent Id: 3212316

Description

Briefing the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, the Special Coordinator for that region’s peace process urged Member States to support Gaza’s political future, work with the new technocratic Palestinian Government and develop a framework of its recovery, as many speakers, condemning the recent strike on Rafah, renewed calls for a ceasefire to enable humanitarian aid deliveries to the Palestinian people. 

Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process reported that since the 7 October attacks, more than 36,000 Palestinians and over 1,500 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed. “It is clear that all sides must urgently change course,” he stressed, noting that no attempt to address the humanitarian and security challenges will be sustainable without consideration of Gaza’s political future. Emphasizing the need for Gaza’s recovery framework, he said that Member States should provide support and work with the new technocratic Palestinian Government under Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.