Israelis and Palestinians, Jews and Arabs have lived with conflict for too long. The painful reality of their struggle has affected every single family for generations. Loss and displacement is part of the personal history of every single household. Palestinians have been upended from their homes, forced to seek refuge across the region. Jews have ..read more

Днес, на 65 години, битката с коронавируса загуби Саеб Ерекат. Ветеран на преговорния прцес, Саеб до последно не загуби вярата, че израелци и палe ..read more

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On August 25th I briefed the UN Security Council, following the agreement that was reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that stops Israeli annexation plans over parts of the occupied West Bank and includes the normalization of relations between the two countries. The Secretary-General has welcomed this agreement, hoping it will create an ..read more

I am concerned about the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 health crisis on the Palestinian people, particularly vulnerable communities in Gaza. In addition to the public health implications of the pandemic, the negative shock to the Israeli and Palestinian economies will have profound implications for public welfare, employment, social cohesion, financial and institutional stability. If ..read more

Today, together with my colleagues Geir Pedersen, the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Jan Kubis, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and Martin Griffiths, the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, we issued the following joint appeal: On 23 March, the ..read more

On 20 November I briefed the UN Security Council on the latest developments in the Middle East. We met in in the aftermath of the most serious recent escalation between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Although the immediate crisis was diffused, the situation remains highly volatile. Following Israel’s targeted killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad ..read more

През май тази година ще се състои решителна битка за европейския проект. Увеличаващите се гласове за анти-европейски партии може да доведат със себе си дневен ред, който, ще намали рязко способността на по-малките страни в ЕС да прокарват интересите си. Това коментират от Европейски съвет за външна политика. Отдавна се говори, че анти-европейските партии заплашват […] ..read more

Today I briefed the UN Secuirty Council on the latest developments in the Middle East, starting with Gaza. Just a few short weeks ago we teetered on the precipice of another devastating conflict, as we witnessed the most intense fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza since 2014 ..read more

I congratulate Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on the formation of a new Palestinian government and look forward to continuing to work closely with him and his team on improving the economic, humanitarian and social situation of the Palestinian people. At a time of significant financial and political challenges to the Palestinian national project, all must ..read more