The unrelenting violence in the Middle East is further diminishing the prospects for a sustainable resolution in the region, warned Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, as he urged all efforts to de-escalate the situation towards an immediate ceasefire and, ultimately, the two-State solution, as Member States joined the Security Council during its quarterly open debate on the situation in the region and the question of Palestine.
At an emergency meeting held at the Security Council, on the heels of reported mass casualty incidents in villages in eastern Sudan, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres voiced alarm over the “utter humanitarian catastrophe” engulfing the country, underscoring the urgent need for “decisive action”, including an immediate cessation of hostilities and unfettered humanitarian access.
All parties must exercise maximum restraint and immediately de-escalate to break the dangerous cycle of retaliation and prevent a full-blown war in the Middle East, speakers told the Security Council today during yet another emergency meeting on the escalating crisis in the region, following Israel’s 25 October air strikes against Iran, which earlier in the month launched missile strikes against Israel.
On 17 October 2024, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan were briefed by the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan in connection with the Panel’s workplan for its mandate in pursuance of Security Council resolution 2731 (2024) of 30 May 2024.
On 11 October 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2713 (2023) concerning Al-Shabaab held informal consultations to consider the final report of the Panel of Experts pursuant to resolution 2713 (2023), submitted pursuant to paragraph 29(c) of resolution 2713 (2023), and the recommendations contained therein.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council on Sudan, in New York today:
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Pascale Christine Baeriswyl (Switzerland):
This morning, the Security Council met to hear from the remaining speakers in its annual open debate on women and peace and security.
On 4 October 2024, the 2745 Panel of Experts presented its workplan for its mandate in pursuance of Security Council resolution 2745 (2024) to members of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2745 (2024).
Women remain starkly under-represented from peace talks and conflict resolution efforts, including in some of today’s most intractable conflicts, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the Security Council today, opening its annual day-long open debate on women, peace and security.
