Amid Tide of Terrorism in Region, Two-State Solution ‘Only Viable Way Forward’, Secretary-General Tells United Nations Meeting on Israeli-Palestinian Peace

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, to the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, in Moscow today:

Secretary-General, in Video Message, Lauds Youth for ‘1 Million’ Peace Rally Aimed at Building Just, Free, Tolerant Societies in the Middle East

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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the online conference “1 Million Rally for Peace”, organized by the “YaLa Young Leaders peace movement”, today:

Necessary Conditions for Successful Political Process Examined at United Nations Meeting on Israeli-Palestinian Peace

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MOSCOW, 1 July — The steps that needed to be taken by all parties to implement the two-State solution, a halt to Israeli settlement activity, the plight of Arab Israelis, Palestinian reconciliation and a new international framework to advance the peace process were discussed this afternoon as the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace held its first plenary session.

Two-State Solution Only Viable Way to Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Secretary-General Tells International Meeting as It Opens in Moscow

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MOSCOW, 1 July — As a vicious tide of terror and extremism swept the Middle East, the international community must stay focused on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the two-State solution as the only viable way to make that happen, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message to the United Nations International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, which opened this morning in Moscow.

Secretary-General Tells World Climate Summit to Scale Up Solutions, Expand Collaboration, Strike Ambitious Path towards Action-based Strategies

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Janos Pasztor, Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, to the World Summit on Climate and Territories, in Lyon, France, today: