The Document Library serves as a centralized repository housing a diverse collection of essential documents and resources. It provides convenient access to a variety of materials, including manuals, guides, and reference documents, ensuring that users can easily locate and utilize key information.
- Secretary-General Reports and Security Council Resolutions [revise]
- Secretary-General Statements [dup 827]
Note to Correspondents: Attack on School in Gaza
Note to Correspondents: Attack on School in Gaza
The Secretary-General condemns the continued loss of life in Gaza, including women and children, as we witness yet another devastating strike by Israel on the Al-Taba’een school in Gaza City, sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinian families, with scores of fatalities, amidst continued horror, displacement, and suffering in Gaza.
The Secretary-General is dismayed to see that the provisions of UN Security Council resolution 2735 (2024) remain unimplemented. He welcomes the mediation efforts of the United States, Egypt, and Qatar leaders, and urges both sides to rejoin negotiations and conclude the ceasefire and hostages release deal.
The Secretary-General reiterates his urgent appeal for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages. He also again underscores the need to ensure the protection of civilians and for unimpeded and safe humanitarian access into and across Gaza. The Secretary-General underlines that international humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in attack, must be upheld at all times.
[END]
- Statements by the UN Special Coordinator
Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the Situation in Gaza
Statement by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on the Situation in Gaza
Jerusalem, 10 August 2024
“Every day civilians continue to bear the brunt of this conflict amidst horror, displacement and endless suffering.
The cost in lives of this war is evident with every passing day as we have witnessed yet another devastating strike on a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians, with dozens of fatalities.
I am encouraged by the perseverance of the leaders of the United States, Egypt, and Qatar as mediators and their call on both sides to conclude the ceasefire and hostages release deal.
I urge all parties to prioritize the protection of civilians, conclude a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza and implement its provisions without delay or condition in line with UN Security Council resolution 2735.
The United Nations is committed to supporting all efforts towards this goal. An end to this nightmare is long overdue.”
[ENDS]