A child in a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. Special Coordinator for the Middle East calls for urgent action to address risk of regional escalation Peace and Security
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Thor Wennesland, called on Friday for urgent action to address the “growing risk” of regional escalation following recent attacks in Lebanon, the Syrian Golan Heights and Iran.
Wennesland issued a statement saying he had been engaged in “discussions with relevant parties and Member States in the region, including Lebanon, Egypt and Qatar, in support of regional de-escalation.”
“I stressed the urgency of addressing the growing risk of serious escalation, which poses a significant threat to regional stability,” he said.
“We reviewed ongoing mediation and de-escalation efforts and explore ways to prevent the conflict from spreading,” he added.
Wennesland reiterated “the need for urgent, coordinated action to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.”
He stressed that it was vital to “act decisively and collectively to address immediate threats and lay the foundations for lasting peace.”
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