Security Council must take over Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts

The Security Council should assume responsibility for finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead of leaving it to the diplomatic Quartet, which is increasingly perceived within the region as biased and has done little to stem the deteriorating human rights situation, a United Nations rapporteur has told the General Assembly. The Quartet – which comprises the UN, the European Union, Russia and the United States – was too influenced by certain powers and the UN role had been undermined and minimized as a result, John Dugard told the Assembly’s Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) yesterday (19 October). (More ...)