  {"id":220409,"date":"2019-09-11T11:32:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T15:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=220409"},"modified":"2020-07-22T00:43:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T04:43:13","slug":"message-of-the-secretary-general-to-the-un-international-media-seminar-on-peace-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/message-of-the-secretary-general-to-the-un-international-media-seminar-on-peace-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-State Vision Farther Away as Situation Deteriorates, Secretary-General Tells Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ International Media Seminar on Peace in Middle East &#8211; Message (SG\/SM\/19730-PAL\/2234-PI\/2271)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>SG\/SM\/19730-PAL\/2234-PI\/2271<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>11 SEPTEMBER 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/fr\/2019\/sgsm19730.doc.htm\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following is Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u2019 message to the United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, in Ankara today:<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to greet the 2019 United Nations International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East.\u00a0 I am grateful to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey for hosting this event and for its generous support.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal of achieving a peaceful and just solution of the Palestinian question remains elusive.\u00a0 As I have repeatedly said, this can only be achieved through realization of the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.\u00a0 Unfortunately, over the past year, we have only moved farther away from that objective as the situation has deteriorated.\u00a0 Palestinians and Israelis continue to suffer from deadly cycles of violence.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing political, economic and humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has reached alarming proportions.\u00a0 The situation in Gaza is of special concern as approximately 2\u00a0million Palestinians remain under severe movement and access restrictions, mired in increasing poverty and unemployment, with limited access to adequate health, education, water and electricity.<\/p>\n<p>The international community must act with speed and determination to address Palestine\u2019s urgent economic and humanitarian needs.\u00a0 Yet no amount of humanitarian or economic support will resolve the conflict.\u00a0 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ remains committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis to end the conflict on the basis of international law, relevant Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ resolutions and previous agreements.\u00a0 I count on your support and engagement in making peace in the Middle East a reality.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you a successful seminar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For information media. 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