Members of the United Nations Security Council have sent out a clear message ahead of US President Donald Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace gathering – the fragile Gaza ceasefire must become permanent, and unilateral moves in the West Bank risk closing the door on a two-state solution.
Meeting in New York on Wednesday – a day earlier than planned, to avoid clashing with Trump's Board of Peace meeting in Washington – UN diplomats used the session to reassert the UN's central role in addressing the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, even as a new US-led initiative seeks to reshape global mediation efforts.
