UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, that the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine is at risk of disappearing. He made these remarks during a Security Council session on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in New York.
Guterres stated that achieving sustainable peace requires a two-state solution, with Israel and Palestine coexisting peacefully and Jerusalem as the capital of both states. He noted that the ongoing conflict has undermined the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace and security.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, urged immediate action to prevent the collapse of essential aid in Gaza. Türk emphasized that third states have obligations to ensure the cessation of conduct violating international law and that using starvation as a method of warfare constitutes a war crime.