Top envoy urges action on ‘growing risk of serious escalation’ in the Middle East

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 3rd August. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland on Friday called for urgent action to address the “growing risk” of regional escalation in deadly attacks in Lebanon, the Syrian Golan Heights and Iran linked to the war in Gaza.

Tor Wennesland issued a statement stated that he has engaged in “critical discussions with the relevant parties and Member States in the region, including Lebanon, Egypt and Qatar, in support of regional de-escalation”.

“I underscored the urgency of addressing the growing risk of a serious escalation, which poses a substantial threat to regional stability,” he said. “We examined the ongoing efforts to mediate and de-escalate the situation and explored ways to prevent a spillover of the conflict.”

He “reaffirmed the necessity of urgent, coordinated action to prevent further deterioration of the situation”.

Tor Wennesland stressed that it was crucial to “act decisively and collectively to address the immediate threats and lay the groundwork for a lasting peace”.