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UNTSO
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UN-led)
Authorization date: 05/48
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UNSCO
The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Authorization date: 06/94
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TIPH-2
Temporary International Presence in Hebron (Other)
Authorization date: 02/97
EUBAM Rafah
EU Border Assistance Mission at Rafah Crossing Point (EU)
Authorization date: 11/05
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EUPOL COPPS
EU Police Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EU)
Authorization date: 11/05
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The possibility of establishing a “viable, contiguous Palestinian state” has been “systematically eroded by facts on the ground,” Nickolay Mladenov, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, ahead of the quarterly open debate on the Middle East (Israel/Palestine).
Palestine will launch a bid to become a full member of the United Nations, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Tuesday. … On Tuesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas assumed chair for the so-called Group of 77, the biggest UN bloc of developing countries, a position that raises Palestine's international standing significantly.