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olitical stagnation is “fuelling tensions, instability and a deepening sense of hopelessness”, the top UN official working towards peace in the Middle East warned the Security Council on Tuesday. “We should have no illusions about the current state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”, Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland said, describing a situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) that continues to deteriorate, with no progress towards a two-State solution.Cycle of violenceHe painted a picture of an “increasingly desperate reality” shaped by extremists and unilateral actions on all sides, that threaten to heighten risks for Palestinians, Israelis and the entire region.Security Council Media Stakeout by Ambassador Raychelle Omamo, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya, on the situation in the Great Lakes region.International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), comprises of Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the Sudan, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.