I condemn the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation.

This must stop.  We absolutely need a ceasefire.

Madam President, Excellencies,

Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon.

As I told the General Assembly yesterday, we should all be alarmed by the escalation. 

Lebanon is at the brink. 

Of course, the Blue Line has seen tensions for years. 

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert intensified her diplomatic engagements as tensions escalated in and beyond Lebanon in response to the near-simultaneous explosions of communication devices on 17 and