Mladenov, appointed under the United States (US)‑backed Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, briefed ambassadors on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334 (2016), which demands an end to Israeli settlement activity, and resolution 2803 (2025), which endorsed the creation of the transitional Board of Peace for Gaza and authorised the deployment of a temporary International Stabilisation Force.
Mladenov reported that the first phase of the 20‑point plan, which secured a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last October, is “largely complete”, and the truce continues to hold despite persistent difficulties.
The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza has now been formed and is vetting thousands of civilian police candidates. “The National Committee exercises authority solely on an interim basis,” Mladenov said. “The end state is a reformed Palestinian Authority capable of governing Gaza and the West Bank, and ultimately a pathway to Palestinian self‑determination and statehood.”
Five countries, Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania, have committed troops to the International Stabilisation Force. Mladenov’s office, working with the US, Egypt, Türkiye and Qatar, has also finalised a framework for decommissioning and reintegrating armed groups.
He stressed that the framework rests on five principles, the first being reciprocity. “Decommissioning proceeds in parallel with staged withdrawal. This is fundamental to the credibility of the entire process.”
Mladenov urged the Council to reinforce that decommissioning is essential for reconstruction, Israeli withdrawal and progress toward Palestinian statehood through meaningful negotiations. He called on all states to press Hamas and other Palestinian factions to accept the framework immediately.
“The full implementation of the Comprehensive Plan is the only pathway that provides Israel with durable security,” he said. He added that there can be no credible route to Palestinian self‑determination if Gaza remains under the control of Hamas or other armed groups.
“It is in everyone’s interest, every member of this Council, every state in the region, the Palestinian National Authority and every Palestinian faction that cares about peace, to ensure implementation of the 20‑Point Plan,” Mladenov concluded.
–UN/ChannelAfrica–
