Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland discusses developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel, and the region, as well as their implications for the Middle East peace process. Looking ahead, the Special Coordinator assesses challenges and opportunities in supporting the peace process in the current environment.

As part of the IIEA's Global Europe Project, this webinar was supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs

About the Speaker: Mr. Wennesland serves as the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Secretary-General’s Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, as well as the Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Quartet.

Mr. Wennesland is a career diplomat who joined the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983. Until his appointment as Special Coordinator, Mr. Wennesland was Norway’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process, which included responsibility for Norway’s chairmanship of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee.