U.N. session on Palestine

U.N. session on Palestine

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks during an emergency U.N. General Assembly session on Palestine at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 17, 2024.

U.N. Security Council on Palestine membership

U.N. Security Council on Palestine membership

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (front, R) is seen at the Security Council meeting to renew consideration of Palestine's full U.N. membership, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 8, 2024.

U.N. Security Council on Palestine membership

U.N. Security Council on Palestine membership

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (L) speaks to the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 8, 2024, after the U.N. Security Council referred Palestine's application for full U.N. membership to the committee on the admission of new members.

U.N. session over Gaza crisis

U.N. session over Gaza crisis

Palestine's ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour (front, 2nd from L), speaks to the media after the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 25, 2024.

Non-Aligned Movement meeting opens in Uganda with members calling for Palestine-Israel issue to top agenda

STORY: Non-Aligned Movement meeting opens in Uganda with members calling for Palestine-Israel issue to top agenda SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of national flags at the summit venue 2. various of the senior officials meeting as part of the summit 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VINCENT BAGIIRE, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Uganda 4. various of the summit 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RIYAD MANSOUR, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN 6. various of conference 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HAMZA ADAN HAADOOW, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Somalia 8. various of conference 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): VINCENT BAGIIRE, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Uganda 10. wide shot of flags STORYLINE: Senior officials of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member countries on Monday started a two-day meeting in Kampala with a call that the issue of the Palestine-Israel crisis should top the agen

U.S. obstructs UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

STORY: U.S. obstructs UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide of Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. wide of Palestine's ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaking 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIYAD MANSOUR, Palestine's ambassador to the United Nations 5. mid of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 7. various of Guterres speaking 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the United Arab Emirates and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support from 13 of the 15 Security Council members, with Britain abstaining. UN Secretary-General Antonio

U.N. mourns employees killed in Gaza

U.N. mourns employees killed in Gaza

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (R) speaks as the United Nations flag flies at half-mast at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 13, 2023, to mourn the more than 100 employees killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

UN-PALESTINIAN ENVOY-APPEAL

UN-PALESTINIAN ENVOY-APPEAL

(231014) -- UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestine's ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (at the podium) speaks to the press outside the Security Council Chamber at the UN headquarters in New York, Oct. 13, 2023. Mansour appealed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday to do more to alleviate the tragedy in Gaza. TO GO WITH "The Latest: Palestinian envoy asks UN chief to do more for Gaza" (Xinhua/Xie E)

Palestinian envoy to U.N.

Palestinian envoy to U.N.

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 8, 2023, amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Palestinian envoy to U.N.

Palestinian envoy to U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, holds a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on April 2, 2014.

Reaction to new U.S. position on Israeli settlements

Reaction to new U.S. position on Israeli settlements

Palestine's Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks at a press conference following a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Nov. 20, 2019, expressing his disapproval of the recent U.S. declaration that it no longer considers the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank to be in violation of international law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo