UN official deplores lack of political solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Photo taken on April 29, 2019 shows a United Nations Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East at the UN headquarters in New York. UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on Monday deplored the absence of a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning that the status quo will only lead to further deterioration of the situation. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)