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Special Envoy for Syria on the Syrian Constitutional Committee
Special Envoy for Syria on the Syrian constitutional committee - SC Media Stakeout (30 Sept 2019)
Statement Attributable to the Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the Situation in Northwest Syria
The military escalation in northwest Syria is having catastrophic humanitarian consequences. At Thursday’s Humanitarian Task Force meeting in Geneva, Senior Humanitarian Adviser Najat Rochdi expressed her gravest alarm at the…
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen Briefs the Press
Geneva, 29 November 2019. UN Photo / Violaine Martin
Transcript of Press Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
Thank you so much, really a pleasure connecting with you again. O f course, I had hoped it could be in person, sitting together with you in Geneva. Maybe in the not too distant future, we will be able to do that again. I am…
Appeal by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen for a Nationwide Ceasefire and All-Out-Effort to Counter COVID-19 in Syria
Yesterday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to warring parties throughout the world for an immediate ceasefire to enable the human family to tackle a common enemy – COVID-19. Today, I am appealing specifically…
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the Anniversary of the Syrian Conflict
Geneva. UN Photo / Violaine Martin
Statement Attributable to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on the Anniversary of the Syrian Conflict
The Syrian conflict is now entering its tenth year. The suffering of the Syrian people during this tragic and terrible decade still defies comprehension and belief. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians, men and women, have lost…
Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen to Brussels IV Conference Ministerial Meeting
High Representative of the EU and Vice-President of the Commission [Josep] Borrell, Ministers, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me thank the European Union for hosting virtually this fourth Brussels…
Transcript of Press Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen on the Conclusion of the Third Session of the Constitutional Committee
Thank you so much Jenifer and let me start by saying it is good to see you despite this late hour on Saturday. So, we just concluded the session, after what I call a challenging week, but I was extremely pleased, of course…
Transcript of Press Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen During the Constitutional Committee Convening
Thank you so much Jenifer and thanks to all of you for your understanding. Obviously, the safety for all of us here in the Palais has been our major concern and our top priority. That is why we took no chances and immediately…
Statement from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
Following additional testing and further medical and expert advice regarding four earlier positive tests for COVID-19, the Office of the Special Envoy has been officially informed by the competent health authorities that the…
Near Verbatim Transcript of Press Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
Mr. Geir O. Pedersen: Thank you, as Jenifer said, for joining us this morning and for those of you online, thank you for also joining. As you know, it has taken us a little bit of time before we could actually tell you that…
Statement from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
The Office of the Special Envoy received confirmation that three members of the Syrian Constitutional Committee Small Body tested positive for COVID-19. Having informed the Swiss authorities and the United Nations Office in…
Transcript of Media Briefing by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen Upon Conclusion of the Fourth Convening of the Small Body of the Constitutional Committee
Good afternoon, good to see you, I hope you are doing well. As Jenifer just said, we have concluded the fourth session of the drafting body of the Constitutional Committee. During the week, we have, or they have rather more…