Statement Attributable to the UN Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
The images from Sednaya and other detention facilities starkly underscore the unimaginable barbarity Syrians have endured and reported for years. Despite extensive documentation and testimonies, they only scratch the surface…
Statement Attributable to the Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ms. Najat Rochdi
In recent days, I have had the privilege of engaging with many Syrian women across Syria and those who were forced into exile. These women are members of networks who have advocated on behalf of Syrian women for decades and…
Transcript of Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen on Arrival in Damascus
Listen, first and foremost, of course, the change that we're now seeing after the fall of the Assad regime has just been immense, and of course that change in itself creates great hopes, but we all know there are many…
Statement Attributable to the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr Geir O. Pedersen is in Damascus. He has so far met with Commander of the New Administration Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa and Prime Minister of the Caretaker Government Mr Mohammed al-Bashir…
Statement Attributable to the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr Geir O. Pedersen met in Damascus today with a delegation of the Syrian Negotiations Commission (SNC) comprising different components of the SNC, including military representatives who…
Transcript of Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
I have been a few days here in Damascus. We have been meeting with the HTS leadership, we've been meeting with other armed factions, including representatives from the SNC, and we've been seeing representatives from the…
Near Verbatim Transcript of Press Conference by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
Really a pleasure to see you all. It's great to be back in Syria. It's the second time since the 8th of December, and I had the pleasure to meet with a wide range of Syrians and to be listening very carefully to their…
Statement Attributable to United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen has been in Syria for the last weeks engaging the caretaker authorities and a broad spectrum of Syrians and following closely all developments on the ground. In…
Statement Attributable to United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Geir O. Pedersen, strongly condemns Israel’s ongoing military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes. He remains deeply concerned by continued violations of the 1974…
Statement Attributable to United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen is deeply alarmed by reports of intense clashes and killings in coastal areas, including between Syrian Caretaker Authority forces and elements loyal to the…
UN News - Interview with Espen Barth Eide, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, 29 July 2015.
UN News - Interview with Espen Barth Eide, Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, 29 July 2015. For the full interview, please follow the below link. Full Interview
SASG Mr. Espen Barth Eide, joined Cypriot leaders for a bi-communal musical event.
Special Advisor of the Secretary-General (SASG) Mr. Espen Barth Eide and Head of UNFICYP Mission, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ms. Lisa Buttenheim joined Cypriot leaders for a bi-communal musical…