In the wake of his first field visit, during which he witnessed heavy shelling, the acting head of UN observers in Syria today met with Government officials and called for an end to the fighting that...
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Transcript of press conference by Hervé Ladsous, Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations - Damascus, 26 July 2012
Transcript of press conference by Hervé Ladsous, Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Damascus, 26 July 2012 Hervé Ladsous: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Let me first apologize...
Transcript of the press conference by Hervé Ladsous, Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations and Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, Head of UN Supervision Mission in Syria
Spokesperson: We are going to have a few comments by Mr. Latsus followed by General Guy and then two questions. Hervé Ladsous: Good morning everyone, I think I said already yesterday on my arrival...
Remarks to Press in Damascus by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Hervé Ladsous
Damascus, 24 July 2012 Good afternoon everyone, At this stage, I will make a very short statement. This trip, which is my second trip to Syria, is intended in the framework of the resolution the...
Opening Remarks to Press by Head of UNSMIS
Damascus, 19 July 2012 I would first like to start by wishing all Muslims a blessed Ramadan and an advanced Eid Mubarak. I truly hope that its return next year be in times of peace for this great...
Statement attributable to the Head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria, General Robert Mood
There has been an intensification of armed violence across Syria over the past 10 days. This escalation is limiting our ability to observe, verify, report as well as assist in local dialogue and...
UNSMIS observers return to the village of Treimseh
Note to correspondents by the Spokesperson for the UN Supervision Mission in Syria UN Observers returned to the village of Treimseh, today, to gather more information on the military operation of...
UNSMIS observers enter the village of Treimseh
Note to correspondents by the Spokesperson for the UN Supervision Mission in Syria UN Observers entered Treimseh Saturday to try to ascertain the facts on the ground and verify reports of a military...
Open letter to the Syrian people from the Head of UNSMIS
Dear Syrian People, A Salaam aleikum! I want to express my profound sympathy with you - the men, women and children of Syria. The suffering and the destruction that you are enduring is the greatest...
UN-Arab League envoy cites need to raise pressure on Syrian parties to end conflict
The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, today cited the need to increase international pressure on the parties to end the ongoing...
UN suspends monitoring activities in Syria amid escalating violence
The United Nations observer mission in Syria has suspended its activities owing to an intensification of armed violence across the country over the past 10 days, its chief announced today. “This...
Opening Statement to Press in Damascus by General Robert Mood, Head of UN Supervision Mission in Syria
Watch the webcast. UN Supervision Mission in Syria – Six weeks in The United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) was established by Security Council resolution 2043 as part of the Joint...
Statement by the Head of UNSMIS on the restriction imposed on mission movement
Statement attributable to the Head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria, General Robert Mood UNSMIS dispatched UN Observers to Mazraat al-Qubeir, early Thursday morning, to verify reports of...
Statement by the Head of UNSMIS on the discovery of bodies near Assukar
Statement attributable to Head of UN Supervision Mission in Syria, General Robert Mood UN observers reported that 13 bodies were discovered, last night, in the area of Assukar, 50 km east of Deir...
UN Top Official visits Homs, calls for confidence building measures
Homs, 21 May 2012 – United Nations Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous visited today Homs, a city in Western Syria and a flashpoint of the 15-month conflict, to examine the progress of the UN...
Transcript of the press encounter with Head of UNSMIS Major General Robert Mood
Damascus, 18 May 2012 Opening remarks Let me start by offering a few initial remarks on where we are now with the Mission and also related to the situation we are seeing on the ground. The Mission...
Explosion in the vicinity of an UNSMIS convoy near Dar’a
PIO/001 9 May 2012 Damascus, Syria – At around 11:20am today an explosion occurred in the vicinity of an UNSMIS convoy soon after it had crossed a military checkpoint on the road approaching the town...