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Statement Attributable to United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen (03 February 2025)
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...
Near verbatim transcript of press conference by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen (22 January 2025)
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...
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O Pedersen Briefing to the Security Council (8 January 2025)

As delivered Mr. President, Today, Syria seeks to chart a new course following the fall of the former regime just one month ago. Decisions taken now will determine the future for a long time to come...
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O Pedersen Briefing to the Security Council (17 December 2024)

AS DELIVERED Thank you Madam President, I'm now briefing you from Syria. I'm here together with my Deputy and as you just rightly said Tom Fletcher is also here, and will be briefing you on the...
Transcript of Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen (18 December 2024)
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...
Déclaration conjointe sur la Syrie (14 décembre 2024)
[Traduit de l’anglais] Le groupe de contact arabe sur la Syrie s’est réuni avec les ministres et les représentants de la République fédérale d’Allemagne, du Royaume de Bahreïn, des Émirats arabes...
Joint Statement on Syria (14 December 2024)
Statement by the governments of the USA, the Arab Contact Group on Syria, Bahrain, France, Germany, Qatar, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, the EU, and the UN Special Envoy for Syria on the margins of the...
Statement Attributable to the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (16 December 2024)
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...
Statement Attributable to the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (16 December 2024)
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...
Transcript of Remarks by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen on Arrival in Damascus (15 December 2024)
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...
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen - Geneva, 10 December 2024
Let me start by saying that what has happened in the last few days, no one, absolutely no one saw this coming. I believe even the armed groups that are now in control of Damascus have been surprised...
Statement Attributable to Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ms. Najat Rochdi Following the Convening of the Humanitarian Task Force in Geneva [EN/AR]

Ms. Najat Rochdi, Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, convened the Humanitarian Task Force in Geneva, urging stakeholders and member states with leverage to prioritize the protection of civilians,...
Transcript of Press Stakeout of United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen (8 December 2024)
Obviously today it’s really a watershed moment in the history of Syria. It’s a nation that has endured 14 years nearly of relentless suffering and unspeakable loss. And let me once again extend my...
Statement by the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen (8 December 2024)
Today marks a watershed moment in Syria’s history—a nation that has endured nearly 14 years of relentless suffering and unspeakable loss. The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria extends once again...
Transcript of Press Stakeout of United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen (7 December 2024)
Good to see you. We are all obviously following very closely the developments in Syria, and the situation is changing by the minute. So, while I'm addressing you, things are changing inside of Syria. ...
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen briefing to the Security Council (3 December 2024)

As Delivered Thank you Mr President, 1. In the last week, we have seen dramatic shifts in frontlines in Syria, radically altering a status quo that had been largely in place well over four years. The...
Statement Attributable to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen (1 Dec 2024) [EN/AR]

I am closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Syria. Recent days have seen a dramatic shift in frontlines, including significant advances by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group that remains a...
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Transcript of press stakeout of United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen following meeting with Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Bassam Sabbagh
Obviously, we are at a very critical moment in the region, and I think we're all following very closely what's happening in Gaza and Lebanon and my message has all the time been that we need now to...
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United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi briefing to the Security Council (21 November 2024)

AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President, (UK Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador James Kariuki) 1. It is an honour to brief the Security Council on behalf of Special Envoy Pedersen, who is in...