as delivered New York, 23 June 2021 Mr. President, thank you. Further to the Secretary-General’s remarks and his latest report, I will focus my briefing today on five points: first, the ongoing...
New York, 26 May 2021 As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. Complementing what Geir [Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria] has just told you, I will cover four points today: firstly, the key...
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New York, 28 April 2021 As delivered Thank you very much, Mr. President. I will cover five points today: first, COVID; second, the economic crisis; third, the protection of civilians; fourth, the...
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New York, 30 March 2021 (Virtual Event), as delivered OPENING REMARKS (Followed by Closing Remarks Below) Excellencies, representatives of governments, UN and NGO colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. ...
New York, 29 March 2021 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. I am pleased to brief you today alongside Henrietta Fore, and also Dr. Amani Ballour. I was privileged to meet Dr. Ballour when she...
New York, 26 March 2021 After marking the tenth anniversary of the Syria crisis earlier this month, the United Nations, together with the European Union, is organizing the Brussels V Conference on 29...
As delivered Well, Mahmoud, thank you very much indeed. Hello, everybody. Thank you for joining us. And I’m looking forward to the discussion. No crisis has absorbed more money and effort from...
New York, 25 February 2021 As delivered Thank you, Madam President. I will focus on three points today. First, the economic crisis and the rise in food insecurity; second, humanitarian access; and...
New York, 20 January 2021 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. President. I’m told, Kelly [Craft, US Ambassador to the UN], that this is your last session in the Council, so I would...
New York, 16 December 2020 As delivered Thank you very much indeed, Mr. President. I will focus today on five areas: first, COVID-19; second, the humanitarian impact of the economic crisis; third,...
as delivered New York, 27 October 2020 Thank you very much indeed, Mr. President. I will focus today on five areas: first, the COVID-19 outbreak; second, violence and insecurity affecting civilians...
New York, 16 September 2020 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. I will start by paying tribute to three humanitarian colleagues killed in northern Aleppo on Monday. A staff member of the Turkish...
As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. I will focus today on four main areas: First, the support humanitarian agencies are delivering to people across Syria. Second, the economic situation and its...
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Virtual Meeting, 30 June 2020 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for participating in today’s event. The Secretary-General’s words speak to the magnitude of this crisis. The numbers...
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As delivered New York, 29 June 2020 Thank you, Mr. President. As of this morning, Syrian government authorities have confirmed 256 cases of COVID-19 in Syria, including nine fatalities. Six cases...
as delivered New York, 19 May 2020 Thank you, Mr. President. I will focus my briefing today on two areas. First: the impact of COVID-19 in Syria and the preparedness and response measures underway. ...
Thank you, Mr. President. I know you had a briefing from Geir Pedersen this morning, so I will try to complement what he said. I will start today by joining my humanitarian colleagues and the...
New York, 30 March 2019 Thank you very much, Mr. President, My briefing today will focus on four areas: First: the COVID-19 crisis and the potential implications including for humanitarian operations...
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Civilians across northwest Syria are experiencing a grave humanitarian crisis. Military activity in the region has displaced nearly one million people since December. Most of them are women and...
As delivered New York, 19 February 2020 Thank you, Mr. President, I would like to start by paying tribute to two of our humanitarian colleagues, staff members of Oxfam, who were killed this afternoon...