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Briefing to the Security Council by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
28 February 2019
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Mr. President,
1. It is an honour to brief the Security Council for the first time as the Special Envoy for Syria, some eight weeks into my mandate.
2. I have taken up this task with all humility, and conscious of the profound grief and suffering of the Syrian people everywhere. I am conscious of the need to end this conflict for the sake of Syria…
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Transcript of Press Stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen, following Security Council Briefing on Syria
28 February 2019
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SE: So, good to see you. I have had now the pleasure of being in the job for eight weeks, you just heard my statement - you heard that I got the support I wanted from the Security Council, obviously as I said in my briefing to the Council the challenges are enormous and we all understand that my task will also, of…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 February 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council and the World Food Programme.Central African Republic: Airlift of food in Zemio owing to the difficult situation in the region
Hervé Verhoosel, for the World Food Programme (WFP), made the following…
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Near verbatim transcript of the Secretary-General’s remarks at the press stakeout
for the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
26 February 2019
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Ladies and gentlemen of the press,
Thank you very much for your presence.
Today’s pledging conference can be considered a success. The donors have pledged thirty percent more than last year to help address the dramatic humanitarian situation in Yemen: from two billion USD in the pledging…
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Near verbatim transcript of remarks by the United Nations Secretary-General at a press stakeout, on his being awarded the 2019 Charlemagne Prize by the city of Aachen, Germany
26 February 2019
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Your Excellencies,
When I was a Portuguese and European politician I always felt that, both for Europe and for the world, it was very important to have a strong and united Europe. But I never felt it so clearly than now as Secretary-General of the United Nations.…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
22 February 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTIETH REGULAR SESSION FROM 25 FEBRUARY TO 22 MARCH 2019
21 February 2019
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The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fortieth regular session from 25 February to 22 March 2019 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 25 February under the presidency of Ambassador Coly Seck…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 February 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization.Global refugee resettlementShabia Mantoo, for the…
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15 February 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United…
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Transcript of on-the-record remarks by the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen,
during breakfast with the press
15 February 2019
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GOP: As you know I have been travelling rather extensively and of course [I felt] my first duty, was to go to Damascus and to discuss with the government and then to go on to Riyadh to discuss with the SNC. And I think in both places I was very positively received and we had in-depth discussions on what is my mandate…
