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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 June 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria
29 June 2018
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The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the military offensive in southwestern Syria and its devastating toll on civilians. He calls for an immediate cessation of the military operations. The Secretary-General recalls that the southwest area of Syria is part of a de-escalation agreement agreed between Jordan, Russia and the United States in Amman in July 2017,…
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Transcript of Press Stakeout By Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Jan Egeland
28 June 2018
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JE: Thank you. We just finished the work of the Humanitarian Task Force today, we have had now three meetings in a row where we have had themes discussed in addition to the reports from the field. The themes are urgent, difficult, important. Today was discussed the possible humanitarian consequences on the sanctions on Syria, or coercive…
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Briefing to the security council by M. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Syria
27 June 2018
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Mr. President, Vassily Alekseevich, thank you so much for this opportunity. Dear members of the Security Council:
1. When I last briefed this Council on 16 May, I spoke of three bottom-line priorities: 1) de-escalation; 2) reviving the political process and; 3) bridging different groups of international stakeholders through high-level…
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Press Release from the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions
27 June 2018
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57th meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism
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On 27 June 2018, the 57th meeting of the Gali joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place under the chairmanship of the United Nations. The meeting was attended by Georgian, Russian, Abkhaz and EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission…
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26 June 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the International…
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Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
25 June 2018
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At the invitation of UN Special Envoy de Mistura, consultations were held in the United Nations Office at Geneva with senior representatives of France, Germany, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States, on the way ahead on a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned UN-facilitated Geneva political process…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria
22 June 2018
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The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the recent military escalation, including ground offensives and aerial bombardments, in southwestern Syria. The attacks have resulted in the displacement of thousands of civilians, the majority of whom are moving towards the Jordanian border. The Secretary-General is also concerned at the significant risks these…
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22 June 2018
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, and Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United…
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Statement on behalf of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura
19 June 2018
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At the invitation of Special Envoy de Mistura, consultations were held in the United Nations Office at Geneva on 19 June with senior representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey, on the way ahead for the implementation of the Sochi Final Statement and the establishment of a Syrian-led and Syrian-…
